Use Case: FDA SaMD Compliance

Cut 6 Months Off
Your 510(k) Timeline

Automated validation and documentation for AI medical devices. Pre-validate your submission before the FDA does.

$6.7M
Cost of Delay

Average lost opportunity cost per delayed FDA clearance

6-12 months
Rejection Penalty

Additional timeline when submissions fail validation

$31M
Device Launch Cost

Average cost to bring a medium-complex AI device to market

The Approval Bottleneck

FDA Rejection Burns Cash and Kills Momentum

The FDA is tightening requirements for AI/ML-enabled medical devices. Predetermined Change Control Plans. Data lineage documentation. Validation of training data quality. Bias detection. Every rejection forces resubmission, adding 6-12 months to your timeline.

At a $6.7M cost per delay, the traditional approach—scrambling to document after development—is a strategic failure. Regulatory consultants are expensive and slow. Your competitors are shipping while you're stuck in review.

The Lucid Approach

Validation Built Into Development

Lucid's Clinical Validation Auditor embeds FDA-compliant documentation into your development workflow. Instead of retroactive scrambling, you generate the validation evidence the FDA needs as you build—reducing submission risk and accelerating clearance.

Technical Mechanism

How It Works

PCCP Generation

Automated creation of Predetermined Change Control Plan documentation showing how your model will be updated post-market.

Data Lineage Tracking

Complete audit trail of training data sources, preprocessing steps, and validation datasets—with HIPAA-compliant handling.

GMLP Alignment

Verification against FDA's Good Machine Learning Practice principles for medical AI development.

Proven Results

Value Proof

50%
Submission Time

reduction in 510(k) documentation preparation

Minimized
Rejection Risk

Pre-validation catches issues before FDA review

Built-in
HIPAA Compliance

Data lineage tracking without exposing patient PII

FDA 510(k)
De Novo
GMLP
Good ML Practice
HIPAA
Data Privacy
IEC 62304
Medical Device SW

Accelerate Your FDA Clearance

Stop burning cash on delays. Start shipping with confidence.