MDMA 510(k) Workshop: What Every Medical Technology Company Should Know About the 510(k) Process                

September 30 , 2005

Burlington, MA   

AGENDA

FRIDAY 9.30.2005  
7:30-8:00 AM REGISTRATION/CHECK-IN
8:00-8:45 AM

THE FDA's REGULATION OF MEDICAL DEVICES

John R. Manthei, Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP

  Overview of FDA’s Regulatory Classifications
  Primary Routes to Market: PMA/510(k)s
  Exemptions From Filing 510(k)s and Its Impact on Marketing Strategies
    -Class I and Class II Exemptions
    -Custom Device Exemptions
    -Distributors and Repackagers Exemption
  General 510(k) Principals
    -Determining "Substantial Equivalence"
    -IDE's
    -Difference Between 510(k)s and PMAs
8:45-9:45 AM

DEVELOPING AND SUBMITTING YOUR 510(k) - Steps in Submitting a 510(k)

Carolyne R. Hathaway, Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP

  When to Submit a 510(k)
  Selecting a Predicate
    -Same Intended Use
    -Technological Characteristics
    -Supporting Data
  Elements of the 510(k)
  FDA Review and Decision
9:45-10:00 AM BREAK
10:00-11:00 AM

EXPEDITED REVIEWS

Tony Blank, Vice President, Interventional Cardiology & Corporate Regulatory Affairs, Boston Scientific Corporation

   510(k) Paradigm
    Special 510(k)s
             Abbreviated 510(k)s
  Declaration of Conformity with Industry Standards
11:00-12:00 PM

PRACTICAL CONSIDERATIONS IN PREPARING 510(k)s: An Agency Perspective

Heather Rosecrans, Director, 510(k) Staff, Office of Device Evaluation, Center for Devices and Radiological Health

12:00-1:00 PM

FDA’s THIRD PARTY REVIEW PROGRAM: Lunch presentation

Casey Conry, Project Engineer, Underwriters Laboratories Inc.

1:00-1:45 PM

CLINICAL TRIAL CONSIDERATIONS

John R. Manthei, Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP

 

Investigational Device Exemptions

    -"Significant" versus "Non-significant" Risk Devices
    -FDA's Refuse to Accept Policy
    -Effective Use of Communications with FDA
    -IDE Supplements, Requirements, and Exemptions
    -Labeling Requirements
    -Marketing and Promotion Restrictions
    -Investigator Recruitment
    -Advertising and Promotion Restrictions
1:45-2:45 PM

DESIGNING CLINICAL TRIALS FOR 510(k) NOTIFICATIONS

Karen M. Becker, Ph.D., President and CEO, Becker & Associates Consulting

  Business Goals
  Regulatory Considerations
  Trial Design
  Study Execution
2:45-3:00 PM BREAK
3:00-3:30 PM WHEN A “PREDICATE” ISN’T AVAILABLE – FDA’s De Novo Classification Procedures
Michael A. Swit, Esq., Vice President, Life Sciences, The Weinberg Group
  Background on FDA’s De Novo Classification Procedures
  When is the De Novo process appropriate?
  Content of a De Novo Application
  Managing Communications With FDA
3:30-4:30 PM

MAXIMIZING YOUR 510(k) - Life After Clearance

John R. Manthei, Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP

  Modifications to Cleared Devices After Marketing
    -Deciding When Changes Require a New 510(k)
    -"Indications for Use"
    -Technology, Engineering, and Performance Changes
    -"Letter to File" Requirements

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