Collaborative Communities: Addressing Health Care Challenges Together

https://www.fda.gov/about-fda/cdrh-strategic-priorities-and-updates/collaborative-communities-addressing-health-care-challenges-together?utm_medium=email&utm_source=govdelivery Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) began participating in three new collaborative communities in the medical device ecosystem: Implantable Brain-Computer Interface Collaborative Community (iBCI-CC): Aims to facilitate advances and innovation in iBCIs, to empower each user of an iBCI to lead a fuller and more independent life. OpenOximetry Collaborative Community: Seeks to improve the safety and accuracy of pulse oximeters in all populations. Smart and Autonomous Medical Systems (SaAMS) Collaborative Community: Seeks to advance the maturity, adoption, and clinical use of SaAMS to improve patient care.