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De Novo
* New section 513(f)(2) - Evaluation of Automatic Class III Designation: Guidance for Industry and CDRH Staff; Final [Text] [PDF]
 
Debarment
* Debarment List [Text]
 
Defibrillators
* Air Aid: Medical Kits Reach New Heights [Text]
* Consumer Information for the Medtronic InSync Biventricular Pacing System [Text]
* FDA Approves Lower Cost Implantable Defibrillator [Text]
* FDA Approves New Indication for Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators [Text]
* FDA Approves New Type of Defibrillator [Text]
* FDA Approves New Wearable Defibrillator for Seriously Ill Heart Patients [Text]
* FDA Clears First External Defibrillator for Use on Young Children [Text]
* Implanted Defibrillators and Pacemakers: A Gentler Jolt and Tickle for Trembling Hearts [Text]
* Important Information on Anti-Theft and Metal Detector Systems and Pacemakers, ICDs, and Spinal Cord Stimulators [Text]
* Laerdal Defibrillators   [PDF]
* Photon DR Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator [Text]
* Phylax AV Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator with Program Software [Text] [PDF]
* Summary for Medtronic Jewel Implantable Defibrillator [Text]
* Summary information for Defender II Model 9201 Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator - P980049 [Text]
* Summary on LIFECOR Wearable Defibrillator [Text]
* When Heartbeats Go Haywire: New Treatments Can Save Lives [Text]
 
Degenerative Disc Disease
* FDA Approves First Device to Utilize Genetically Engineered Protein to Treat Degenerative Disc Disease [Text]
 
DEHP
* Consumer Update - DEHP in Plastic Medical Devices [Text]
* FDA Public Health Notification: PVC Devices Containing the Plasticizer DEHP [Text] [PDF]
* Medical Devices Made With Polyvinylchloride (PVC) Using the Plasticizer di-(2-Ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP); Draft Guidance for Industry and FDA [Text] [PDF]
* Presentation: PVC and DEHP   [PDF] [PowerPoint PPT]
* Safety Assessment of di-(2-ethylhexyl)phthalate (DEHP) Released from PVC Medical Devices   [PDF] [Word]
 
Delivery Systems
* Innovative Systems for Delivery of Drugs and Biologics: Scientific, Clinical, and Regulatory Challenges; Public Workshop - July 8, 2003 - Presentations and Transcript [Text]
 
Densitometer
* Draft Guidance for Review of Bone Densitometer 510(k) Submissions [Text]
 
Dental
* Calcium Phosphate (Ca-P) Coating Draft Guidance for Preparation of FDA Submissions for Orthopedic and Dental Endosseous Implants [Text] [PDF]
* Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Dental Sonography and Jaw Tracking Devices - Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff [Text] [PDF]
* Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Optical Impression Systems for Computer Assisted Design and Manufacturing (CAD/CAM) of Dental Restorations; Guidance for Industry and FDA [Text] [PDF]
* Consumer Update: Dental Amalgams [Text]
* Dental Cements - Premarket Notification; Final [Text] [PDF]
* Dental Impression Materials - Premarket Notification; Final [Text] [PDF]
* Dental Laser Facts [Text]
* Dental More Gentle with Painless 'Drillings' and Matching Fillings [Text]
* Draft Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff - Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Dental Bone Grafting Material [Text] [PDF]
* FDA Clears First Laser for Treating Tooth Decay [Text]
* FDA Public Health Notification: Lead Exposure from Dental Films Stored in Lead-Lined Table-top Containers [Text] [PDF]
* Guidance for the Preparation of Premarket Notifications for Dental Composites [Text] [PDF]
 
Dental Alloys
* Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff; Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Dental Base Metal Alloys [Text] [PDF]
* Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff; Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Dental Noble Metal Alloys [Text] [PDF]
 
Dental Cements
* Dental Cements - Premarket Notification; Final [Text] [PDF]
 
Dental Composites
* Guidance for the Preparation of Premarket Notifications for Dental Composites [Text] [PDF]
 
Dental Films
* FDA Public Health Notification: Lead Exposure from Dental Films Stored in Lead-Lined Table-top Containers [Text] [PDF]
 
Dental Implants
* Calcium Phosphate (Ca-P) Coating Draft Guidance for Preparation of FDA Submissions for Orthopedic and Dental Endosseous Implants [Text] [PDF]
* Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Root-form Endosseous Dental Implants and Endosseous Dental Abutments - Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff [Text] [PDF]
 
Dental Impression
* Dental Impression Materials - Premarket Notification; Final [Text] [PDF]
 
Dental Use of Lasers
* Dental Laser Facts [Text]
* Dental More Gentle with Painless 'Drillings' and Matching Fillings [Text]
* FDA Clears First Laser for Treating Tooth Decay [Text]
 
Dental, Infection Control and General Hospital
* Dental Handpiece Sterilization (Dear Doctor Letter)   [PDF]
* Guidance Document on Dental Handpieces   [PDF]
* OTC Denture Cushions, Pads, Reliners, Repair Kits, and Partially Fabricated Denture Kits; Final [Text] [PDF]
 
