title: Medical devices; preemption of state product liability claims--FDA. Withdrawal of proposed rule.
abstract: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing that it is withdrawing a proposed rule that published in the Federal Register of December 12, 1997 (62 FR 65384), relating to medical device preemption of State product liability claims. FDA is making this withdrawal because of concerns that have been raised regarding the interplay between the FDA Modernization Act of 1997 (FDAMA) and the proposed rule.
mesh_terms: D003257:Consumer Product Safety / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D007221:Industry / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D016365:Liability, Legal; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration