Food and Drug Administration Decisions for Investigational Device Exemption Clinical Investigations: Guidance for Sponsors, Clinical Investigators, Institutional Review Boards, and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Availability

Résumé

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of the guidance entitled "FDA Decisions for Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) Clinical Investigations." This guidance document was developed to promote the initiation of clinical investigations to evaluate medical devices under FDA's IDE regulations. The guidance is intended to provide clarification regarding the regulatory implications of the decisions that FDA may render based on review of an IDE and to provide a general explanation of the reasons for those decisions.