<P> The Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) is the branch of the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) responsible for the premarket approval of all medical devices, as well as overseeing the manufacturing, performance and safety of these devices . The CDRH also oversees the radiation safety performance of non-medical devices which emit certain types of electromagnetic radiation, such as cellular phones and microwave ovens . </P> <P> The current head of the CDRH is Jeffrey Shuren, who took over in January 2010 . </P>

Office of in vitro diagnostics and radiological health