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Your FDA pathway, AI-built.
Expert-reviewed.

Complizen’s AI builds your regulatory strategy — pathway, predicate shortlist, requirements map, risk gaps — and a senior FDA expert reviews every section, refines it, and walks you through it on a 1-hour call.

  • Fixed fee
  • One-week turnaround
  • FDA expert debrief
  • Credited toward 510(k) service
Regulatory Strategy ReportFinal · Delivered
Device
CardioFlex Ablation System
Single-use RF catheter + generator
Recommended
Traditional 510(k)
Class II · 21 CFR 870.3610 · Product code KZH
Predicate
K211045 — Biosense Webster
95% similarity score · 3 alternatives identified
Timeline
8–12 months to clearance
Based on current FDA review times for Class II cardiac devices
Key risks
Ceramic tip material — biocompat rationale required
Recommend ISO 10993-1 pathway or equivalence analysis
Next steps
3 actions mapped, prioritized
Test plan, biocompat strategy, predicate confirmation
What’s included

A regulatory strategy you can defend — AI-built, expert-reviewed.

AI does the analysis at speed. A senior FDA expert reviews and refines every piece before it lands in your inbox.

01

Pathway recommendation

510(k), De Novo, PMA, or exempt — with rationale, device class, product code, and 21 CFR citation. Defensible to investors and FDA.

02

Predicate shortlist

Top 5 clearances ranked by similarity, with an initial SE comparison framework to anchor your submission.

03

Requirements map

Every testing, documentation, and labeling requirement for your pathway — mapped to eSTAR sections and prioritized.

04

Risk & gap analysis

Where your device is most likely to face FDA questions — novel features, biocompatibility, software, combination products — with suggested mitigations.

05

Timeline & budget

Realistic timeline to FDA submission with key milestones. Budget estimate for testing, user fees, and Complizen tiers.

06

Q-Sub recommendation

Whether a Pre-Submission meeting is worth pursuing for your device — and if so, what questions to bring to FDA.

The pathways explained

Which pathway is right for your device?

PathwayDevice classTypical timelineUser fee (FY2025)When to use
Traditional 510(k)Most commonClass II6–12 months$24,320Substantially equivalent to a cleared predicate
Special 510(k)Class II3–6 months$24,320Design changes to your own cleared device
De NovoClass II (novel)12–24 months$37,000Novel device with no cleared predicate — creates a new product code
PMAClass III2–4 years$456,000+High-risk device — life-sustaining or implanted
ExemptClass I / some IINo review$0Low-risk device meeting specific exemption criteria

User fees as of FY2025. Timelines based on current CDRH performance data — subject to change.

“The regulatory strategy review pointed us at the right pathway from day one — with citations. We knew we weren't missing something critical, and that confidence is hard to put a price on.”
Ángel Enríquez, EmboaMed — FDA regulatory strategy
Ángel Enríquez, Ph.D.
Founder & CEO, EmboaMed
The engagement

Fixed fee. One week. Full report.

  • Full regulatory strategy report
  • 1-hour FDA expert debrief call
  • 2 weeks of follow-up Q&A
  • 100% credited toward 510(k) service
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