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Technical Considerations for Pen, Jet, and Related Injectors Intended for Use with Drugs and Biological Products: Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff

FinalCenter for Biologics Evaluation and Research Center for Devices and Radiological Health Center for Drug Evaluation and Research Office of the Commissioner,Office of Clinical Policy and Programs,Office of Combination Products06/07/2013

Description

FDA is issuing this guidance document to describe the technical and scientific information that FDA expects in a marketing application for a pen, jet, or related injector device that is intended to be used with a drug or biological product.

Scope & Applicability

Product Classes

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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.

Needleless injector

recommend that you perform additional testing

Jet injector

A device platform where penetration depth is a potential EDDO.

Class II Device

Devices subject to section 522 postmarket surveillance orders; devices subject to postmarket surveillance orders

General use injector

Injectors intended for use with a wide range of legally marketed drugs

Stakeholders

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Manufacturer

Entity responsible for submitting NDINs

Sponsors

Assist sponsors in the nonclinical evaluation

Healthcare Provider

User role with specific access privileges

Patient

Way questions are framed is critical to collecting unbiased patient input

Caregiver

It may be a hardship for patients and/or caregivers to attend in-person; Individuals who may assist patients or provide observations when patients cannot self-report.; conducted with caregivers to obtain similar feedback

Regulatory Context

Attributes

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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.

Expiration dating

Specified in the product label based on stability studies

Shelf-life

intended storage conditions throughout the proposed shelf-life

Expiration Date

Property of a device that may be changed via established protocols

Seal integrity

analysis of lubricity breach of sealing

Identified Hazards

Hazards

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Sharps injury

safety features to prevent injury

Medication error

Risks resulting from misinterpreted abbreviations, poor legibility, or look-alike packaging.

Cross-Contamination

automated liquid handling systems can pose a risk of contamination within or between test runs

Erosion

Deleterious effect on fluid path due to high jet stream velocity

Related CFR Sections (12)

Related Warning Letters (1)

  • CGMP/QSR/Medical Devices/Misbranded

    Wello Inc.

    2023-11-14

See Also (8)

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