Wednesday, February 5, 2020

FDA 510 k medical device approval process - operonstrategist


What is FDA 510 k Clearance?


Every device manufacturer who wish to trade in the US market for the classified medical device Class I, II, and III. Premarket approval application (PMA) is not necessary if those are meant to human use. But must submit FDA 510k Clearance unless the device is exempt from 510 k necessity of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act), and does not overreach the circumstance of exemptions in .9 of the device classification regulation chapters (e.g., 21 CFR 862.9, 21 CFR 864.9). 

Where to start FDA 510 k clearance Process.

FDA 510 k service is an online process, starts from classifying the devices & gathering information about the company products and then uploading them, through an online process. For class II devices, there is a process called the US FDA 510 k process or the pre-market clearance. In this, the safety & effectiveness of the device is established through substantial equivalence.

Who needs FDA 510 k and Why?


The domestic medical device manufacturers from any country trying to introduce a new device to the US market. Re-packers or Re-labellers who make labelling changes or whose operations significantly affect the device. In simple words, FDA 510 k is the name of a process, but technically it is a complicated and equally important process to submit your device documentation for clearance, To determine whether the device is safe and effective and hence permissible to legally sell in USA market.

Device identifications point for FDA 510 k


A device is considered identical only if, in comparison to a predicate it
  1. The device has to have the same intended use as the predicate; and
  2. Also, the device should have the same technological characteristics as the predicate;
  3. Deliberate use should be remaining the same as the predicate
  4. Whether the device has different technological characteristics and does not raise different questions of safety and effectiveness
  5. The data submitted to the FDA reveals that the device is at least as safe and effective as the legally marketed device.
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