Methodology

Exactly what is in the data, where it comes from and what it can't tell you.

Sources

How we join and check

Each FDA list entry is matched to its openFDA record by submission number. Current QA: 1,614 of 1,614 joined; 0 duplicates; 2 product-code mismatches and 1 date mismatch logged and flagged, not hidden; 34 text-encoding fixes.

By pathway

PathwayDevices
510(k)1,553
De Novo40
PMA17
PMA supplement4

Limits