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IVD Roundtable 510(k) Workshop

Steven I. Gutman, MD, MBA
Director
Office of In Vitro Diagnostic Device Evaluation and Safety

[Powerpoint]

510(k) Workshop

  • Product of the Industry IVD Round Table
  • Good submissions are easy to review
  • Good submissions are fast to review
  • Bad submissions gum up the works

Clear Pathways

  • Workshop
  • Guidances
  • Standards
  • Articles
  • Posting submissions

Three Kinds of Expertise

  • Regulatory acumen
  • Scientific acumen
  • Statistical acumen
  • In-house
  • Contract

FDA

  • Sound science
  • Least burdensome
  • Plain English
  • Ask for the same
  • Don’t assume

Companies Can

  • Do a good job
  • Quality control their work
  • Use correct expertise

Common Deficiencies

  • Unclear intended use
  • Failure to link data to use
  • Poor design -- lack of correlation to claim
  • Failure to clarify how data generated and analyzed
  • Insufficient data

Words of Advice

  • Survey the field
  • Make good choices
  • Don’t assume more is more
  • Utilize Pre-IDE process
  • Bring in experts
  • Don’t be afraid to question, appeal

Updated 5/20/2003

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