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7.2.3 De Novo Classification Process

With the modification to Section 513(f)(2) of the FD&C Act through the FDA Safety and 879 Innovation Act (FDASIA), sponsors that believe their device is appropriate for classification into 880 Class I or Class II and determines, based on currently available information, there is no legally 881 marketed predicate device , can submit a De Novo request without a preceding 510(k) and Not 882 Substantially Equivalent (NSE) decision (i.e., “Direct De Novo ”). The De Novo request must 883 include a description of the device and detailed information and reasons for any recommended 884 classification. If the requester demonstrates that the criteria at section 513(a)(1)(A) or (B) of the 885 FD&C Act are met, the Agency will grant the De Novo request, in which case the specific device 886 and device type is classified in Class I or Class II. The granting of the De Novo request allows 887 the device to be marketed immediately, creates a classification regulation for devices of this type, 888 and permits the device to serve as a predicate device. 889 FDA will review De Novo requests for devices that are not within a device type that has been 890 classified under the criteria at section 513(a)(1) of the FD&C Act. This includes devices that do 891 not fall within any existing classification regulation, where the De Novo requester either 892 determines that there is no predicate device or has received an NSE determination on a 510(k) 893 submission. If the device is within a type for which there is an existing classification regulation 894 or one or more approved PMAs, the appropriate mechanism for classification into class I or II 895 would be reclassification under section 513(e) or section 513(f)(3) of the FD&C Act. Additional 896 information on the De Novo classification process can be found in the Agency’s guidance “ De 897 Novo Classification Process (Evaluation of Automatic Class III Designation).”

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