FDA Premarket Approval (PMA) API

Fetches FDA Premarket Approval records for medical devices via OpenFDA device/pma.json.

Example input

{
  "queries": ["cardiac", "pacemaker"],
  "limit": 20
}

Example output

{
  "source": "fda_device_pma",
  "query": "cardiac",
  "recordType": "pma_approval",
  "title": "TatiCath Quartz Set",
  "identifier": "P230014",
  "date": "2024-06-25",
  "url": "https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfpma/pma.cfm?id=P230014",
  "summary": "Applicant: BIOSENSE WEBSTER, INC. | Type: Original | Decision: Approved"
}

Pricing

This actor is charged per dataset item at $0.002/item.

Items returned	Estimated cost
100 items	~$0.20
1,000 items	~$2.00
5,000 items	~$10.00

Limitations

• API Rate Limits: Query rates may be restricted by upstream agency APIs
• Data Freshness: Information is refreshed on agency schedules; check source for update frequency
• Historical Depth: Available records depend on agency archive policies

Notes

• 6,792 total PMA records in OpenFDA.
• No auth required; optional API key for higher rate limits.

Best for

• Teams needing fda premarket approval api data in normalized JSON format.

Input

See .actor/input_schema.json for full input fields.

Output

Returns normalized dataset items with source/query/title/date/url/summary fields.