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PreClinicalandClinicalStudiesforNeurothrombectomyDevices
GuidanceforIndustryandFDAStaff
Pre-ClinicalandClinicalStudies
forNeurothrombectomyDevices
Documentissuedon:
June18,2007
ForquestionsregardingthisdocumentcontactCarlosPeña,Ph.D.,M.S.,at(301)827-3340or
carlos.pena@cdrh.fda.govorNeilOgdenat(240)276-3600orneil.ogden@cdrh.fda.gov.
U.S.DepartmentofHealthandHumanServices
FoodandDrugAdministration
CenterforDevicesandRadiologicalHealth
GeneralSurgeryDevicesBranch
DivisionofGeneral,Restorative,andNeurologicalDevices
OfficeofDeviceEvaluationContainsNonbindingRecommendations
Preface
PublicComments
WrittencommentsandsuggestionsmaybesubmittedatanytimeforAgencyconsideration
totheDivisionofManagement,FoodandDrugAdministration,5630FishersLane,Room
1061,(HFA-305),Rockville,MD,20852.Alternatively,electroniccommentsmaybe
submittedtohttp:
//www.fda.gov/dockets/ecomments.Whensubmittingcomments,please
refertotheexacttitleofthisguidancedocument.Commentsmaynotbeacteduponbythe
Agencyuntilthedocumentisnextrevisedorupdated.
AdditionalCopies
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240-276-3151toreceiveahardcopy.Pleaseusethedocumentnumber(1586)toidentifythe
guidanceyouarerequesting.ContainsNonbindingRecommendations
TableofContents
1.INTRODUCTION............................................................................................................1
TheLeastBurdensomeApproach..........................................................................................2
2.REGULATORYPATHWAY.........................................................................................2
3.BIOCOMPATIBILITY...................................................................................................3
4.PRE-CLINICALEVALUATION..................................................................................3
A.TestProtocols.................................................................................................................3
B.TestMethodsandConditions........................................................................................3
C.ActualDeviceEvaluated................................................................................................3
D.StatisticalAnalysis.........................................................................................................3
5.BENCHTESTING..........................................................................................................4
6.ANIMALTESTING........................................................................................................4
A.Usability.........................................................................................................................4
B.Safety.............................................................................................................................4
C.Effectiveness..................................................................................................................5
7.CLINICALSTUDIES.....................................................................................................5
A.SubjectSelection............................................................................................................5
InclusionCriteria...............................................................................................................5
ExclusionCriteria..............................................................................................................6
OnsettoTreatmentwithNeurothrombectomyDevices....................................................6
MagnitudeoftheClotLoad:
Location,Size,andEtiology..............................................7
ControlGroups...................................................................................................................7
B.InitialAssessments.........................................................................................................7
Angiography......................................................................................................................7
ImagingAssessments.........................................................................................................8
NeurologicEvaluation.......................................................................................................8
C.Follow-UpAssessments.................................................................................................9
Angiography......................................................................................................................9
ImagingAssessments.........................................................................................................9
NeurologicEvaluation.......................................................................................................9
D.OutcomeMeasures.........................................................................................................9
SafetyEndpoints................................................................................................................9
EffectivenessEndpoints...................................................................................................10
8.MEASURESOFSUCCESS..........................................................................................11
9.ALTERNATIVESOURCESOFCLINICALINFORMATION..............................11ContainsNonbindingRecommendations
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GuidanceforIndustryandFDAStaff
Pre-ClinicalandClinicalStudiesfor
NeurothrombectomyDevices
ThisguidancerepresentstheFoodandDrugAdministration's(FDA's)currentthinkingon
thistopic.Itdoesnotcreateorconferanyrightsfororonanypersonanddoesnotoperateto
bindFDAorthepublic.Youcanuseanalternativeapproachiftheapproachsatisfiesthe
requirementsoftheapplicablestatutesandregulations.Ifyouwanttodiscussanalternative
approach,contacttheFDAstaffresponsibleforimplementingthisguidance.Ifyoucannot
identifytheappropriateFDAstaff,calltheappropriatenumberlistedonthetitlepageofthis
guidance.
1.Introduction
ThisguidancedocumentdescribesFDA’srecommendationsforpre-clinicalandclinicalstudies
thatinvolveneurothrombectomydevicesconductedtosupportpremarketsubmissionsfor
neurothrombectomydevicesindicatedforischemicstroke.Aneurothrombectomydeviceis
intendedtoretrieveordestroybloodclotsinthecerebralneurovasculaturebymechanical(i.e.,
snareorsuction),laser,ultrasoundtechnologies,orcombinationoftechnologies.
Thisguidancedocumentdoesnotdescribeallelementsrequiredforpremarketnotification
(510(k))submissions,investigationaldeviceexemption(IDE),orpremarketapproval(PMA)
applications.ThisguidancedocumentsupplementsotherFDApublicationson510(k)
submissions,IDE,andPMAapplicationsandisnotareplacementforthesedocuments.
PremarketNotification-510(k)Information
Forgeneralinformationon510(k),referto21CFR807.87,theguidanceentitledFormatfor
TraditionalandAbbreviated510(k)s
1
and“PremarketNotification510(k)”inthe(Center
forDevicesandRadiologicalHealth)CDRHDeviceAdviceat
http:
//www.fda.gov/cdrh/devadvice/314.html.
InvestigationalDeviceExemptionInformation
ForgeneralIDEinformation,referto21CFRPart812ortothe“IntroductionIDE
Overview,”athttp:
//www.fda.gov/cdrh/devadvice/ide/index.shtml.
PremarketApprovalApplication(PMA)Information
ForgeneralinformationaboutPMAapplications,referto21CFR814or“Application
Methods,”athttp:
//www.fda.gov/cdrh/devadvice/pma/app_methods.html.
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http:
//www.fda.gov/cdrh/ode/guidance/1567.htmlContainsNonbindingRecommendations
page2
FDA’sguidancedocuments,includingthisguidancedocument,donotestablishlegally
enforceableresponsibilities.Instead,guidancedocumentsdescribetheAgency’scurrent
thinkingonatopicandshouldbeviewedonlyasrecommendations,unlessspecificregulatoryor
statutoryrequirementsarecited.TheuseofthewordshouldinAgencyguidancedocuments
meansthatsomethingissuggestedorrecommended,butnotrequired.
TheLeastBurdensomeApproach
Theissuesidentifiedinthisguidancedocumentrepresentthosethatwebelieveneedtobe
addressedbeforeyourdevicecanbemarketed.Indevelopingtheguidance,wecarefully
consideredtherelevantstatutorycriteriaforAgencydecision-making.Wealsoconsidered
theburdenthatmaybeincurredinyourattempttofollowtheguidanceandaddresstheissues
wehaveidentified.Webelievethatwehaveconsideredtheleastburdensomeapproachto
resolvingtheissuespresentedintheguidancedocument.If,however,youbelievethatthere
isalessburdensomewaytoaddresstheissues,youshouldfollowtheproceduresoutlinedin
the“ASuggestedApproachtoResolvingLeastBurdensomeIssues”document.Itis
availableonourCenterwebpageat:
http:
//www.fda.gov/cdrh/modact/leastburdensome.html.
2.RegulatoryPathway
Theregulatorypathway,i.e.,premarketnotificationsubmission(510(k)),denovoclassification,
orpremarketapprovalapplication(PMA),foraneurothrombectomydevicedependsonthe
identificationofanappropriatepredicatedevice,thetechnologyofthedevice,anditsindications
foruse.Mechanicalneurothrombectomydevicesindicatedforretrievalofclotsinpatientswit