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