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Example Device Pre-Market Approval API queries

To help get you started, we have provided some API query examples below. Use the Run query button to call the API and get back results. You can experiment by editing the example queries in the black text box.

Example query

One PMA record with the decision_code equal to APPR

This query searches for all records with a particular decision_code.

  1. search for all records with decision_code equal to APPR.

  2. limit to 1 record.

Example query

One PMA record for the LWP product code

This query searches for records matching a certain search term, and asks for a single one.

See searchable fields for more fields you can use to count and understand the nature of device PMA approval.

  1. search for all records with product_code equals LWP.

  2. limit to 1 record.

Example query

Count of top advisory committees for PMA submissions.

This query is similar to the prior one, but returns a count of the most frequent advisory committees.

See searchable fields for more fields you can use to count and understand the nature of device PMA approval.

  1. search for all records.

  2. count the field advisory_committee