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The purpose of this guidance is to provide further clarification and updated information on the use of International Standard ISO 10993-1, \"Biological evaluation of medical devices--Part 1: Evaluation and testing within a risk management process\" to support premarket approval applications (PMAs), humanitarian device exemptions (HDEs), investigational device exemption (IDE) applications, premarket notifications (510(k)s), and De Novo requests.","action":"Notice of availability.","agencies":[{"raw_name":"DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","name":"Health and Human Services Department","id":221,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/health-and-human-services-department","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/221","parent_id":null,"slug":"health-and-human-services-department"},{"raw_name":"Food and Drug Administration","name":"Food and Drug Administration","id":199,"url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/agencies/food-and-drug-administration","json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/agencies/199","parent_id":221,"slug":"food-and-drug-administration"}],"body_html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/html/2023/09/08/2023-19402.html","cfr_references":[],"citation":"88 FR 62091","comment_url":null,"comments_close_on":null,"correction_of":null,"corrections":[],"dates":"The announcement of the guidance is published in the Federal Register on September 8, 2023.","disposition_notes":null,"docket_ids":["Docket No. FDA-2013-D-0350"],"dockets":[{"supporting_documents":[],"agency_name":"FDA","documents":[{"comment_count":0,"comment_start_date":null,"updated_at":"2023-09-08T10:56:44.145-04:00","comment_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/commenton/FDA-2013-D-0350-0053","allow_late_comments":null,"id":"FDA-2013-D-0350-0053","comment_end_date":null,"regulations_dot_gov_open_for_comment":false}],"supporting_documents_count":0,"id":"FDA-2013-D-0350","title":"Use of International Standard ISO-10993, “Biological Evaluation of Medical Devices Part1: Evaluation and Testing”; Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Availability"}],"document_number":"2023-19402","effective_on":null,"end_page":62093,"executive_order_notes":null,"executive_order_number":null,"full_text_xml_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/xml/2023/09/08/2023-19402.xml","html_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2023/09/08/2023-19402/use-of-international-standard-iso-10993-1-biological-evaluation-of-medical-devices-part-1-evaluation","images":{},"images_metadata":{},"json_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/api/v1/documents/2023-19402?publication_date=2023-09-08","mods_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/metadata/granule/FR-2023-09-08/2023-19402/mods.xml","not_received_for_publication":null,"page_length":3,"page_views":{"count":3713,"last_updated":"2026-07-27 08:15:03 -0400"},"pdf_url":"https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-09-08/pdf/2023-19402.pdf","presidential_document_number":null,"proclamation_number":null,"public_inspection_pdf_url":"https://public-inspection.federalregister.gov/2023-19402.pdf?1694090772","publication_date":"2023-09-08","raw_text_url":"https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/full_text/text/2023/09/08/2023-19402.txt","regulation_id_number_info":{},"regulation_id_numbers":[],"regulations_dot_gov_info":{"supporting_documents":[],"comments_count":0,"agency_id":"FDA","comments_url":"https://www.regulations.gov/docketBrowser?rpp=50&so=DESC&sb=postedDate&po=0&dct=PS&D=FDA-2013-D-0350","supporting_documents_count":0,"docket_id":"FDA-2013-D-0350","document_id":"FDA-2013-D-0350-0053","regulation_id_number":null,"title":"Use of International Standard ISO-10993, “Biological Evaluation of Medical Devices Part1: Evaluation and Testing”; Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Availability","checked_regulationsdotgov_at":"2023-09-09T14:00:10Z"},"regulations_dot_gov_url":null,"significant":null,"signing_date":null,"start_page":62091,"subtype":null,"title":"Use of International Standard ISO 10993-1, “Biological Evaluation of Medical Devices-Part 1: Evaluation and Testing Within a Risk Management Process”; Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Availability","toc_doc":"Use of International Standard ISO 109931, Biological Evaluation of Medical Devices, Part 1: Evaluation and Testing within a Risk Management Process","toc_subject":"Guidance:\n","topics":[],"type":"Notice","volume":88}