82_FR_49580 82 FR 49375 - Deciding When To Submit a 510(k) for a Change to an Existing Device; Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Availability

82 FR 49375 - Deciding When To Submit a 510(k) for a Change to an Existing Device; Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Availability

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 205 (October 25, 2017)

Page Range49375-49377
FR Document2017-23197

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of the guidance entitled ``Deciding When to Submit a 510(k) for a Change to an Existing Device.'' FDA is issuing this final guidance document to clarify when a change in a legally marketed medical device would require that a manufacturer submit a premarket notification (510(k)) to FDA. This guidance document supersedes ``Deciding When to Submit a 510(k) for a Change to an Existing Device,'' issued January 10, 1997. FDA is correcting an error in the docket number assigned to the ``Deciding When to Submit a 510(k) for a Change to an Existing Device'' notice of availability when it published in the Federal Register (81 FR 52443, August 8, 2016). The docket number currently is FDA-2016-D-2021. FDA is changing the docket number to FDA-2011-D-0453. This action is administrative in nature and is being taken to avoid any potential confusion in the docket.

Federal Register, Volume 82 Issue 205 (Wednesday, October 25, 2017)
[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 205 (Wednesday, October 25, 2017)]
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

Food and Drug Administration

[Docket No. FDA-2011-D-0453]


Deciding When To Submit a 510(k) for a Change to an Existing 
Device; Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; 
Availability

AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS.

ACTION: Notice of availability.

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SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing 
the availability of the guidance entitled ``Deciding When to Submit a 
510(k) for a Change to an Existing Device.'' FDA is issuing this final 
guidance document to clarify when a change in a legally marketed 
medical device would require that a manufacturer submit a premarket 
notification (510(k)) to FDA. This guidance document supersedes 
``Deciding When to Submit a 510(k) for a Change to an Existing 
Device,'' issued January 10, 1997. FDA is correcting an error in the 
docket number assigned to the ``Deciding When to Submit a 510(k) for a 
Change to an Existing Device'' notice of availability when it published 
in the Federal Register (81 FR 52443, August 8, 2016). The docket 
number currently is FDA-2016-D-2021. FDA is changing the docket number 
to FDA-2011-D-0453. This action is administrative in nature and is 
being taken to avoid any potential confusion in the docket.

DATES: The announcement of the guidance is published in the Federal 
Register on October 25, 2017.

ADDRESSES: You may submit either electronic or written comments on 
Agency guidances at any time as follows:

Electronic Submissions

    Submit electronic comments in the following way:
     Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. 
Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted 
electronically, including attachments, to https://www.regulations.gov 
will be posted to the docket unchanged. Because your comment will be 
made public, you are solely responsible for ensuring that your comment 
does not include any confidential information that you or a third party 
may not wish to be posted, such as medical information, your or anyone 
else's Social Security number, or confidential business information, 
such as a manufacturing process. Please note that if you include your 
name, contact information, or other information that identifies you in 
the body of your comments, that information will be posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
     If you want to submit a comment with confidential 
information that you do not wish to be made available to the public, 
submit the comment as a written/paper submission and in the manner 
detailed (see ``Written/Paper Submissions'' and ``Instructions'').

Written/Paper Submissions

    Submit written/paper submissions as follows:
     Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for written/paper 
submissions): Dockets Management Staff (HFA-305), Food and Drug 
Administration, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
     For written/paper comments submitted to the Dockets 
Management Staff, FDA will post your comment, as well as any 
attachments, except for information submitted, marked and identified, 
as confidential, if submitted as detailed in ``Instructions.''
    Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No. 
FDA-2011-D-0453 for ``Deciding When to Submit a 510(k) for a Change to 
an Existing Device.'' Received comments will be placed in the docket 
and, except for those submitted as ``Confidential Submissions,'' 
publicly viewable at https://www.regulations.gov or at the Dockets 
Management Staff between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday.

