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H C F A- Health Care Financing Administration
* Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) - see Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)   [Topic..]
 
Hair Removal
* Hair Removal Laser Facts [Text]
 
Hand Implants
* FDA Approves New Hand Implant for Quadriplegics [Text]
 
HDE
* Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff - Humanitarian Device Exemption (HDE) Regulation: Questions and Answers [Text] [PDF]
* HDE - See Humanitarian Device Exemptions   [Topic..]
 
Health Advisories
* Health Advisories and Safety Alerts [Text]
 
Health Fraud
* Agencies Team Up In War Against Internet Health Fraud [Text]
* An FDA Guide to Choosing Medical Treatments [Text]
* FDA Joins with FTC & Others Against Internet Health Fraud [Text]
 
Health Professionals
* FDA Patient Safety News [Text]
 
Hearing Aids
* Guidance for Industry; Noise Claims in Hearing Aid Labeling; Final [Text] [PDF]
* Implantable Middle Ear Hearing Device; Guidance for Industry and FDA [Text] [PDF]
 
Hearing Devices
* Brain stem implant to restore some hearing when tumors damage the cranial hearing nerves [Text]
* Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Transcutaneous Air Conduction Hearing Aid System (TACHAS); Guidance for Industry and FDA [Text] [PDF]
* FDA Approves New Implanted Hearing Device [Text]
* FDA Plans to Strengthen Hearing Aid Rules [Text]
* Implantable Middle Ear Hearing Device; Guidance for Industry and FDA [Text] [PDF]
* Message Sent Loud and Clear to Hearing Aid Marketer [Text]
* Nucleus ® 24 Auditory Brainstem Implant System   [PDF]
* On the Teen Scene: Enjoy, Protect, the Best Ears of Your Life [Text]
* Straight Talk from FDA About Hearing Loss and Hearing Aids [Text] [PDF]
* Testing of Hearing Aid Interference from Digital Cellular Telephones [Text]
 
Heart
* Carpenter-Edwards PERIMOUNT Pericardial Bioprosthesis Model 6900 Mitral - P860057/S011   [PDF]
* Cordis Checkmate System [Text] [PDF]
* FDA Approves New Wearable Defibrillator for Seriously Ill Heart Patients [Text]
* FDA Clears 3-lead, pocket-sized ECG devices [Text]
* FDA Clears Lab Test for Congestive Heart Failure [Text]
* FDA Clears New Interventional Cardiology Device [Text]
* FDA Clears New Lab Test to Help Rule Out Heart Attack [Text]
* FDA Heart Health Online [Text]
* FDA Speeds Approval for WiderUse of Heart Attack Device [Text]
* Frequently Asked Questions About Problems With Endovascular Grafts for Treatment of Aortic Abdominal Aneurysms (AAA) [Text]
* Medtronic® InSync® Biventricular Pacing System including the InSync® Model 8040 Pulse Generator, Attain™ LV Model 2187 and Attain™ CS Model 2188 Leads   [PDF]
* NAVI-STAR Diagnostic/Ablation Deflectable Tip Catheter [Text] [PDF]
* Novoste Beta-Cath System [Text] [PDF]
* Phylax AV Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator with Program Software [Text] [PDF]
* Pocket-Sized ECG Machine Cleared By FDA [Text]
* Syncardia Temporary CardioWest™ Total Artificial Heart (TAH-t) [Text]
 
Heart Attack
* FDA Clears New Lab Test to Help Rule Out Heart Attack [Text]
 
Heart Devices
* Carpenter-Edwards PERIMOUNT Pericardial Bioprosthesis Model 6900 Mitral - P860057/S011   [PDF]
* Cordis Checkmate System [Text] [PDF]
* FDA Approves First Totally Implanted Permanent Artificial Heart for Humanitarian Uses [Text]
* FDA Approves Heart Assist Pump for Permanent Use [Text]
* FDA Approves New Wearable Defibrillator for Seriously Ill Heart Patients [Text]
* FDA Clears 3-lead, pocket-sized ECG devices [Text]
* FDA Clears New Interventional Cardiology Device [Text]
* FDA Clears Robotic-Like Device for Heart Surgery [Text]
* Frequently Asked Questions About Problems With Endovascular Grafts for Treatment of Aortic Abdominal Aneurysms (AAA) [Text]
* Medtronic® InSync® Biventricular Pacing System including the InSync® Model 8040 Pulse Generator, Attain™ LV Model 2187 and Attain™ CS Model 2188 Leads   [PDF]
* NAVI-STAR Diagnostic/Ablation Deflectable Tip Catheter [Text] [PDF]
* Novoste Beta-Cath System [Text] [PDF]
* Phylax AV Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator with Program Software [Text] [PDF]
* Pocket-Sized ECG Machine Cleared By FDA [Text]
 
