Instead of 12. Then Maintain Your Market Advantage with Agile Compliance
We help engineering teams navigate the FDA and get their software into the hands of doctors and patients. If you don’t have a team, we can also help build your software.
The engineers are at capacity building the device’s final features, but you still need to complete the design, risk, and cybersecurity documentation for the upcoming 510(k) submission.
It’s unclear how everything will be completed on time, and extending the deadline is not an option. You may need to submit your work in time for the next big industry conference, or you may have investor milestones tied to clearance, or perhaps you are just anxious to take your startup to the next stage.
Everyone has templates, but nobody has examples
There is no one-size-fits-all solution. Processes and templates designed for hardware, or Software in a Medical Device (SiMD), will overcomplicate things.
It can be hard to get started without relevant, concrete examples.
Most regulatory consultants are not software engineers. Therefore, while they can provide templates and high-level guidance, they may not be familiar with the tools your engineers use. Additionally, they may not be able to read the code and provide customized advice or concrete examples.
Software changes more rapidly than hardware, often requiring updates to address AI/ML, cybersecurity, and interoperability concerns. The mismatch between regulations written for hardware and the realities of modern software development further complicates matters. Additionally, multiple software-specific FDA guidance and standards must be followed to bring a device to market, including cybersecurity, off-the-shelf software, interoperability, other-device functions, SaMD clinical evaluation, general software validation, IEC62304, and more.
If your team is busy and has no prior experience with 510(k)s, it could take up to twelve months to gather all the necessary information.
The Pitfalls of Doing it Yourself will Waste Time:
Imagine, instead, that you have someone who will draft your 510(k) documents, drive the process, and save months of effort.
1. Your first 510(k) will be submitted in as little as 3 months
2. Your 510(k) will be cleared
And if its not cleared, it won’t be due to missing documentation.
Our FDA submission deadline was just two weeks away, and we had no software or cybersecurity documentation. We feared we would miss the deadline. Then our regulatory team introduced us to Innolitics. Their team swiftly validated our software and prepared the 15 necessary software and cybersecurity documents. They took a pragmatic approach that truly added value. This rapid timeline would have been impossible to meet without a team deeply knowledgeable in software, cybersecurity, AI/ML, and FDA regulations. In the end, we were able to submit on time! Thank you, Innolitics, for your Herculean efforts!
Andrea Cubitt
CEO of Dionysus Digital Health
Innolitics’ team epitomized proficiency, professionalism, and precision. Their expertise extends beyond FDA regulations, encompassing intricate facets of DICOM, radiology workflows, and adept software engineering. Venturing into this without their support would have potentially stretched our timeline to 9 months or more. Earning the FDA clearance (K231385), for us, is more than just an accomplishment; it’s a monumental milestone.
Amr Abodraiaa
CEO of Rology
Thanks to Innolitics, we were able to complete the software documentation for our 510(k) in just 4 months. They flew onsite to absorb how our software worked and provided detailed guidance. Without Medtech OS, training, and support, I can easily imagine the process taking 12 months. Our engineering team was able to focus on feature development instead of being bogged down with documentation. We tried three different consultants before finding Innolitics. None of them could deliver. Innolitics took the reins and made it happen. I don’t see how we would have completed our 510(k) without them.
VP of Systems R&D
IVD Startup
Imagine feeling confident that your 510(k) will be done on time…
… and that you have a QMS that keeps your team agile.
Medtech startups can double in value, or even more, upon successful clearance.
What would it mean for your business if you could submit your 510(k) in just 4 months? How would it affect your valuation and investment prospects?
I needed a software development partner to write the software, train the AI, and get FDA clearance. An investor once told me that it would take me $5 million and 5 years to get to where we are now. Innolitics got me here 3 years ahead of schedule and $4 million dollars under budget.
Dr. Andrew Smith, MD PhD
Co-Founder at AI Metrics &
Chair of Diagnostic Imaging at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
What would it mean if your team could compile future 510(k)s in 2 months? How would this enable you to out-compete the competition?
Imagine being able to bring your product to market 6 or even 9 months sooner. What would that do for your business? Could it give you an edge over your competitors? What features could your engineers develop if they focused on software development rather than regulatory documentation? How much revenue could you generate if you launched faster?
We collaborate with clients who understand the impact their device will have once it hits the market. They have a grand vision and a long list of improvements they want their engineers to make. Their first 510(k) is just one of many. For these reasons, they are happy to pay an expert firm that can shorten their time-to-market and will set them up with an agile approach to compliance in the future. Every month of delay means lost revenue. Every month their engineers spend working on documentation is a missed opportunity to build a new feature.
Our SaMD Development Process
This is not for you if…
You want to check off a box without genuinely trying to make a safe and effective product
You are not interested in creating a culture of quality
You don’t believe your device will generate $1M or more in its first year on the market (and thus don’t see the value in getting there sooner)
Your product is not Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) Note: AI/ML add-ons to hardware devices can often be a sold as an SaMD add-on
This is for you if…
Your software is nearing completion and you’re in a hurry to submit a 510(k) or de novo.
You’re looking to set up an agile QMS designed for SaMD.
You’re in need of a software engineering team who can take you all the way to market and beyond.
You’re confident your device will succeed, you have a big vision, and you see every month of delays as costing hundreds of thousands of dollars.
Why Innolitics?
You may be wondering how we can guarantee that a 510(k) will be complete in 4 months when it often takes more than 12. There are two main reasons:
We speak both software and regulatory; we have a close-knit team of software engineers and regulatory experts.
Medtech OS
Medtech OS
Medtech OS is our platform that we use to get SaMD on the market. It’s purpose built by engineers who’ve struggled getting medical devices on the market the hard way for over a decade.
It’s more than an eQMS, it’s a fully customizable operating system, built on Notion, that will help your team get to market quickly.
It’s the central tool that empowers us to move so quickly.