US Food and Drug Administration Clearance of Moderate‐Risk Otolaryngologic Devices via the 510(k) Process, 1997‐2016
Rathi VK, Gadkaree SK, Ross JS, Kozin ED, Sethi RK, Naunheim MR, Puram SV, Gray ST. US Food and Drug Administration Clearance of Moderate‐Risk Otolaryngologic Devices via the 510(k) Process, 1997‐2016. Otolaryngology 2017, 157: 608-617. PMID: 28786317, DOI: 10.1177/0194599817721689.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPremarket evidenceClinical evidenceClinical performance dataUS FoodAvailable FDA documentsFDA documentsEvidence of safetyDrug Administration clearanceOne-quarterNonclinical evidenceClinical practiceDrug AdministrationFDA clearanceOne-thirdTwo-thirdsClearanceFDATherapeutic devicesEvidenceSafetyOtolaryngologistsMajorityOtologic