Heart Valves
* Possible Contamination and Malfunction of Heart Valves and Valve Conduits, Annuloplasty Rings, Surgical Grafts, Meshes and Other Devices Manufactured by Shelhigh, Inc. [Text]
* Preliminary Advice for Patients: Possible Contamination and Malfunction of Heart Valves and Valve Conduits, Annuloplasty Rings, Surgical Grafts, Meshes and Other Medical Devices Manufactured by Shelhigh, Inc. [Text]
* Questions & Answers on Shelhigh Medical Devices [Text]
 
Heating and Cooling Devices
* Advice for Patients: Possible Burns or Fires from Heating Pads Manufactured by HoMedics, Inc. [Text]
* Guidance Document for the Preparation of Premarket Notification [510(k)] Applications for Heating and Cooling Devices [Text] [PDF]
* Heating Devices - How to Avoid Burns [Text] [PDF]
* Questions and Answers on Chattem, Inc. Icy Hot Heat Therapy Air Activated Heat (Back and Arm, Neck & Leg) [Text]
* Questions and Answers on HoMedics®, Inc. Heating Pads and General Heating Pad Safety [Text]
 
Helicobacter Pylori
* Review Criteria for Assessment of Laboratory Tests for the Detection of Antibodies to Helicobacter pylori   [PDF]
 
Help
* Device Advice: the CDRH self-service site for medical device and radiation emitting product information [Text]
 
Hemodialysis
* FDA Class I Classification Given to Baxter’s September 2005 Urgent Product Recall for Meridian Hemodialysis Instrument [Text]
* Guidance for Industry and CDRH Reviewers on the Content of Premarket Notifications for Hemodialysis Delivery Systems; Final [Text] [PDF]
* Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff: Investigational Device Exemptions (IDEs) for Devices Indicated for Nocturnal Home Hemodialysis [Text] [PDF]
* Guidance for the Content of Premarket Notification for Conventional and High Permeability Hemodialyzers; Final [Text] [PDF]
* Guidance for the Content of Premarket Notifications for Water Purification Components and Systems for Hemodialysis [Text] [PDF]
* Important Information Relating to Cellulose Acetate Dialyzers [Text]
* Manufacturers and Initial Distributors of Hemodialyzers   [PDF]
* Potential Cross-Contamination Linked To Hemodialysis Treatment [Text]
* Prevent Dangerous Hemodialysis Catheter Disconnections [Text]
* Quality Assurance Guidelines for Hemodialysis Devices   [PDF]
* Regulatory Status of Disinfectants Used to Process Dialysate Delivery Systems and Water Purification Systems for Hemodialysis; Guidance for Industry and FDA [Text] [PDF]
 
Hemostasis Devices
* Collagen Hemostasis Devices - Small Device, Big Risk [Text] [PDF]
* Risk of Local Adverse Events following Cardiac Catheterization by Hemostasis Device Use - Phase II [Text]
 
Hemostatic Agents
* Paralysis from Absorbable Hemotatic Agent [Text]
 
Hepatitis
* Abbott AxSYM® Antibody to Hepatitis C Virus [Text]
* ADVIA Centaur® HBc Total ReadyPack Reagents, ADVIA Centaur® HBc Total Quality Control Materials [Text]
* FDA Talk Paper - FDA Approves First Home Test For Hepatitis C Virus [Text]
* Hepatitis C Home Use Test [Text]
* Review Criteria for Devices Intended for the Detection of Hepatitis B 'e' Antigen and Antibody to HBe   [PDF]
 
Hepatitis C Test Kit
* Hepatitis C Home Use Test [Text]
 
Hernias
* Information on Surgical Mesh for Hernia Repairs [Text]
 
Hip Prostheses
* Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Hip Joint Metal/Polymer Constrained Cemented or Uncemented Prosthesis [Text] [PDF]
* Guidance Document For The Preparation of Premarket NotificationFor Ceramic Ball Hip Systems [Text] [PDF]
* Recall of Zirconia Ceramic Femoral Heads for Hip Implants [Text]
* Steam Re-Sterilization Causes Deterioration of Zirconia Ceramic Heads of Total Hip Prostheses [Text]
* Talk Paper: Hip Implants Being Recalled [Text]
 
HIV
* FDA Approves First Oral Fluid Based Rapid HIV Test Kit [Text]
* FDA Approves Sculptra for HIV Patients [Text]
* Frequently Asked Questions About The Oraquick® Rapid HIV-1 Antibody Test [Text]
* HIV Home Use Test [Text]
 
Home Healthcare Devices
* Brochure - Home Healthcare Medical Devices: Blood Glucose Meters - Getting the Most Out of Your Meter [Text] [PDF]
* Brochure - Home Healthcare Medical Devices: Infusion Therapy - Getting the Most Out of Your Pump [Text] [PDF]
* Brochure: Home Healthcare Medical Devices: A Checklist [Text] [PDF]
* CDRH Home Health Care Committee [Text]
* Emerging Trends in Medical Device Technology: Home is Where the Heart Monitor Is [Text]
 
