Medical Devices
Recommending Standards for CDRH Recognition
Individuals who wish to propose standards to the CDRH for recognition under Section 514(c) of the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act should, at a minimum, submit the following information:
- title of the standard;
- any reference number and date;
- name and address of the nationally or internationally recognized standards development organization;
- a proposed list of devices for which a declaration of conformity should routinely apply; and
- a brief identification of the testing or performance or other characteristics of the device(s) that would be addressed by a declaration of conformity.
Recommendations to consider standards for the list of recognized standards, may be submitted at any time to:
Scott A. Colburn, Director
Standards Management Staff
Office of the Center Director
Center for Devices and Radiological Health
10903 New Hampshire Avenue
WO66-3632
Silver Spring, MD 20993-0002
Telephone: 301-796-6287
Email: scott.colburn@fda.hhs.gov
Guidance Pertaining to the FDA Modernization Act