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     Confidential Submissions--To submit a comment with 
confidential information that you do not wish to be made publicly 
available, submit your comments only as a written/paper submission. You 
should submit two copies total. One copy will include the information 
you claim to be confidential with a heading or cover note that states 
``THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.'' The Agency will 
review this copy, including the claimed confidential information, in 
its consideration of comments. The second copy, which will have the 
claimed confidential information redacted/blacked out, will be 
available for public viewing and posted on https://www.regulations.gov. 
Submit both copies to the Dockets Management Staff. If you do not wish 
your name and contact information to be made publicly available, you 
can provide this information on the cover sheet and not in the body of 
your comments and you must identify this information as 
``confidential.'' Any information marked as ``confidential'' will not 
be disclosed except in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20 and other 
applicable disclosure law. For more information about FDA's posting of 
comments to public dockets, see 80 FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or 
access the information at: https://www.thefederalregister.org/fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/2015-23389.pdf.
    Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or 
the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov and insert the docket number, found in brackets in 
the heading of this document, into the ``Search'' box and follow the 
prompts and/or go to the Dockets Management Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane, 
Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
    You may submit comments on any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR 
10.115(g)(5)).
    An electronic copy of the guidance document is available for 
download from the internet. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section 
for information on electronic access to the guidance. Submit written 
requests for a single hard copy of the guidance document entitled 
``Deciding When to Submit a 510(k) for a Change to an Existing Device 
'' to the Office of the Center Director, Guidance and Policy 
Development, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug 
Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 5431, Silver 
Spring, MD 20993-0002, or the Office of Communication, Outreach, and 
Development, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and 
Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 71, Rm. 3128, 
Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002. Send one self-addressed adhesive label to 
assist that office in processing your request.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Rebecca Nipper, Center for Devices and 
Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire 
Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 1540, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301-796-6527; 
and Stephen Ripley, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food 
and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 71, Rm. 7301, 
Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 240-402-7911.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

I. Background

    A 510(k) is required when a legally marketed device subject to 
510(k) requirements is about to be significantly changed or modified in 
design, components, method of manufacture, or intended use. Significant 
changes or modifications are those that could significantly affect the 
safety or effectiveness of the device, or major changes or 
modifications in the intended use of the device (Sec.  807.81(a)(3) (21 
CFR 807.81(a)(3)). This guidance will aid manufacturers of medical 
devices who intend to modify a 510(k)-cleared device or other device 
subject to 510(k) requirements, such as a preamendments device or a 
device that was granted marketing authorization via the De Novo 
classification process under section 513(f)(2) of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act) (21 U.S.C. 360c(f)(2)) (also 
referred to together as ``existing devices''), during the process of 
deciding whether the modification exceeds the regulatory threshold of 
Sec.  807.81(a)(3) for submission and clearance of a new 510(k).
    This guidance supersedes the original ``Deciding When to Submit a 
510(k) for a Change to an Existing Device,'' issued on January 10, 
1997. That guidance provided the Agency's interpretation of whether the 
modification exceeds the regulatory threshold of Sec.  807.81(a)(3), 
with principles and points for manufacturers to consider in analyzing 
how changes in devices may affect safety or effectiveness and 
determining whether a new 510(k) must be submitted for a particular 
type of change. This final guidance preserves the basic format and 
content of the original, with updates to add clarity. The added clarity 
is intended to increase consistent interpretations of the guidance by 
FDA staff and manufacturers.
    This guidance is not intended to implement significant policy 
changes to FDA's current thinking on when submission of a new 510(k) is 
required for a change to an existing device. Rather, the intent of this 
guidance is to enhance the predictability, consistency, and 
transparency of the ``when to submit'' decision-making process by 
providing a least burdensome approach, and describing in greater detail 
the regulatory framework, policies, and practices underlying such a 
decision. The recommendations discussed in this guidance for evaluating 
when a change to an existing device would trigger the requirement that 
a manufacturer submit a new 510(k) to the Agency are consistent with 
least burdensome principles (Refs. 1 and 2). The least burdensome 
provision concerning 510(k)s states that FDA ``shall only request 
information that is necessary . . .'' and ``shall consider the least 
burdensome means of demonstrating substantial equivalence . . .'' (see 
section 513(i)(1)(D)(i) of the FD&C Act). While not changing the 
standard for substantial equivalence, this provision states that FDA 
shall only request the ``minimum required information'' necessary to 
support a determination of substantial equivalence (see sections 
513(i)(1)(D)(ii)-(iii) of the FD&C Act).
    Elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, FDA is announcing 
the availability of the guidance document entitled ``Deciding When to 
Submit a 510(k) for a Software Change to an Existing Device'' to aid 
manufacturers of medical devices who intend to make software changes to 
an existing device during the process of deciding whether the software 
modification exceeds the regulatory threshold of Sec.  807.81(a)(3) for 
submission and clearance of a new 510(k).
    FDA considered comments received on the draft guidance that 
appeared in the Federal Register of August 8, 2016. FDA revised the 
guidance as appropriate in response to the comments.

