Regulatory Intelligence

Analysis from the AI device front line.

Technical, authoritative breakdowns of how FDA regulates AI-enabled medical devices — written for the people who have to get cleared.

How to find AI device predicates in the FDA 510(k) database

A working method for tracing the predicate chain behind any cleared AI device — what the 510(k) summary actually tells you, where the database falls short, and how to reconstruct lineage that FDA never publishes directly.

The FDA 510(k) AI medical device clearance list, explained

What's actually in FDA's AI/ML-enabled device list, why the static spreadsheet falls short, and how to read it like a database.

9 min

What is a Predetermined Change Control Plan (PCCP)?

FDA's mechanism for approving algorithm changes without a new submission — what qualifies, what doesn't, and the patterns in approved plans.

11 min

FDA De Novo AI device product codes: a complete map

Every De Novo grant that created a new AI product code, and what its special controls mean for the devices clearing into it.

13 min

FDA AI medical device guidance documents, 2024–2025

The action plans, draft guidances, and discussion papers shaping AI regulation — and what each one changes in practice.

12 min

FDA enforcement actions on AI diagnostic devices

What the warning letters reveal about FDA's posture on AI diagnostics, and where the agency is drawing its lines.

10 min

The SaMD regulatory pathway at FDA: a practical guide

How Software as a Medical Device moves through FDA, from classification to clearance, with the decisions that matter most.

15 min

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