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Course Agenda
Day One (9:00AM - 4:30PM)

9:00 – 9:30 AM: Registration

9:30 – 10:30 AM: The Law and Regulations
  • The legal basis for a 510(k): The potential consequences  of not submitting a 510(k)
  • Different  types of 510(k)s
  • How to determine if a 510(k) is needed
  • How to select the appropriate  type of 510(k)s
  • Review  of bundling 510(k)s
  • The 513(g)
10:30 – 10:40 AM: Break

10:40 – 12:30 noon: Strategy and Planning
  • Factors to consider when developing  a strategic and regulatory  plan
  • How to define the role of the regulatory  professional
  • How to use FDA guidance when planning and organizing  the 510(k)
  • Risk Assessment and strategic presentation
12:30 – 1:30 PM: Lunch

 1:30 – 3:00 PM: Assembling  the 510(k)
  • How to select a predicate device
  • How to collect and organize the data and actually prepare  the 510(k)
  • Standards  Data Report
  • Potential  Pitfalls

3:00 – 3:10AM: Break

3:10 – 4:30PM: Assembling  the 510(k) (Continued)
  • Sections of the 510k application
  • Best Practices for filling the 510(k) checklist
  • The traditional and e510k format of application
  • Gap Analysis and 510k strategy
Day Two (8:30 AM - 12:30PM)

8:30 – 9:45 AM: FDA’s 510(k) Refuse to Accept
  • What happens once you submit the 510k
  • FDA’s internal review process for new 510k
  • Discussion of the “Refuse  to Accept” checklist
  • Common reasons for rejection and potential solutions

9:45 – 10:00 AM: Break

10:00 – 11:00 noon: The FDA Review Process
  • The review  process for traditional 510(k)s
  • Interacting with FDA before and during  the review  process
  • The role of the regulatory  professional  in resolving  disputes
  • How the FDA “holds” process work
  • Tips and hints
 
11:00 – 11:10 PM: Break

11:10 – 12:30 PM: 510(k)  Post-Clearance  Process
  • Deciding when to submit a new 510(k) for a device  modification
  • Obtaining  information  about another company’s devices
  • Modifications
  • Life cycle considerations
  • Promotional  practices
  • Post-clearance  exercise 

11:10 – 12:30 PM: Lunch and Adjournment