II. Significance of Guidance

    This guidance is being issued consistent with FDA's good guidance 
practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The guidance represents the 
current thinking of FDA on ``Deciding When to Submit a 510(k) for a 
Change to an Existing Device.'' It does not establish any rights for 
any person and is not binding on FDA or the public. You can use an 
alternative approach if it satisfies the requirements of the applicable

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statutes and regulations. This guidance is not subject to Executive 
Order 12866.

III. Electronic Access

    Persons interested in obtaining a copy of the guidance may do so by 
downloading an electronic copy from the internet. A search capability 
for all Center for Devices and Radiological Health guidance documents 
is available at https://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/GuidanceDocuments/default.htm. Guidance 
documents are also available at https://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBloodVaccines/GuidanceComplianceRegulatoryInformation/default.htm or https://www.regulations.gov. Persons unable to download 
an electronic copy of ``Deciding When to Submit a 510(k) for a Change 
to an Existing Device'' may send an email request to [email protected] to receive an electronic copy of the document. 
Please use the document number 1500054 to identify the guidance you are 
requesting.

IV. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995

    This guidance refers to previously approved collections of 
information found in FDA regulations. These collections of information 
are subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520). The 
collections of information in 21 CFR part 820 are approved under OMB 
control number 0910-0073; the collections of information in 21 CFR part 
807, subpart E are approved under OMB control number 0910-0120; the 
collections of information in 21 CFR part 803 have been approved under 
OMB control number 0910-0437; and the collections of information in 21 
CFR parts 801 and 809 are approved under OMB control number 0910-0485.

V. References

    The following references are on display in the Dockets Management 
Staff (see ADDRESSES) and are available for viewing by interested 
persons between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday; they are also 
available electronically at https://www.regulations.gov. FDA has 
verified the Web site addresses, as of the date this document publishes 
in the Federal Register, but Web sites are subject to change over time.

1. ``The Least Burdensome Provisions of the FDA Modernization Act of 
1997: Concept and Principles,'' dated October 4, 2002, available at: 
https://www.fda.gov/downloads/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/GuidanceDocuments/ucm085999.pdf.
2. ``Suggested Format for Developing and Responding to Deficiencies 
in Accordance with the Least Burdensome Provisions of FDAMA,'' dated 
November 2, 2000, available at: https://www.fda.gov/downloads/MedicalDevices/DeviceRegulationandGuidance/GuidanceDocuments/ucm073680.pdf.

