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General/Specific Intended Use - Guidance for Industry

FinalCenter for Devices and Radiological Health11/03/1998

Description

U.S. Department of Health and Human ServicesFood and Drug AdministrationCenter for Devices and Radiological HealthOffice of Device Evaluation

Scope & Applicability

Product Classes

8
Class III Device

Generally recommended for Enhanced Documentation; Regulatory classification mentioned for implantable sensors and HPV tests; Mentioned in the context of an in vitro nucleic acid test for CMV DNA.

Combination Product

Products combining drug, device, or biological constituents; Generally recommended for Enhanced Documentation; Requires 14971-based framework incorporating ICH Q9; A drug-device combination where the device constituent part detects ingestion.

Condoms

Medical devices used for contraception and protection from STDs/HIV.; The guidance focuses on the surveillance and detention of condoms offered for import.; subject of surveillance and detention

Powered suction-aspiration devices

cleared to remove tissue and fluid from the body

Radiofrequency devices

Radiofrequency devices in urology

Percutaneous vascular catheters

General indication for use- Provide access to vasculature

Excimer Laser

General indication for use- Cut, coagulate soft tissue

CO₂ Laser

General indication for use-Skin resurfacing

Stakeholders

1
Manufacturer

Entity responsible for submitting NDINs

Regulatory Context

Attributes

3
Intended Use

Evidence of a new intended use based on communications

Substantial equivalence

Regulatory standard for 510(k) clearance; demonstration required for 510(k) submission; regulatory standard for 510(k) clearance; Comparison of subject device parameters to predicate 510(k) submission numbers.

NSE

Not Substantially Equivalent finding

Identified Hazards

Hazards

1
Metabolic changes

risk from removal of large quantities of body fat

Related CFR Sections (1)

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