E-Mail DALLAS and NEW YORK - February 16, 2021 - The Heart Valve Collaboratory (HVC) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)'s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) will participate in this "collaborative community". A medical "collaboratory" is a forum in which multidisciplinary private and public sector members work together on medical device challenges to achieve aligned outcomes, solve shared problems, and leverage collective opportunities, in the interest of improving patient care. "The FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health is committed to fostering innovation while encouraging development of safe and effective technologies for patients," said Bram Zuckerman, M.D., director of the Office of Cardiovascular Devices in the FDA's Center for Devices and Radiological Health. "We can continue to protect and promote public health when key stakeholder groups work together. Collaborative communities can contribute to improvements in areas affecting patients and healthcare in the United States."