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Index of CDRH Web Documents

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Pacemaker
* Cellular Phone Interference [Text]
* Consumer Information for the Medtronic InSync Biventricular Pacing System [Text]
* Dear Colleague Letter: Interaction Between Minute Ventilation Rate-Adaptive Pacemakers and Cardiac Monitoring and Diagnostic Equipment [Text]
* FDA Approves First Pacemaker For Congestive Heart Failure [Text]
* FDA Approves New Type of Pacemaker [Text]
* Important Information on Anti-Theft and Metal Detector Systems and Pacemakers, ICDs, and Spinal Cord Stimulators [Text]
 
Pacing Systems
* FDA Approves First Pacemaker For Congestive Heart Failure [Text]
* FDA Approves New Type of Pacemaker [Text]
 
Pain
* Guidance for Studies for Pain Therapy Devices - General Consideration in the Design of Clinical Studies for Pain-Alleviating Devices [Text] [PDF]
 
Panel Meetings
* Brochure: Request for Nominations for Members and Consultants to Serve on FDA's Medical Devices Advisory Committee [Text] [PDF]
* Guidance on Amended Procedures for Advisory Panel Meetings; Final [Text] [PDF]
* Industry Representatives on Scientific Panel   [PDF]
* Overview with Links to Upcoming Meetings and Summaries of Recent Meetings [Text]
* Panel Report and Recommendations on PMA Approvals #P86-5 (blue book memo) [Text]
* Panel Review of 'Me-Too' Devices #P86-6 (blue book memo) [Text]
* Panel Review of Premarket Approval Applications #P91-2 (blue book memo) [Text]
 
Parenteral Nutrition
* Hazards of Precipitation Associated With Parenteral Nutrition   [PDF]
 
Parkinson's Disease
* FDA Approves Expanded Use of Brain Implant for Parkinson's Disease [Text]
* FDA Approves Implanted Brain Stimulator to Control Tremors [Text]
* Neurological Devices Panel, March 31, 2000 - Bilateral Deep Brain Stimulator [Text]
 
Participating In Clinical Trials
* Clinical Trials of Medical Treatments: Why Volunteer? [Text] [PDF]
 
Partnership Program
* FDA Public/Private Partnership Program [Text]
 
Patient Examination Gloves
* Draft Medical Glove Guidance Manual [Text] [PDF]
* Guidance for Conducting Stability Testing To Support An Expiration Date Labeling Claim for Medical Gloves; Draft [Text] [PDF]
* Surgeon's and Patient Examination Gloves; Reclassification and Medical Glove Guidance Manual Availability; Proposed Rule and Notice [Text]
 
Patient Safety
* FDA Patient Safety News for Health Care Personnel [Text]
* Final Summary of Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Action Items - Doing What Counts for Patient Safety: Federal Actions to Reduce Medical Errors and Their Impact [Text]
 
PDP
* PDP - see Product Development Protocol   [Topic..]
 
Pediatric
* Pediatric Medical Devices [Text]
* Premarket Assessment of Pediatric Medical Devices - Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff [Text] [PDF]
* Presentation/Transcript - American Academy of Pediatrics: Improving the Availability of Pediatric Devices - June 28, 2004 [Text]
 
Pelvic
* Guidance for Resorbable Adhesion Barrier Devices for Use in Abdominal and/or Pelvic Surgery; Guidance for Industry [Text] [PDF]
 
Penalties
* Civil Money Penalty Policy [Text] [PDF]
* Reduction of Civil Money Penalties for Small Entities; Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff   [PDF]
 
Penile Devices
* CDRH Interim Regulatory Policy for External Penile Rigidity Devices [Text]
* Draft Guidance for Preparation of PMA Applications for Penile Inflatable Implants [Text]
* Guidance for the Content of Premarket Notifications for Penile Rigidity Implants; Final [Text] [PDF]
 
Performance Plans
* FDA Performance Plan FY2002 - Medical Devices and Radiological Health [Text]
* FDA's FY 2001 Performance Plan, FY 2000 Final Performance Plan, and FY 1999 Performance Report for Medical Devices and Radiological Health [Text]
 
Pesticides
* Pesticide Regulation Notice 94-4 Interim Measures for the Registration of Antimicrobial Products/Liquid Chemical Germicides with Medical Device Use Claims   [PDF]
 
Petitions
* CDRH Petitions [Text]
 
Photon-emitting Devices
* Guidance for the Submission of Premarket Notifications for Photon-Emitting Brachytherapy Sources [Text] [PDF]
 
Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK)
* FDA Approves Laser for LASIK [Text]
* Lasik Updates [Text]
* LASIK Eye Surgery [Text]
* Summary Information for LaserScan LSX Excimer Laser System for Photorefractive Keratectomy for Myopia [Text]
 
Picture Archiving and Communications Systems (PACS)
* Guidance for the Submission of Premarket Notifications for Medical Image Management Devices [Text] [PDF]
 
PMA
* PMA - See Premarket Approval   [Topic..]
 
