Public Health Effectiveness of the FDA 510(k) Clearance Process: Measuring Postmarket Performance and Other Select Topics: Workshop Report

by Committee on the Public Health Effective, Institute of Medicine, Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice, et al.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible for ensuring that medical devices are safe and effective before they go on the market. Section 510(k) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act requires a manufacturer of medical devices to notify FDA of its intent to market a medical device at least 90 days in advance. That window of time allows FDA to evaluate whether the device is substantially equivalent to a product already legally on...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0309162068
• ISBN13: 9780309162067
• Release Date: June 2011
• Publisher: National Academies Press
• Length: 132 Pages