    Dated: October 20, 2017.
Leslie Kux,
Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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                                                and expedite the review of breakthrough                 collections of information in 21 CFR                  taken to avoid any potential confusion
                                                technologies.                                           part 812 have been approved under                     in the docket.
                                                  The Breakthrough Devices Program                      OMB control number 0910–0078; the                     DATES: The announcement of the
                                                also supersedes the Priority Review                     collections of information in 21 CFR                  guidance is published in the Federal
                                                Program, which implemented statutory                    part 814, subparts A through E, have                  Register on October 25, 2017.
                                                criteria for granting priority review to                been approved under OMB control                       ADDRESSES: You may submit either
                                                PMA submissions for medical devices,                    number 0910–0231; the collections of                  electronic or written comments on
                                                applied those criteria to other types of                information in 21 CFR part 814, subpart               Agency guidances at any time as
                                                premarket submissions for medical                       H, have been approved under OMB                       follows:
                                                devices, and included standard                          control number 0910–0332; the
                                                procedures to achieve an efficient                      collections of information in 21 CFR                  Electronic Submissions
                                                priority review process.                                part 820 have been approved under                       Submit electronic comments in the
                                                II. Significance of Guidance                            OMB control number 0910–0073; the                     following way:
                                                                                                        collections of information in 21 CFR                    • Federal eRulemaking Portal:
                                                   This draft guidance is being issued                  part 822 have been approved under                     https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the
                                                consistent with FDA’s good guidance                     OMB control number 0910–0449; and                     instructions for submitting comments.
                                                practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115).                   the collections of information regarding              Comments submitted electronically,
                                                The draft guidance, when finalized, will                ‘‘Requests for Feedback on Medical                    including attachments, to https://
                                                represent the current thinking of FDA                   Device Submissions’’ have been                        www.regulations.gov will be posted to
                                                on ‘‘Breakthrough Devices Program;                      approved under OMB control number                     the docket unchanged. Because your
                                                Draft Guidance for Industry and Food                    0910–0756.                                            comment will be made public, you are
                                                and Drug Administration Staff.’’ It does                                                                      solely responsible for ensuring that your
                                                not establish any rights for any person                   Dated: October 20, 2017.
                                                                                                                                                              comment does not include any
                                                and is not binding on FDA or the public.                Leslie Kux,                                           confidential information that you or a
                                                You can use an alternative approach if                  Associate Commissioner for Policy.                    third party may not wish to be posted,
                                                it satisfies the requirements of the                    [FR Doc. 2017–23195 Filed 10–24–17; 8:45 am]          such as medical information, your or
                                                applicable statutes and regulations. This               BILLING CODE 4164–01–P                                anyone else’s Social Security number, or
                                                guidance is not subject to Executive                                                                          confidential business information, such
                                                Order 12866.                                                                                                  as a manufacturing process. Please note
                                                                                                        DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND                              that if you include your name, contact
                                                III. Electronic Access
                                                                                                        HUMAN SERVICES                                        information, or other information that
                                                   Persons interested in obtaining a copy                                                                     identifies you in the body of your
                                                of the draft guidance may do so by                      Food and Drug Administration                          comments, that information will be
                                                downloading an electronic copy from                                                                           posted on https://www.regulations.gov.
                                                                                                        [Docket No. FDA–2011–D–0453]
                                                the internet. A search capability for all                                                                       • If you want to submit a comment
                                                Center for Devices and Radiological                     Deciding When To Submit a 510(k) for                  with confidential information that you
                                                Health guidance documents is available                  a Change to an Existing Device;                       do not wish to be made available to the
                                                at https://www.fda.gov/MedicalDevices/                  Guidance for Industry and Food and                    public, submit the comment as a
                                                DeviceRegulationandGuidance/                            Drug Administration Staff; Availability               written/paper submission and in the
                                                GuidanceDocuments/default.htm.                                                                                manner detailed (see ‘‘Written/Paper
                                                Guidance documents are also available                   AGENCY:    Food and Drug Administration,              Submissions’’ and ‘‘Instructions’’).
                                                at https://www.fda.gov/BiologicsBlood                   HHS.
                                                Vaccines/GuidanceCompliance                             ACTION:   Notice of availability.                     Written/Paper Submissions
                                                RegulatoryInformation/default.htm or                                                                            Submit written/paper submissions as
                                                https://www.regulations.gov. Persons                    SUMMARY:   The Food and Drug                          follows:
                                                unable to download an electronic copy                   Administration (FDA or Agency) is                       • Mail/Hand delivery/Courier (for
                                                of ‘‘Breakthrough Devices Program’’ may                 announcing the availability of the                    written/paper submissions): Dockets
                                                send an email request to CDRH-                          guidance entitled ‘‘Deciding When to                  Management Staff (HFA–305), Food and
                                                Guidance@fda.hhs.gov to receive an                      Submit a 510(k) for a Change to an                    Drug Administration, 5630 Fishers
                                                electronic copy of the document. Please                 Existing Device.’’ FDA is issuing this                Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852.
                                                use the document number 1833 to                         final guidance document to clarify when                 • For written/paper comments
                                                identify the guidance you are                           a change in a legally marketed medical                submitted to the Dockets Management
                                                requesting.                                             device would require that a                           Staff, FDA will post your comment, as
                                                                                                        manufacturer submit a premarket                       well as any attachments, except for
                                                IV. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995                     notification (510(k)) to FDA. This                    information submitted, marked and
                                                  This guidance refers to previously                    guidance document supersedes                          identified, as confidential, if submitted
                                                approved collections of information                     ‘‘Deciding When to Submit a 510(k) for                as detailed in ‘‘Instructions.’’
                                                found in FDA regulations. These                         a Change to an Existing Device,’’ issued                Instructions: All submissions received
                                                collections of information are subject to               January 10, 1997. FDA is correcting an                must include the Docket No. FDA–
                                                review by the Office of Management and                  error in the docket number assigned to                2011–D–0453 for ‘‘Deciding When to
                                                Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork                        the ‘‘Deciding When to Submit a 510(k)                Submit a 510(k) for a Change to an
                                                Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501–                  for a Change to an Existing Device’’                  Existing Device.’’ Received comments
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                                                3520). The collections of information in                notice of availability when it published              will be placed in the docket and, except
                                                21 CFR part 807, subpart E have been                    in the Federal Register (81 FR 52443,                 for those submitted as ‘‘Confidential
                                                approved under OMB control number                       August 8, 2016). The docket number                    Submissions,’’ publicly viewable at
                                                0910–0120; the collections of                           currently is FDA–2016–D–2021. FDA is                  https://www.regulations.gov or at the
                                                information for De Novo classification                  changing the docket number to FDA–                    Dockets Management Staff between 9
                                                requests have been approved under                       2011–D–0453. This action is                           a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through
                                                OMB control number 0910–0844; the                       administrative in nature and is being                 Friday.