Pneumonia
* FDA Clears Quick New Lab Test for Pneumonia Antigen [Text]
 
Policy Development
* Policy Development and Review Procedures #I90-1 (blue book memo) [Text]
 
Polymer Implants
* Guidance Document for Testing Biodegradable Polymer Implant Devices [Text]
 
Porous Coated
* Class II Special Controls Guidance: Shoulder Joint Metal/Polymer/Metal Nonconstrained or Semi-Constrained Porous-Coated Uncemented Prosthesis [Text] [PDF]
 
Portable Document Format (PDF) Reader
* Helpful Tips for CDRH Documents in PDF Format [Text]
* Instructions for Downloading Portable Document Format (PDF) Reader [Text]
 
Postmarket Surveillance
* Amendment to Guidance on Discretionary Postmarket Surveillance on Pacemaker Leads   [PDF]
* Appendix A: Final Report of a Study To Evaluate the Feasibility and Effectiveness of a Sentinel Reporting System for Adverse Event Reporting of Medical Device Use in User Facilities [Text] [PDF]
* Designing a Medical Device Surveillance Network: A Report To Congress [Text] [PDF]
* Guidance on Criteria and Approaches for Postmarket Surveillance   [PDF]
* Guidance on Procedures for Review of Postmarket Surveillance Submissions [Text] [PDF]
* Guidance on Procedures to Determine Application of Postmarket Surveillance Strategies [Text] [PDF]
* Presentation: Gaps in Your Postmarket Safety Net for Medical Devices [Text] [PDF] [PowerPoint PPT]
* SMDA to FDAMA: Guidance on FDA's Transition Plan for Existing Postmarket Surveillance [Text] [PDF]
* The Role of Clinical Data in Postmarket Surveillance of Cardiovascular Devices - Workshop Summary [Text] [PDF]
 
Powered Muscle Stimulators
* Guidance Document for Powered Muscle Stimulator 510(k)s; Final [Text] [PDF]
 
Pre-IDE
* Pre-IDE Program: Issues and Answers - Blue Book Memo D99-1 [Text] [PDF]
 
Preamendments Devices
* 515(i) Reclassification Letter to Manufacturers [Text]
* Document Required for Preamendment Status [Text]
* Preamendment Class III Devices   [PDF]
* Preamendments Class III Strategy [Text]
 
Pregnancy
* Pregnancy Home Use Test [Text]
 
