This ICR collects information for the
Food and Drug Administration's Medical Product Safety Network
(MedSun) program from a subset of medical device user facilities
that constitutes a representative profile of user reports for
device-related deaths and serious injuries related to medical
devices. FDA relies on reports of product problems from consumers
and health care professionals, as well as from device
manufacturers, in order to understand if signals of product
problems are emerging in the postmarket use environment. MedSun is
a significant, and very successful, strategy used by FDA to
understand problems with medical devices in use in hospitals and
outpatient services associated with hospitals. The MedSun program
is unique to FDA and provides FDA with the ability to have a
dialogue with the clinical community, so they may work together to
learn about, understand, and solve problems with the use of medical
devices.
On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that
the collection of information encompassed by this request complies
with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR
1320.8(b)(3).
The following is a summary of the topics, regarding
the proposed collection of information, that the certification
covers:
(i) Why the information is being collected;
(ii) Use of information;
(iii) Burden estimate;
(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a
benefit, or mandatory);
(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and
(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control
number;
If you are unable to certify compliance with any of
these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked
and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.