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                                                   • Confidential Submissions—To                        Drug Administration, 10903 New                        guidance by FDA staff and
                                                submit a comment with confidential                      Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 71, Rm. 3128,                   manufacturers.
                                                information that you do not wish to be                  Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002. Send                       This guidance is not intended to
                                                made publicly available, submit your                    one self-addressed adhesive label to                  implement significant policy changes to
                                                comments only as a written/paper                        assist that office in processing your                 FDA’s current thinking on when
                                                submission. You should submit two                       request.                                              submission of a new 510(k) is required
                                                copies total. One copy will include the                                                                       for a change to an existing device.
                                                information you claim to be confidential                FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
                                                                                                                                                              Rather, the intent of this guidance is to
                                                with a heading or cover note that states                Rebecca Nipper, Center for Devices and
                                                                                                                                                              enhance the predictability, consistency,
                                                ‘‘THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS                                Radiological Health, Food and Drug
                                                                                                                                                              and transparency of the ‘‘when to
                                                CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.’’ The                         Administration, 10903 New Hampshire
                                                                                                                                                              submit’’ decision-making process by
                                                Agency will review this copy, including                 Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 1540, Silver Spring,
                                                                                                                                                              providing a least burdensome approach,
                                                the claimed confidential information, in                MD 20993–0002, 301–796–6527; and
                                                                                                                                                              and describing in greater detail the
                                                its consideration of comments. The                      Stephen Ripley, Center for Biologics
                                                                                                                                                              regulatory framework, policies, and
                                                second copy, which will have the                        Evaluation and Research, Food and
                                                                                                                                                              practices underlying such a decision.
                                                claimed confidential information                        Drug Administration, 10903 New
                                                                                                                                                              The recommendations discussed in this
                                                redacted/blacked out, will be available                 Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 71, Rm. 7301,
                                                                                                                                                              guidance for evaluating when a change
                                                for public viewing and posted on                        Silver Spring, MD 20993–0002, 240–
                                                                                                                                                              to an existing device would trigger the
                                                https://www.regulations.gov. Submit                     402–7911.
                                                                                                                                                              requirement that a manufacturer submit
                                                both copies to the Dockets Management                   SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:                            a new 510(k) to the Agency are
                                                Staff. If you do not wish your name and                                                                       consistent with least burdensome
                                                contact information to be made publicly                 I. Background
                                                                                                                                                              principles (Refs. 1 and 2). The least
                                                available, you can provide this                            A 510(k) is required when a legally                burdensome provision concerning
                                                information on the cover sheet and not                  marketed device subject to 510(k)                     510(k)s states that FDA ‘‘shall only
                                                in the body of your comments and you                    requirements is about to be significantly             request information that is necessary
                                                must identify this information as                       changed or modified in design,                        . . .’’ and ‘‘shall consider the least
                                                ‘‘confidential.’’ Any information marked                components, method of manufacture, or                 burdensome means of demonstrating
                                                as ‘‘confidential’’ will not be disclosed               intended use. Significant changes or                  substantial equivalence . . .’’ (see
                                                except in accordance with 21 CFR 10.20                  modifications are those that could                    section 513(i)(1)(D)(i) of the FD&C Act).
                                                and other applicable disclosure law. For                significantly affect the safety or                    While not changing the standard for
                                                more information about FDA’s posting                    effectiveness of the device, or major                 substantial equivalence, this provision
                                                of comments to public dockets, see 80                   changes or modifications in the                       states that FDA shall only request the
                                                FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or access                 intended use of the device                            ‘‘minimum required information’’
