Clinical trials form a critical phase in the development and approval of medical devices. They provide the necessary evidence to demonstrate the safety and efficacy of a device before it can be marketed. The United States Food and Drug Administration (US FDA) sets stringent requirements for conducting clinical trials to ensure that the data collected are reliable and that patient rights are protected.

Multiple function device products are medical products that have at least one device function (medical) and one non-device function (non-medical) or other function. Among these, some are subjected to FDA’s Regulatory oversight as medical devices, while others are not. Hence, FDA issued a final guidance addressing the review of medical products that contain both, the medical and the non-medical functions.