Denture Cushions
* OTC Denture Cushions, Pads, Reliners, Repair Kits, and Partially Fabricated Denture Kits; Final [Text] [PDF]
 
Dermabrasion
* Guidance for Dermabrasion Devices; Final [Text] [PDF]
 
Design Control
* Design Control Guidance for Medical Device Manufacturers [Text] [PDF]
* Design Control Inspection Results 6/1/97 - 6/1/98 [Text]
* Design Control Inspectional Strategy Report Evaluation   [PDF]
* Do It By Design - An Introduction to Human Factors in Medical Devices [Text] [PDF]
* GMP Information / Quality Systems Information [Text]
 
Desktop Video Conferencing
* Desktop Video Conferencing - General Information [Text]
 
Device Advice
* Device Advice: the CDRH self-service site for medical device and radiation emitting product information [Text]
 
Device Classification
* Device Classification [Text]
* Preamendments Class III Strategy [Text]
 
Device Evaluation Information
* Device Evaluation Information [Text]
 
Device Experience Netrwork (DEN)
* Search the CDRH Device Experience Netrwork (DEN) Database Informationon Medical Devices for theYears 1992-96 [Text]
 
Device Import Alerts
* Medical Device Import Alerts [Text]
 
Device Listing
* Device Listing Database [Text]
* Registration and Listing for Firms [Text]
 
Diabetes
* Advisory Panel Recommendation on GlucoWatch®, December 21, 1999 [Text]
* Approval Information for the GlucoWatch Biographer [Text]
* Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Devices Panel Meeting Summary for October 29, 2001 [Text]
* Diabetes Information [Text]
* Diabetes: A Growing Public Health Concern [Text]
* Encouraging Women to Take Charge of Diabetes [Text]
* FDA Approves GlucoWatch for Children With Diabetes [Text]
* FDA Approves New Glucose Monitoring System for Diabetics [Text]
* FDA Approves New Product for Diabetic Foot Ulcers [Text]
* FDA Approves Watch-Like Device to Monitor Blood Sugar Levels [Text]
* FDA Clears Home Glycated Hemoglobin Test For Diabetics [Text]
* FDA Consumer Article; Diabetes Demands a Triad of Treatments [Text]
* FDA Consumer Article; FDA Clears First At-Home Laser for People with Diabetes [Text]
* GlucoWatch - FDA Approves New Glucose Test for Adult Diabetics [Text]
* Insulin Key to Diabetes, But Not Full Cure [Text]
* New Products to Treat Diabetes - FDA Helps Counter a Major Public Health Threat [Text] [PDF]
 
Diagnostic Devices
* FDA Clears Lab Test for Congestive Heart Failure [Text]
* FDA Clears Lab Test for Group B Strep in Pregnant Women [Text]
* FDA Clears New Lab Test to Help Rule Out Heart Attack [Text]
* FDA Clears Rapid Test for Aspergillus Infection [Text]
 
Diagnostic Imaging
* FDA Clears Camera Pill to Photograph Small Intestine [Text]
* FDA Licenses Diagnostic Agent for Lung Cancer [Text]
* Guidance for the Submission of Premarket Notifications for Medical Image Management Devices [Text] [PDF]
* Information for Manufacturers Seeking Marketing Clearance of Diagnostic Ultrasound Systems and Transducers   [PDF]
* Resource Manual for Compliance Test Parameters of Diagnostic X-Ray Systems [Text]
 
Diagnostic Tests
* FDA Clears Quick New Lab Test for Pneumonia Antigen [Text]
* Frequently Asked Questions About The Oraquick® Rapid HIV-1 Antibody Test [Text]
* Home Diagnostic Tests: The Ultimate House Call? [Text]
* Laboratory Safety Tip: Performance and Cautions in Using Rapid Influenza Virus Diagnostic Tests [Text]
* Modern Diagnostics Help Detect Cancer Early [Text]
* Over The Counter In Vitro Diagnostic Devices [Text]
* Summary Information on Ventana Medical Systems' PATHWAY ™ HER 2 - P990081 [Text]
* Summary Information on Vitros Immunodiagnostic Products Anti-HBs Reagent Pack and Calibrators - P000014 [Text]
 
Diagnostic Ultrasound
* (See also - Ultrasound)   [Topic..]
* Harmonic Imaging with/without Contrast - Premarket Notification; Final [Text] [PDF]
* Information for Manufacturers Seeking Marketing Clearance of Diagnostic Ultrasound Systems and Transducers   [PDF]
* Necessary Information for Diagnostic Ultrasound 510(k) (Draft)   [PDF]
 
Diagnostic X-ray
* Assessment of the Impact of the Proposed Amendments to the Diagnostic X-ray Equipment Performance Standard addressing Fluoroscopic X-ray Systems (Draft) [Text] [PDF]
 
