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[Docket No. FDA–2011–D–0514]
Postmarket Surveillance Under Section
522 of the Federal Food, Drug, and
Cosmetic Act; Draft Guidance for
Industry and Food and Drug
Administration Staff; Availability
AGENCY:
Food and Drug Administration,
HHS.
ACTION:
Notice of availability.
The Food and Drug
Administration (FDA or Agency) is
announcing the availability of the draft
guidance entitled ‘‘Postmarket
Surveillance Under Section 522 of the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.’’
The existing postmarket surveillance
guidance was issued in May 2016 to
address certain postmarket surveillance
requirements. This draft guidance is
intended to update the 2016 guidance to
increase transparency to stakeholders on
FDA’s approach to the issuance and
tracking of these postmarket
surveillance orders, and expectations for
timely study completion. This draft
guidance is not final nor is it in effect
at this time.
DATES: Submit either electronic or
written comments on the draft guidance
by July 26, 2021 to ensure that the
Agency considers your comment on this
draft guidance before it begins work on
the final version of the guidance.
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You may submit comments on any
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An electronic copy of the guidance
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SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for
information on electronic access to the
guidance. Submit written requests for a
single hard copy of the draft guidance
document entitled ‘‘Postmarket
Surveillance Under Section 522 of the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act’’
to the Office of Policy, 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. Send one selfaddressed adhesive label to assist that
office in processing your request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Nilsa Loyo-Berrios, Center for Devices
and Radiological Health, Food and Drug
Administration, 10903 New Hampshire
Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. G114, Silver Spring,
MD 20993–0002, 301–796–6065.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Section 522 of the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act) (21 U.S.C.
360l) provides FDA with the authority
to require manufacturers to conduct
postmarket surveillance at the time of
approval or clearance or any time
thereafter of certain class II or class III
devices. This draft guidance document
will assist manufacturers of devices
subject to section 522 postmarket
surveillance orders by providing:
• An overview of section 522 of the
FD&C Act;
• information on how to fulfill
section 522 obligations, including:
Æ When postmarket surveillance
should be considered commenced;
Æ recommendations for achieving an
approved postmarket surveillance plan
in a timely manner; and
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Æ recommendations for enrollment
schedules to help achieve timely
completion of postmarket surveillance;
• recommendations on the format,
content, and review of postmarket
surveillance plan and report
submissions, including revised FDA
review times for postmarket
surveillance-related submissions; and
• updated surveillance status
categories to better reflect progress.
This draft guidance document also
aims to increase transparency to
stakeholders on FDA’s approach to the
issuance and tracking of 522 postmarket
surveillance orders, and expectations for
timely study completion.
This draft guidance is being issued
consistent with FDA’s good guidance
practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115).
The draft guidance, when finalized, will
represent the current thinking of FDA
on ‘‘Postmarket Surveillance Under
Section 522 of the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act.’’ 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
statutes and regulations.
II. Electronic Access
Persons interested in obtaining a copy
of the draft 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. This
guidance document is also available at
https://www.regulations.gov and at
https://www.fda.gov/regulatoryinformation/search-fda-guidancedocuments. Persons unable to download
an electronic copy of ‘‘Postmarket
Surveillance Under Section 522 of the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act’’
may send an email request to CDRHGuidance@fda.hhs.gov to receive an
electronic copy of the document. Please
use the document number 19042 and
complete title to identify the guidance
you are requesting.
III. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
While this guidance contains no
collection of information, it does refer to
previously approved FDA collections of
information. Therefore, clearance by the
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction
Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501–
3521) is not required for this guidance.
The previously approved collections of
information are subject to review by
OMB under the PRA. The collections of
information in the following FDA
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814, subpart H ............................................................................
‘‘De Novo Classification Process (Evaluation of Automatic
Class III Designation)’’.
822 ..............................................................................................
Premarket notification ................................................................
Premarket approval ....................................................................
Humanitarian Use Device Exemption ........................................
De Novo classification process ..................................................
