Electronic Submission Template for Medical Device Premarket Approval Applications (PMAs): Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff

Issue Date: September 18, 2026
Issued by: Center for Devices and Radiological Health
Topic(s): Electronic Submissions, Premarket Approval (PMA)
Status: Draft

Electronic Submission Template for Medical Device Premarket Approval Applications (PMAs): Draft Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA or Agency) is announcing the availability of the draft guidance entitled “Electronic Submission Template for Medical Device Premarket Approval Applications (PMAs).” FDA is issuing this draft guidance for submitters of certain PMAs to the Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) and Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER). It introduces those submitters to the current publicly available resources and associated content developed to support electronic submissions of certain PMAs and PMA supplements to FDA. This draft guidance, when finalized, is intended to represent one of several steps in meeting FDA’s commitment to the development of electronic submission templates to serve as guided submission preparation tools for industry to improve submission consistency and enhance efficiency in the review process. This draft guidance is not final nor is it for implementation at this time.

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