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Recent Final Medical Device Guidance Documents

This list contains the most recent final medical device guidance documents. For a complete listing, please see the Guidance Documents homepage.

Recent Final Guidance Documents

TitleIssued Date
Premarket Approval Application and Humanitarian Device Exemption Modular Review - Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff01/13/2025
Notifying FDA of a Permanent Discontinuance or Interruption in Manufacturing of a Device Under Section 506J of the FD&C Act - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff01/07/2025
Global Unique Device Identification Database (GUDID) - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff12/17/2024
Marketing Submission Recommendations for a Predetermined Change Control Plan for Artificial Intelligence-Enabled Device Software Functions - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff12/03/2024
Transitional Enforcement Policy for Ethylene Oxide Sterilization Facility Changes for Class III Devices - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff11/25/2024
Orthopedic Non-Spinal Bone Plates, Screws, and Washers - Premarket Notification (510(k)) Submissions - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff11/22/2024
510(k) Third Party Review Program and Third Party Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) Review - Guidance for Industry, Food and Drug Administration Staff, and Third Party Review Organizations11/21/2024
Endosseous Dental Implants and Endosseous Dental Implant Abutments - Performance Criteria for Safety and Performance Based Pathway - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff10/15/2024
Air Powered Dental Handpieces and Air Motors - Performance Criteria for Safety and Performance Based Pathway - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff09/30/2024
Dental Cements - Performance Criteria for Safety and Performance Based Pathway - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff09/30/2024
Dental Ceramics - Performance Criteria for Safety and Performance Based Pathway - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff09/30/2024
Dental Impression Materials - Performance Criteria for Safety and Performance Based Pathway - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff09/30/2024
Clarification of Radiation Control Regulations For Manufacturers of Diagnostic X-Ray Equipment: Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff09/30/2024
Appeal Options Available to Mammography Facilities Concerning Adverse Accreditation Decisions, Suspension/Revocation of Certificates, or Patient and Referring Provider Notification Orders - Guidance for Mammography Facilities and Food and Drug Administration Staff09/10/2024
Mammography Quality Standards Act and Regulation Amendments: Small Entity Compliance Guide - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff08/26/2024
Electronic Submission Template for Medical Device De Novo Requests - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff08/23/2024
FDA and Industry Procedures for Section 513(g) Requests for Information under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff08/23/2024
Acceptable Media for Electronic Product User Manuals - Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff08/20/2024
Clinical Considerations for Studies of Devices Intended to Treat Opioid Use Disorder - Guidance for Industry and FDA Staff07/11/2024
Laboratory Developed Tests: Small Entity Compliance Guide - Guidance for Laboratory Manufacturers and Food and Drug Administration Staff06/25/2024
Remanufacturing of Medical Devices - Guidance for Industry, Entities That Perform Servicing or Remanufacturing, and Food and Drug Administration Staff05/10/2024
Submission and Review of Sterility Information in Premarket Notification (510(k)) Submissions for Devices Labeled as Sterile - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff01/08/2024
Assessing the Credibility of Computational Modeling and Simulation in Medical Device Submissions - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff11/17/2023
Process to Request a Review of FDA's Decision Not to Issue Certain Export Certificates for Devices - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff11/03/2023
Enforcement Policy for Clinical Electronic Thermometers - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff11/03/2023
Enforcement Policy for Certain Supplements for Approved Premarket Approval (PMA) or Humanitarian Device Exemption (HDE) Submissions - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff11/02/2023
Enforcement Policy for Non-Invasive Remote Monitoring Devices Used to Support Patient Monitoring - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff10/19/2023
Testing and Labeling Medical Devices for Safety in the Magnetic Resonance (MR) Environment - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff10/10/2023
Submission of Premarket Notifications for Magnetic Resonance Diagnostic Devices - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff10/10/2023
Electronic Submission Template for Medical Device 510(k) Submissions - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff10/02/2023
Technical Considerations for Medical Devices with Physiologic Closed-Loop Control Technology - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff09/29/2023
Cybersecurity in Medical Devices: Quality System Considerations and Content of Premarket Submissions - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff09/27/2023
Breakthrough Devices Program - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff09/14/2023
Fostering Medical Device Improvement: FDA Activities and Engagement with the Voluntary Improvement Program - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff09/14/2023
Use of International Standard ISO 10993-1, "Biological evaluation of medical devices - Part 1: Evaluation and testing within a risk management process" - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff09/08/2023
Enforcement Policy for Face Masks and Barrier Face Coverings During the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff09/05/2023
Off-The-Shelf Software Use in Medical Devices - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff08/11/2023
Hydrogen Peroxide-Based Contact Lens Care Products: Consumer Labeling Recommendations - Premarket Notification (510(k)) Submissions - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff07/27/2023
Content of Premarket Submissions for Device Software Functions - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff06/14/2023
Requests for Feedback and Meetings for Medical Device Submissions: The Q-Submission Program - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff06/02/2023
Non-Clinical Performance Assessment of Tissue Containment Systems Used During Power Morcellation Procedures - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff05/26/2023
Peripheral Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA) and Specialty Catheters - Premarket Notification (510(k)) Submissions - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff04/14/2023
Soft (Hydrophilic) Daily Wear Contact Lenses - Performance Criteria for Safety and Performance Based Pathway - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff03/28/2023
General Considerations for Animal Studies Intended to Evaluate Medical Devices - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff03/28/2023
Transition Plan for Medical Devices That Fall Within Enforcement Policies Issued During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency - Guidance for Industry, Other Stakeholders, and Food and Drug Administration Staff03/27/2023
Transition Plan for Medical Devices Issued Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) Related to Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) - Guidance for Industry, Other Stakeholders, and Food and Drug Administration Staff03/27/2023
Laser Products - Conformance with IEC 60825-1 Ed. 3 and IEC 60601-2-22 Ed. 3.1 (Laser Notice No. 56) - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff02/21/2023
Medical X-Ray Imaging Devices Conformance with IEC Standards - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff02/21/2023
Premarket Notification [510(k)] Submissions for Ultrasonic Diathermy Devices - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff02/21/2023
Marketing Clearance of Diagnostic Ultrasound Systems and Transducers - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff02/21/2023
Assembler's Guide to Diagnostic X-Ray Equipment - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff02/21/2023
Performance Standard for Diagnostic X-Ray Systems and Their Major Components (21CFR 1020.30, 1020.31, 1020.32, 1020.33); Small Entity Compliance Guide - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff02/21/2023
Surveying, Leveling, and Alignment Laser Products - Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff01/31/2023
Policy for Coronavirus Disease-2019 Tests (Revised) - Guidance for Developers and Food and Drug Administration Staff01/12/2023
Policy for Evaluating Impact of Viral Mutations on COVID-19 Tests (Revised) - Guidance for Test Developers and Food and Drug Administration Staff01/12/2023
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