Home Monitors
* Class II Special Controls Guidance for Home Uterine Activity Monitors; Final Guidance for Industry and FDA Reviewers   [PDF]
* Letter to Manufacturers of Prescription Home Monitors for Non-Stress Tests [Text] [PDF]
 
Home Test Kits
* FDA Proposes New Policy for Home Drug Abuse Test Kits [Text]
* Over The Counter In Vitro Diagnostic Devices [Text]
 
Hospital Beds
* A Guide for Modifying Bed Systems and Using Accessories to Reduce the Risk of Entrapment [Text] [PDF]
* FDA Asks U.S. Marshals to Seize Adulterated and Misbranded Hospital Bed Systems [Text]
* Safety Tips for Preventing Hospital Bed Fires [Text]
 
Hospitals
* Hospital Compare - A quality tool for adults, including people with Medicare [Text]
 
HPV - Human Papillomavirus
* FDA Approves Expanded Use of HPV Test [Text]
 
Human Allograft Tissue
* FDA Issues Order to Recall Use of Human Tissue Processed at Cryolife, Inc. [Text]
 
Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG)
* Blood Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) Assays: What Laboratorians Should Know about False-Positive Results [Text] [PDF]
* Guidance for Over-the-Counter (OTC) Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) 510(k)s [Text] [PDF]
* Kit Certification for 510(k)s [Text]
* Review Criteria for Assessment of Professional Use Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG) In Vitro Diagnostic Devices (IVDs) [Text]
 
Human Factors
* Checklist: Make Sure the Medical Device You Choose Is Designed for You [Text] [PDF]
* Draft Report on Medical Device Labeling: Patients' and Lay Caregivers' Medical Device Information and Labeling Needs - Results of Qualitative Research   [PDF]
* Human Factors Program [Text]
* Introduction to Human Factors and the Human Factors Engineering Group [Text]
* Questions and Answers from the 2/14/2001 Teleconference: Integrating Human Factors Engineering into Medical Device Design and Development [Text]
* Reducing Use Error [Text]
 
Human Tissue
* FDA Public Health Web Notification: Human Tissue Processed by Cryolife, Inc. [Text]
 
Humanitarian Use Devices
* Draft Guidance for HDE Holders, Institutional Review Boards (IRBs), Clinical Investigators, and FDA Staff - Humanitarian Device Exemption (HDE) Regulation: Questions and Answers [Text] [PDF]
* Fetal Stent Receives First Humanitarian Use Approval [Text]
* Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff - Humanitarian Device Exemption (HDE) Regulation: Questions and Answers [Text] [PDF]
* HDE - See Humanitarian Device Exemptions   [Topic..]
* Humanitarian Use Devices [Text]
* Humanitarian Use Devices (HDE) Checklist for Filing Decision [Text] [PDF]
 
Humidifiers
* Hazards of Volume Ventilators and Heated Humidifiers   [PDF]
* Heated Humidifier Review Guidance   [PDF]
 
Humidity
* Hurricanes: Health and Safety Before and After a Storm [Text]
 
Hurricane Disasters
* Disposal of Contaminated Devices - Notice to Pharmacy Owners and FDA Inspectors [Text]
* FDA Offers Advice About Reopening Dialysis Centers After Restoration of Power and Water [Text]
* FDA Offers Tips about Medical Devices and Hurricane Disasters [Text]
* Health and Safety After Hurricanes [Text]
* Hurricanes: Health and Safety Before and After a Storm [Text]
* In Aftermath of Hurricane, FDA Advice for Medical Devices that Require Refrigeration [Text]
* Information About Medical Devices and Disasters [Text]
* Medical Devices that Have Been Exposed to Heat and Humidity [Text]
 
Hyalgan/Synvisc Knee Injection For Osteoarthritis
* Hyalgan [Text]
* Synvisc [Text]
 
Hybridization
* Review Criteria for In Vitro Diagnostic Devices that Utilize Cytogenetic In Situ Hybridization Technology for the Detection of Human Genetic Mutations (Germ Line and Somatic)   [PDF]
 
Hydrobaths
* Guidance Document for the Preparation of Premarket Notification [510(k)] Applications for Immersion Hydrobaths [Text] [PDF]
 
Hydroxyapatite
* 510(k) Information Needed for Hydroxyapatite Coated Orthopedic Implants [Text] [PDF]
 
Hypodermic Needles
* Guidance on the Content of Premarket Notification [510(K)] Submissions for Hypodermic Single Lumen Needles [Text]
* NeedleZap [Text]
 
Hysteroscopes
* Guidance ('Guidelines') for Evaluation of Hysteroscopic Sterilization Devices [Text] [PDF]
* Hysteroscopes and Gynecology Laparoscopes - Submission Guidance for a 510(k) [Text] [PDF]
* Hysteroscopes and Laparoscopic Insufflators: Submission Guidance for a 510(k) [Text]
 

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