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  • 1.  180-day traditional PMA FDA review timeline

    Posted 14-Feb-2023 13:43

    Does anyone know if FDA is sticking to their promised review timelines, especially for the 180-day traditional PMA submission, and 90-day Modular PMA submission? Do we still expect any delay because of Covid?



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    Sophia Zhang
    Stoughton WI
    United States
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  • 2.  RE: 180-day traditional PMA FDA review timeline

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    Posted 15-Feb-2023 08:21
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    With MDUFA V in effect, FDA is working to stick to their original timelines before COVID. Since the prevalence of COVID is lower currently, this allows FDA to have more resources to meet their original timelines as well.




  • 3.  RE: 180-day traditional PMA FDA review timeline

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    Posted 16-Feb-2023 08:19
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    We filed our 510(k) last year around this time and it was drastically impacted by COVID.  Of course, we were filing into the IVD group, so that may have had something to do with it.  FDA did communicate early after our submission that the review time would be substantially different than normal (projected to be more than twice the normally expected 90-day review time).  Hopefully, that is going back to normal now.




  • 4.  RE: 180-day traditional PMA FDA review timeline

    Posted 21-Feb-2023 02:29

    Sophia,

    In the last couple years, we did see some longer review periods - as noted above especially in the IVD review teams.  While IVD review times are still quite longer, we are seeing other branches (except maybe surgical products) getting a bit back to normal.



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    Richard Vincins ASQ-CQA, MTOPRA, RAC
    Vice President Global Regulatory Affairs
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