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# Draft Guide on Device Discontinuance/Interruption
- URL: https://www.fdaweb.com/draft-guide-on-device-discontinuance-interruption/
- Published: 2022-01-11T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-09-14T17:28:14.000Z
- Author: David McFarland
- Tags: FDA Policy/General, #legacy-id-D5150900

*Federal Register* notice: FDA has made available a draft guidance entitled *Notifying FDA of a Permanent Discontinuance or Interruption in Manufacturing of a Device Under Section 506J of the FD&C Act*. The agency requires device manufacturers to notify it about a permanent discontinuance or an interruption in a device’s manufacture. To view the notice, click [here](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2022-01-11/pdf/2022-00321.pdf?ref=fdaweb.com).