Premarket Approval
* Blue Book Memoranda - PMA [Text]
* PMA Modular Submission Cover Sheet at HIMA Website   [PDF]
* 30-Day Notices and 135-Day PMA Supplements for Manufacturing Method or Process Changes (2/19/98) (P98-4) [Text]
* 30-Day Notices and 135-day PMA Supplements for Manufacturing Method or Process Changes, Guidance for Industry and CDRH (Docket 98D-0080); Final [Text] [PDF]
* 4-of-A-Kind PMAs   [PDF]
* Acceptance of Foreign Clinical Studies; Guidance for Industry [Text] [PDF]
* Bundling Multiple Devices or Multiple Indications in a Single Submission - Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff [Text] [PDF]
* Clinical Utility and Premarket Approval #P91-1 (blue book memo) [Text]
* Continued Access to Investigational Devices During PMA Preparation and Review (Blue Book Memo) (D96-1) [Text]
* Criteria for Panel Review of PMA Supplements #P86-3 (blue book memo) [Text]
* Device Advice: PMA Supplements and Amendments [Text]
* Distribution and Public Availability of PMA Summary of Safety and Effectiveness Data Packages [Text]
* Draft Guidance: Likelihood of Facilities Inspections When Modifying Devices Subject to Premarket Approval [Text] [PDF]
* Early Collaboration Meetings Under the FDA Modernization Act (FDAMA) (2/19/98 (P98-3) [Text]
* Expedited Review of Premarket Submissions for Devices - Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff [Text] [PDF]
* FDA and Industry Actions on Premarket Approval Applications (PMAs): Effect on FDA Review Clock and Performance Assessment - Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff [Text] [PDF]
* FDA Launches Initiative to Improve the Development and Availability of Innovative Medical Products [Text]
* Guidance on PMA Interactive Procedures for Day-100 Meetings and Subsequent Deficiencies (2/19/1998) (P98-2) [Text]
* Guidance on PMA Interactive Procedures for Day-100 Meetings and Subsequent Deficiencies - for Use by CDRH and Industry; Final [Text] [PDF]
* Guidance on Section 216 of the Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997 [Text] [PDF]
* Guidance to Industry Supplements to Approved Applications for Class III Medical Devices: Use of Published Literature, Use of Previously Submitted Materials, and Priority Review; Final [Text]
* Improving Innovation in Medical Technology: Beyond 2002 [Text]
* Improving Innovation in Medical Technology: Beyond 2002 - Executive Summary [Text]
* In Vitro Diagnostic Model for a Pilot for Streamlined PMA Review [Text]
* Information About Applications with a Link to Releasable PMAs [Text]
* Letter to IVD Manufacturers on Streamlined PMA; Final   [PDF]
* Modifications to Devices Subject to Premarket Approval - The PMA Supplement Decision Making Process; Draft   [PDF]
* New IDE / PMA Development and Review Model and Pilots [Text]
* New Model Medical Device Development Process; Final [Text]
* Panel Review of Premarket Approval Applications #P91-2 (blue book memo) [Text]
* PMA Compliance Program #P91-3 (blue book memo) [Text]
* PMA Review Schedules (P87-1) Replaced by P94-2 [Text]
* PMA Review Statistical Checklist   [PDF]
* PMA Supplements: ODEs letter to manufacturers; identifies situations which may require the submission of a PMA supplement (When PMA Supplements are Required) #P90-1 (blue book memo) [Text]
* PMA Transformation Team Home Page [Text]
* PMA/510(k) Triage Review Procedures #G94-1 (blue book memo) [Text]
* PMAs - Early Review and Preparation of Summaries of Safety and Effectiveness #P86-1 (blue book memo) [Text]
* Premarket Approval (PMA) Manual [Text] [PDF]
* Premarket Approval Application (PMA) Closure #P94-2 (blue book memo) [Text]
* Premarket Approval Application Content Shell [Text]
* Premarket Approval Application Filing Review - Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff [Text] [Text] [PDF]
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* Premarket Approval Application Modular Review - Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff [Text] [PDF]
* Premarket Approval Applications (PMA) for Absorbable Powder for Lubricating a Surgeon’s Glove - Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff [Text] [PDF]
* Premarket Approval Search Engine [Text]
* Premarket Assessment of Pediatric Medical Devices - Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff [Text] [PDF]
* Quality System Information for Certain Premarket Application Reviews; Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff   [PDF]
* Real-Time Review Program for Premarket Approval Application (PMA) Supplements [Text] [PDF]
* Review and Approval of PMAs of Licensees #P86-4 (blue book memo) [Text]
* SMDA Changes - PMA Manual Insert   [PDF]
* Threshold Assessment of the Impact of Requirements for Submission of PMAs for 31 Medical Devices Marketed Prior to May 28, 1976   [PDF]
* User Fees and Refunds for Premarket Approval Applications - Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff [Text] [PDF]
 
