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De Novo Classification Process (Evaluation of Automatic Class III Designation) Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff October 2021

Final
Docket Number:
FDA-2011-D-0689
Issued by:
Guidance Issuing Office
Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research
OMB Control No. 0910-0844
Expiration Date:  1/31/2025

The purpose of this document is to provide guidance on the process for the submission and review of a De Novo classification request (hereafter a "De Novo request") under section 513(f)(2) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (the FD&C Act), also known as the De Novo classification process. This process provides a pathway to class I or class II classification for medical devices for which general controls or general and special controls provide a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness, but for which there is no legally marketed predicate device.


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