Dialysis
* Draft Guidance for Hemodialyzer Reuse Labeling   [PDF]
* FDA Investigating Role of Baxter's Recalled Dialyzers in Kidney Dialysis Patient Deaths [Text]
* Five Kidney Dialysis Deaths Prompt Baxter/FDA Action [Text]
* Guidance for the Content of Premarket Notification for Conventional and High Permeability Hemodialyzers; Final [Text] [PDF]
* Guidance for the Content of Premarket Notifications for Water Purification Components and Systems for Hemodialysis [Text] [PDF]
* Important Information Relating to Cellulose Acetate Dialyzers [Text]
* Manufacturers and Initial Distributors of Hemodialyzers   [PDF]
 
Dialyzers
* Draft Guidance for Hemodialyzer Reuse Labeling   [PDF]
* FDA Investigating Role of Baxter's Recalled Dialyzers in Kidney Dialysis Patient Deaths [Text]
* Five Kidney Dialysis Deaths Prompt Baxter/FDA Action [Text]
* Guidance for the Content of Premarket Notification for Conventional and High Permeability Hemodialyzers; Final [Text] [PDF]
* Important Information Relating to Cellulose Acetate Dialyzers [Text]
* Manufacturers and Initial Distributors of Hemodialyzers   [PDF]
 
Diathermy
* Abbreviated Reports on Radiation Safety for Microwave Products (Other Than Microwave Ovens)- E.G. Microwave Heating, Microwave Diathermy, RF Sealers, Induction, Dielectric Heaters, Security Systems   [PDF]
* FDA Public Health Notification: Diathermy Interactions with Implanted Leads and Implanted Systems with Leads [Text] [PDF]
 
Dielectric
* Guide for Submission of Information on Industrial Radiofrequency Dielectric Heater and Sealer Equipment Pursuant to 21 CFR 1002.10 and 1002.12 (FDA 81-8137)   [PDF]
 
Digital Mammography
* Digital Mammography [Text]
* Information for Consumers on Digital Mammography in Q & A Format [Text]
* Premarket Applications for Digital Mammography Systems; Final Guidance for Industry and FDA [Text] [PDF]
 
Dioxins
* Tampons and Asbestos, Dioxin, & Toxic Shock Syndrome [Text] [PDF]
 
Disclaimer
* FDA Disclaimer [Text]
 
Disclosure
* Financial Interest Form: Certification: Financial Interests and Arrangements of Clinical Investigations FDA Form 3454   [PDF]
* Financial Interest Forms: Disclosure: Financial Interests and Arrangements of Clinical Investigators FDA Form 3455   [PDF]
* Guidance for Industry: Financial Disclosure by Clinical Investigators [Text]
 
Disinfectants/Sterilants
* Regulatory Status of Disinfectants Used to Process Dialysate Delivery Systems and Water Purification Systems for Hemodialysis; Guidance for Industry and FDA [Text] [PDF]
 
Dispute Resolution
* Combination Products - Timeliness of Premarket Reviews - Dispute Resolution Guidance - Draft Gudiance for Industry [Text] [PDF]
* Medical Device Appeals and Complaints: A Guidance on Dispute Resolution   [PDF]
* Resolving Scientific Disputes Concerning the Regulation of Medical Devices, A Guide to use of the Medical Devices Dispute Resolution Panel; Final Guidance for Industry and FDA [Text] [PDF] [Word]
 
Division of Small Manufacturers Assistance (DSMA)
* Division of Small Manufacturers Assistance (DSMA) - see DSMICA   [Topic..]
 
Division of Small Manufacturers, International and Consumer Assistance (DSMICA)
* Device Advice: the CDRH self-service site for medical device and radiation emitting product information [Text]
* DSMICA Staff Directory [Text]
* Industry Support Main Page [Text]
 
Dockets
* Dockets - Repository for the Administrative Proceedings and Rule-making Documents [Text]
 
Document Review
* Document Review by the Office of the Chief Counsel (Blue Book Memo G96-1) [Text]
 
Drainage Bags
* Guidance for the Content of Premarket Notifications for Urine Drainage Bags   [PDF]
 
Drugs of Abuse
* Drugs of Abuse (Collection Kit) Home Use Test Kit [Text]
* Drugs of Abuse (Two-Step Test) Home Use Test [Text]
* FDA Issues Letter to Various Firms Regarding Marketing Status of Their Drugs of Abuse Tests [Text]
* FDA Proposes New Policy for Home Drug Abuse Test Kits [Text]
* Premarket Submission and Labeling Recommendations for Drugs of Abuse Screening Tests - Draft Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff [Text] [PDF]
 
Dura Mater
* Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Human Dura Mater; Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff [Text] [PDF]
* Guidance Document for Dura Substitute Devices; Final Guidance for Industry [Text] [PDF]
 
Dystonia
* FDA Grants Expanded Use of Brain Implant for Movement Disorder [Text]
 

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