Premarket Notification (510(k))
* 510(k) Manual - Premarket Notification: 510(k) - Regulatory Requirements for Medical Devices [Text]
* 510(k) Additional Information Procedures #K93-1 (blue book memo) [Text]
* 510(k) Quality Review Program (blue book memo) [Text]
* 510(k) Refuse to Accept Procedures #K94-1 (blue book memo) [Text]
* 510(k) Sign-Off Procedures #K94-2 (blue book memo) [Text]
* A New 510(k) Paradigm - Alternate Approaches to Demonstrating Substantial Equivalence in Premarket Notifications [Text] [PDF]
* Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research - Substantially Equivalent 510(k) Device Information [Text]
* Center for Devices and Radiological Health's Premarket Notification [510(k)] Refuse to Accept Policy - (updated Checklist 3/14/1995)   [PDF]
* Deciding When to Submit a 510(k) for a Change to an Existing Device (K97-1) [Text] [PDF]
* Determination of Intended Use for 510(k) Devices; Guidance for CDRH Staff [Text] [Text] [PDF]
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* FDA and Industry Actions on Premarket Notification (510(k)) Submissions: Effect on FDA Review Clock and Performance Assessment - Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff [Text] [PDF]
* Frequently Asked Questions on the New 510(k) Paradigm; Final [Text] [PDF]
* Guidance for Third Parties and FDA Staff; Third Party Review of Premarket Notifications [Text] [PDF]
* Guidance on the Center for Devices and Radiological Health's Premarket Notification Review Program #K86-3 (blue book memo) [Text]
* In Vitro Diagnostic Devices: Guidance for the Preparation of 510(k) Submissions [Text]
* Indications for Use Statement [Text] [PDF]
* Information on Releasable 510(k)s [Text]
* List of Accredited Persons for 510(k) Review under the FDA Modernization Act of 1997 [Text]
* Medical Device Exemptions: 510(k) and GMP Requirements [Text]
* New section 513(f)(2) - Evaluation of Automatic Class III Designation: Guidance for Industry and CDRH Staff; Final [Text] [PDF]
* PMA/510(k) Triage Review Procedures #G94-1 (blue book memo) [Text]
* Premarket Assessment of Pediatric Medical Devices - Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff [Text] [PDF]
* Premarket Notification - Consistency of Reviews #K89-1 (blue Book memo) [Text]
* Premarket Notification [510(k)] Status Request Form [Text] [PDF]
* Premarket Submission Cover Sheet [Text] [PDF] [Word]
* Procedures for Class II Device Exemptions from Premarket Notification Guidance for Industry and CDRH Staff; Final [Text] [PDF]
* Required Elements for a Declaration of Conformity to a Recognized Standard - (Screening Checklist for All Premarket Notification [510(k)] Submissions) [Text] [PDF]
* Screening Checklist for all Premarket Notification 510(k) Submissions [Text] [PDF]
* Search the Releasable 510(k) Database [Text]
* Sec. 300.600 Commercial Distribution with Regard to Premarket Notification [Section 510(k)] [CPG 7124.19] [Text]
* SMDA Changes - Premarket Notification; Regulatory Requirements for Medical Devices (510k) Manual Insert   [PDF]
* Updated 510(k) Sterility Review Guidance K90-1; Final Guidance for Industry and FDA [Text] [PDF]
* User Fees and Refunds for Premarket Notification Submissions (510(k)s) - Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff [Text] [PDF]
 
Premarket Review
* A Systems Approach to Premarket Review [Text] [PDF]
 
Presentations
* Presentations by CDRH Staff [Text]
 
Process Validation
* Guideline on General Principles of Process Validation   [PDF]
 
Product Classification
* Product Classification Database [Text]
 
Product Development Protocol (PDP)
* Guidance for Industry - Contents of a Product Development Protocol; Draft [Text] [PDF]
* Product Development Protocol [Text]
 
Product Evaluation
* Documentation and Resolution of Differences of Opinion on Product Evaluations #G93-1 (blue book memo) [Text]
 
Prostate
* Draft Guidance for Clinical Investigations of Devices Used for the Treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH) [Text]
* Elecsys® Free PSA Immunoassay, Elecsys® Free PSA CalSet, Elecsys® Free PSA CalCheck P000027 [Text]
* FDA Approves New Device to Treat Enlarged Prostate [Text]
* FDA Approves Test for Prostate Cancer [Text]
* FDA Public Health Notification: Serious Injuries from Microwave Thermotherapy for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia [Text] [PDF]
* Prostate Cancer: No One Answer for Testing or Treatment [Text]
* Summary Information on Elecsys ® Total PSA Immunoassay and Total PSA Calset - P990056 [Text]
 
Prostate Cancer
* Elecsys® Free PSA Immunoassay, Elecsys® Free PSA CalSet, Elecsys® Free PSA CalCheck P000027 [Text]
* FDA Approves New Device to Treat Enlarged Prostate [Text]
* FDA Approves Test for Prostate Cancer [Text]
* FDA Public Health Notification: Serious Injuries from Microwave Thermotherapy for Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia [Text] [PDF]
* Prostate Cancer: No One Answer for Testing or Treatment [Text]
* Summary Information on Elecsys ® Total PSA Immunoassay and Total PSA Calset - P990056 [Text]
 
Prostheses
* Avanta Metacarpophalangeal (MCP) Joint Implant Finger Prosthesis [Text] [PDF]
 
Prothrombin Time
* Prothrombin Time Home Use Test [Text]
 
Publications
* Catalog of FDA Information for Consumers - Publications and Audiovisuals [Text]
* FDA & YOU - News for Health Educators and Students [Text]
* Mammography Matters [Text]
* User Facility Reporting Bulletins [Text]
 
Pumps
* Guidance Document for Powered Suction Pump 510(k)s [Text] [PDF]
* Guidance on the Content of Premarket Notification [510(k)] Submissions for External Infusion Pumps [Text]
* Medtronic IsoMed Constant Flow Infusion System [Text] [PDF]
 
PVC
* 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]
 

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