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Magnetic Resonance (MR) Receive-only Coil - Performance Criteria for Safety and Performance Based Pathway Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff December 2020

Final
Docket Number:
FDA-2019-D-1650
Issued by:
Guidance Issuing Office
Center for Devices and Radiological Health

This guidance provides performance criteria for magnetic resonance (MR) receive-only coils in support of the Safety and Performance Based Pathway. Under this framework, submitters (you) planning to submit a 510(k) using the Safety and Performance Based Pathway for MR receive-only coils will have the option to use the performance criteria proposed in this guidance to support substantial equivalence, rather than a direct comparison of the performance of the subject device to that of a predicate device.

For the current edition of the FDA-recognized consensus standard(s) referenced in this document, see the FDA Recognized Consensus Standards Database. For more information regarding use of consensus standards in regulatory submissions, please refer to the FDA guidance titled Appropriate Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards in Premarket Submissions for Medical Devices.


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