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Premarket Approval Application and Humanitarian Device Exemption Modular Review: Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff

FinalCenter for Devices and Radiological Health Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research01/13/2025

Description

This guidance provides information on the Premarket Approval Application (PMA) and Humanitarian Device Exemption (HDE) modular review program and the procedures for submitting or reviewing a modular PMA or HDE.

Scope & Applicability

Stakeholders

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Applicant

Entity submitting development data and knowledge; Entity performing the work process for change

Assistant Director

FDA contact for modular review steps

Branch Chief

FDA contact for modular review steps

reviewer

Assigned from an Office of Health Technology as the primary point of contact.

Regulatory Context

Attributes

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Non-clinical data

Information submitted in early modules of a modular review.

Clinical data

Data typically submitted in the final stages of a modular review.

class III device

Regulatory classification for devices requiring PMA

90-day review clock

Review timeframe for individual modules; The timeframe for the review of the first module starting after payment and eCopy receipt.

Related CFR Sections (7)

See Also (8)