FDA updates list of COVID-19 device shortages, discontinued devices

Editor's Note

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on March 16 updated its list of COVID-19 medical device shortages to reflect changes in estimated shortage durations during the public health emergency.

These include:

• Radiological devices
• General plastic surgery devices
• Cardiac diagnostic and monitoring products
• General ICU/hospital products
• Specimen collection, testing supplies, and equipment
• Ventilators and ventilation-related products.

The FDA also added several items to the discontinuance list.

These include:

• One trade name of surgical masks
• One trade name of surgical apparel
• One trade name of surgical caps
• Multiple trade names of portable oxygen generators.

The FDA will continue to update these lists as new information is available.