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0910–0231
0910–0332
0910–0844
Postmarket Surveillance of Medical Devices ............................
0910–0449
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DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Food and Drug Administration
[Docket No. FDA-2011-D-0514]
Postmarket Surveillance Under Section 522 of the Federal Food,
Drug, and Cosmetic Act; Draft 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 draft guidance entitled ``Postmarket
Surveillance Under Section 522 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act.'' The existing postmarket surveillance guidance was issued in May
2016 to address certain postmarket surveillance requirements. This
draft guidance is intended to update the 2016 guidance to increase
transparency to stakeholders on FDA's approach to the issuance and
tracking of these postmarket surveillance orders, and expectations for
timely study completion. This draft guidance is not final nor is it in
effect at this time.
DATES: Submit either electronic or written comments on the draft
guidance by July 26, 2021 to ensure that the Agency considers your
comment on this draft guidance before it begins work on the final
version of the guidance.
ADDRESSES: You may submit comments on any guidance 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
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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-0514 for ``Postmarket Surveillance Under Section 522 of the
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.'' 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, 240-402-7500.
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.govinfo.gov/content/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, 240-402-7500.
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 draft guidance document entitled
``Postmarket Surveillance Under Section 522 of the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act'' to the Office of Policy, 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. Send one self-addressed adhesive label to assist
that office in processing your request.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Nilsa Loyo-Berrios, Center for Devices
and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New
Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. G114, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002, 301-
796-6065.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
Section 522 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act)
(21 U.S.C. 360l) provides FDA with the authority to require
manufacturers to conduct postmarket surveillance at the time of
approval or clearance or any time thereafter of certain class II or
class III devices. This draft guidance document will assist
manufacturers of devices subject to section 522 postmarket surveillance
orders by providing:
An overview of section 522 of the FD&C Act;
information on how to fulfill section 522 obligations,
including:
[cir] When postmarket surveillance should be considered commenced;
[cir] recommendations for achieving an approved postmarket
surveillance plan in a timely manner; and
[cir] recommendations for enrollment schedules to help achieve
timely completion of postmarket surveillance;
recommendations on the format, content, and review of
postmarket surveillance plan and report submissions, including revised
FDA review times for postmarket surveillance-related submissions; and
updated surveillance status categories to better reflect
progress.
This draft guidance document also aims to increase transparency to
stakeholders on FDA's approach to the issuance and tracking of 522
postmarket surveillance orders, and expectations for timely study
completion.
This draft guidance is being issued consistent with FDA's good
guidance practices regulation (21 CFR 10.115). The draft guidance, when
finalized, will represent the current thinking of FDA on ``Postmarket
Surveillance Under Section 522 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic
Act.'' 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 statutes and regulations.
II. Electronic Access
Persons interested in obtaining a copy of the draft 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. This
guidance document is also available at https://www.regulations.gov and
at https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidance-documents. Persons unable to download an electronic copy of
``Postmarket Surveillance Under Section 522 of the Federal Food, Drug,
and Cosmetic Act'' may send an email request to [email protected] to receive an electronic copy of the document.
Please use the document number 19042 and complete title to identify the
guidance you are requesting.
III. Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995
While this guidance contains no collection of information, it does
refer to previously approved FDA collections of information. Therefore,
clearance by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521) is not
required for this guidance. The previously approved collections of
information are subject to review by OMB under the PRA. The collections
of information in the following FDA
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regulations and guidance have been approved by OMB as listed in the
following table:
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OMB control
21 CFR part or guidance Topic No.
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807, subpart E................. Premarket notification. 0910-0120
814, subparts A through E...... Premarket approval..... 0910-0231
814, subpart H................. Humanitarian Use Device 0910-0332
Exemption.
``De Novo Classification De Novo classification 0910-0844
Process (Evaluation of process.
Automatic Class III
Designation)''.
822............................ Postmarket Surveillance 0910-0449
of Medical Devices.
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Dated: May 21, 2021.
Lauren K. Roth,
Acting Principal Associate Commissioner for Policy.
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