FDA Preps Device Makers To Use eSTAR For De Novo Requests
Executive Summary
Manufacturers can’t use the US FDA’s voluntary eSTAR product submission program for de novo requests until January – but they can start practicing now on how to use eSTAR for that review pathway.
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