Intent To Exempt Certain Unclassified Medical Devices From Premarket Notification Requirements; Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Availability

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Choosing an item from suggestions will bring you directly to the content. Intent To Exempt Certain Unclassified Medical Devices From Premarket Notification Requirements; Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Availability The announcement of the guidance is published in the Federal Register on June 5, 2026. Table of Contents Enhanced Content - Table of Contents This table of contents is a navigational tool, processed from the headings within the legal text of Federal Register documents. This repetition of headings to form internal navigation links has no substantive legal effect. This PDF is FR Doc. 2026-11303 as it appeared on Public Inspection on 06/04/2026 at 8:45 am. It was viewed 125 times while on Public Inspection. If you are using public inspection listings for legal research, you should verify the contents of the documents against a final, official edition of the Federal Register. Only official editions of the Federal Register provide legal notice of publication to the public and judicial notice to the courts under 44 U.S.C. 1503 & 1507. Learn more here. Published Document: 2026-11303 (91 FR 34240) This document has been published in the Federal Register. Use the PDF linked in the document sidebar for the official electronic format. AGENCY: Food and Drug Administration, HHS. ACTION: Notice of availability. SUMMARY: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is announcing the availability of the guidance “Intent to Exempt Certain Unclassified Medical Devices from Premarket Notification Requirements.” This guidance describes FDA's intent to exempt certain unclassified medical devices from premarket notification requirements. At this time, and based on the information currently available to the Agency, FDA believes the devices identified in this guidance meet the standards for exemption from premarket notification. This guidance has been implemented without prior comment, but it remains subject to comment in accordance with the Agency's good guidance practices. DATES: The announcement of the guidance is published in the Federal Register on June 5, 2026. ADDRESSES: You may submit either electronic or written comments on Agency guidances at any time as follows: Electronic Submissions Submit electronic comments in the following way: Federal eRulemaking Portal: https://www.regulations.gov. Follow the instructions for submitting comments. Comments submitted electronically, including attachments, to https://www.regulations.gov will be posted to the docket unchanged. 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For written/paper comments submitted to the Dockets Management Staff, FDA will post your comment, as well as any attachments, except for information submitted, marked and identified, as confidential, if submitted as detailed in “Instructions.” Instructions: All submissions received must include the Docket No. FDA-2014-D-0967 for “Intent to Exempt Certain Unclassified Medical Devices from Premarket Notification Requirements.” Received comments will be placed in the docket and, except for those submitted as “Confidential Submissions,” publicly viewable at https://www.regulations.gov or at the Dockets Management Staff between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m., Monday through Friday, 240-402-7500. Confidential Submissions—To submit a comment with confidential information that you do not wish to be made publicly available, submit your comments only as a written/paper submission. You should submit two copies total. 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For more information about FDA's posting of comments to public dockets, see 80 FR 56469, September 18, 2015, or access the information at: https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2015-09-18/pdf/2015-23389.pdf. ( printed page 34241) Docket: For access to the docket to read background documents or the electronic and written/paper comments received, go to https://www.regulations.gov and insert the docket number, found in brackets in the heading of this document, into the “Search” box and follow the prompts and/or go to the Dockets Management Staff, 5630 Fishers Lane, Rm. 1061, Rockville, MD 20852, 240-402-7500. You may submit comments on any guidance at any time (see 21 CFR 10.115(g)(5)). An electronic copy of the guidance document is available for download from the internet. See the SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION section for information on electronic access to the guidance. Submit written requests for a single hard copy of the draft guidance document titled “Intent to Exempt Certain Unclassified Medical Devices from Premarket Notification Requirements” to the Office of Policy, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Bldg. 66, Rm. 5441, Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002. Send one self-addressed adhesive label to assist that office in processing your request. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Erica Takai, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, 301-796-6353. SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: I. Background FDA is announcing the availability of a guidance titled “Intent to Exempt Certain Unclassified Medical Devices from Premarket Notification Requirements.” In the commitment letter (section I.G of the Performance Goals and Procedures) that was drafted as part of the reauthorization process for the Medical Device User Fee Amendments of 2012, part of the Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (Pub. L. 112-144), FDA committed to proposing low-risk medical devices to exempt from premarket notification (510(k)) requirements. This guidance describes FDA's intent to exempt certain unclassified medical devices (that FDA intends to propose classifying into class I or II) from premarket notification requirements. At this time, FDA believes the devices being added to this guidance meet the standards for exemption from premarket notification requirements. Until such exemption occurs, or until FDA becomes aware of new information affecting its current understanding, FDA does not intend to enforce compliance with 510(k) requirements for these devices. Due to this enforcement policy, FDA does not expect manufacturers to submit 510(k)s for these devices during this time period. This updated guidance supersedes the June 2019 guidance of the same title, “Intent to Exempt Certain Unclassified Medical Devices from Premarket Notification Requirements.” The updated guidance includes five additional product codes that have been independently considered by panels and were recommended as appropriate for classification into class I or class II. FDA's current assessment is that these device types meet the standards for exemption from premarket notification. The five product codes included in the update to the guidance are: LDK-Device, sensing, optical contour; MVV-Device, acupressure; MQZ-Prosthesis, nail; MIG-Strip, test isoniazid; and LXQ-Cup, eye. This guidance is being implemented without prior public comment because the Agency has determined that prior public participation is not feasible or appropriate (see section 701(h)(1)(C) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 371(h)(1)(C)) and 21 CFR 10.115(g)(2)). FDA has determined that this guidance presents a less burdensome policy that is consistent with public health. Although this guidance is being implemented immediately without prior comment, it remains subject to comment in accordance with the Agency's good guidance practices(21 CFR 10.115(g)(3)(i)(D)). FDA will consider all comments received and revise the guidance as appropriate. The guidance represents the current thinking of FDA on the intent to exempt certain unclassified medical devices from premarket notification requirements. It does not establish any rights for any person and is not binding on FDA or the public. You can use an alternative approach if it satisfies the requirements of the applicable statutes and regulations. While this guidance contains no new collection of information, it does refer to previously approved FDA collections of information. The previously approved collections of information are subject to review by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (PRA) (44 U.S.C. 3501-3521). The collections of information in the following table have been approved by OMB: ( printed page 34242) Grace R. Graham, Deputy Commissioner for Policy, Legislation, and International Affairs.