GUIDANCE DOCUMENT
Assessing the Credibility of Computational Modeling and Simulation in Medical Device Submissions Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff December 2021
Not for implementation. Contains non-binding recommendations.
- Docket Number:
- FDA-2021-D-0980
- Issued by:
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Guidance Issuing OfficeCenter for Devices and Radiological Health
This draft guidance document provides the FDA’s recommendations on a risk-based framework that can be used in the credibility assessment of computational modeling and simulation (CM&S) used in medical device regulatory submissions. This guidance applies to physics-based, mechanistic, or other first principles-based models. The recommendations are intended to promote consistency and facilitate efficient review of medical device submissions.
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