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Devices · STRATA SKIN SCIENCES, INC.

MELAFIND

PMAP090012General and Plastic SurgeryOYD

STRATA SKIN SCIENCES, INC. is listed for MELAFIND (P090012). The FDA list gives November 1, 2011 as the date of the final decision. The lead panel is General and Plastic Surgery, and the database link on the FDA list is the PMA pathway. openFDA describes product code OYD as “Optical Diagnostic Device For Melanoma Detection”: An optical diagnostic device for melanoma detection is a prescription device that measures and analyzes optical properties of a skin lesion. The device is intended for use by a physician trained in the clinical diagnosis and management of skin cancer as an adjunctive device following identification of a suspicious skin lesion. The output given by the device is intended to be used in combination with clinical and historical signs of skin cancer to obtain additional information prior to a decision to biopsy. It is not for use as a standalone diagnostic and is not for use to confirm a clinical diagnosis. Please reference https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/25/2026-05772/general-and-plastic-surgery-devices-reclassification-of-optical-diagnostic-devices-for-melanoma. openFDA records decision code APRL for this submission. This paragraph is assembled only from those public fields. It is not an FDA review, not a determination of safety or effectiveness, and not medical advice. Official record: https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfpma/pma.cfm?id=P090012

Official FDA database record

Date of final decision
November 1, 2011
Company on the FDA list
STRATA SKIN SCIENCES, INC.
Lead panel
General and Plastic Surgery
Primary product code
OYD
openFDA device name for the code
Optical Diagnostic Device For Melanoma Detection
Device class
2
Regulation number
878.1820
openFDA decision description
Not returned
openFDA decision code
APRL
Statement or summary label
Statement

Product-code text from openFDA

An optical diagnostic device for melanoma detection is a prescription device that measures and analyzes optical properties of a skin lesion. The device is intended for use by a physician trained in the clinical diagnosis and management of skin cancer as an adjunctive device following identification of a suspicious skin lesion. The output given by the device is intended to be used in combination with clinical and historical signs of skin cancer to obtain additional information prior to a decision to biopsy. It is not for use as a standalone diagnostic and is not for use to confirm a clinical diagnosis. Please reference https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2026/03/25/2026-05772/general-and-plastic-surgery-devices-reclassification-of-optical-diagnostic-devices-for-melanoma.