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

March 8, 2005

The Center Club

Costa Mesa, California

AGENDA

Updated 2.15.2005

TUESDAY 3.8.2005
 
7:30-8:00 AM REGISTRATION/CHECK-IN
8:00-8:45 AM

INTRODUCTION TO FDA's PREMARKET REVIEW OF MEDICAL DEVICES

John R. Manthei, Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP

  Overview of FDA’s Regulatory Classifications
  Primary Routes to Market: PMA/510(k)s
  General 510(k) Principles
  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
8:45-9:45 AM

THE CONTENT OF A 510(k)

Carolyne R. Hathaway, Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP

  When is a 510(k) Required Prior to Marketing
  Statutory, and Regulatory Required Elements of the 510(k)
    -Selection of Predicate Devices
    -Determining "Substantial Equivalence"
    -Effective Use of Guidance Documents
  Effective Strategies to Manage Communications with FDA
  FDA’s Refuse to Accept Policy
  FDA’s Actions on 510(k)s Submissions
9:45-10:00 AM BREAK
10:00-11:00 PM

 EXPEDITED REVIEWS

Morten S. Christensen, Staff Engineer and FDA Office Coordinator, Underwriters Laboratories

   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, Office of Device Evaluation, Center for Devices and Radiological Health

12:00-1:00 PM

FDA’s THIRD PARTY REVIEW PROGRAM: Lunch presentation

Anil N. Patel, P.E., US Business Manager, Underwriters Laboratories

1:00-1:45 PM CLINICAL TRIAL CONSIDERATIONS
 

Investigational Device Exemptions

John R. Manthei, Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP

    -Content of an IDE
    -Pre-IDE Meetings
    -"Significant" versus "Non-significant" Risk Devices
    -IDE Supplements
    -IDE Exemptions
    -Marketing and Promotion Restrictions
1:45-2:45 PM

Designing Your Study To Support a"Substantial Equivalence" Determination

David Goodman, MD, Vice President, Medical Devices, The Weinberg Group

    -Maximizing Communications With FDA
    -Statistical Considerations
    -Designing Your Trial to Gather Data to Support Center for Medicare and
Medicaid Reimbursement – Don’t Do it Twice
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) versus Documenting Changes "To File"
    -"Letter to File" Requirements
  Product Promotions (General vs. Specific Intended Uses)

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QUESTIONS?

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