                                                the information at: https://www.gpo.gov/                (§ 807.81(a)(3) (21 CFR 807.81(a)(3)).                necessary to support a determination of
                                                fdsys/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/2015-                       This guidance will aid manufacturers of               substantial equivalence (see sections
                                                23389.pdf.                                              medical devices who intend to modify                  513(i)(1)(D)(ii)–(iii) of the FD&C Act).
                                                   Docket: For access to the docket to
                                                                                                        a 510(k)-cleared device or other device                  Elsewhere in this issue of the Federal
                                                read background documents or the
                                                                                                        subject to 510(k) requirements, such as               Register, FDA is announcing the
                                                electronic and written/paper comments
                                                                                                        a preamendments device or a device                    availability of the guidance document
                                                received, go to https://
                                                                                                        that was granted marketing                            entitled ‘‘Deciding When to Submit a
                                                www.regulations.gov and insert the
                                                                                                        authorization via the De Novo                         510(k) for a Software Change to an
                                                docket number, found in brackets in the
                                                                                                        classification process under section                  Existing Device’’ to aid manufacturers of
                                                heading of this document, into the
                                                                                                        513(f)(2) of the Federal Food, Drug, and              medical devices who intend to make
                                                ‘‘Search’’ box and follow the prompts
                                                                                                        Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act) (21 U.S.C.                software changes to an existing device
                                                and/or go to the Dockets Management
                                                                                                        360c(f)(2)) (also referred to together as             during the process of deciding whether
                                                Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061,
                                                Rockville, MD 20852.                                    ‘‘existing devices’’), during the process             the software modification exceeds the
                                                   You may submit comments on any                       of deciding whether the modification                  regulatory threshold of § 807.81(a)(3) for
                                                guidance at any time (see 21 CFR                        exceeds the regulatory threshold of                   submission and clearance of a new
                                                10.115(g)(5)).                                          § 807.81(a)(3) for submission and                     510(k).
                                                   An electronic copy of the guidance                   clearance of a new 510(k).                               FDA considered comments received
                                                document is available for download                         This guidance supersedes the original              on the draft guidance that appeared in
                                                from the internet. See the                              ‘‘Deciding When to Submit a 510(k) for                the Federal Register of August 8, 2016.
                                                SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for                   a Change to an Existing Device,’’ issued              FDA revised the guidance as
                                                information on electronic access to the                 on January 10, 1997. That guidance                    appropriate in response to the
                                                guidance. Submit written requests for a                 provided the Agency’s interpretation of               comments.
                                                single hard copy of the guidance                        whether the modification exceeds the
                                                                                                                                                              II. Significance of Guidance
                                                document entitled ‘‘Deciding When to                    regulatory threshold of § 807.81(a)(3),
                                                Submit a 510(k) for a Change to an                      with principles and points for                          This guidance is being issued
                                                Existing Device ’’ to the Office of the                 manufacturers to consider in analyzing                consistent with FDA’s good guidance
                                                Center Director, Guidance and Policy                    how changes in devices may affect                     practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115).
                                                Development, Center for Devices and                     safety or effectiveness and determining               The guidance represents the current
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                                                Radiological Health, Food and Drug                      whether a new 510(k) must be                          thinking of FDA on ‘‘Deciding When to
                                                Administration, 10903 New Hampshire                     submitted for a particular type of                    Submit a 510(k) for a Change to an
                                                Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 5431, Silver Spring,                change. This final guidance preserves                 Existing Device.’’ It does not establish
                                                MD 20993–0002, or the Office of                         the basic format and content of the                   any rights for any person and is not
                                                Communication, Outreach, and                            original, with updates to add clarity.                binding on FDA or the public. You can
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                                                statutes and regulations. This guidance                 2. ‘‘Suggested Format for Developing and              Comments submitted electronically,
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CategoryRegulatory Information
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PublisherOffice of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Administration
SectionNotices
ActionNotice of availability.
DatesThe announcement of the guidance is published in the Federal Register on October 25, 2017.
ContactRebecca Nipper, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 1540, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301-796-6527; and Stephen Ripley, Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 71, Rm. 7301, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 240-402-7911.
FR Citation82 FR 49375 

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