Regulatory ESSENTIAL



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Scope: This ESSENTIAL describes the regulatory requirements of medical devices in the USA, based on the - Title 21 - Chapter I - Subchapter H (Medical Devices) - Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act - FDA Official Guides Definition of "Medical Device" acc. to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (Chapter II - Definitions) (h)(1) The term ‘‘device’’ (except when used in paragraph (n) of this section and in sections 301(i), 403(f), 502(c), and 602(c)) means an instrument, apparatus, implement, machine, contrivance, implant, in vitro reagent, or other similar or related article, including any component, part, or accessory, which is— (A) recognized in the official National Formulary, or the United States Pharmacopeia, or any supplement to them, (B) intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other conditions, or in the cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease, in man or other animals, or (C) intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of man or other animals Health products are classified into three risk classes, according to the classification: Class I - low risk Class II - medium risk Class III - high risk Radiation-emitting Electronic Products are not in scope of this Regulatory Essential.

Stakeholders: Manufacturer, Importer
Legislation in force: Title 21 - Food and Drugs Chapter I - Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services Subchapter H - Medical Devices FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT Excerpt of content: Section 510 - REGISTRATION OF PRODUCERS OF DRUGS AND DEVICES (starts at page 346 of 924) Section 510(k) REGISTRATION (starts at page 353 of 924) Section 513 - CLASSIFICATION OF DEVICES INTENDED FOR HUMAN USE (starts at page 392 of 924) Section 514 - PERFORMANCE STANDARDS (starts at page 407 of 924) Section 515 - PREMARKET APPROVAL (starts at page 412 of 924) Section 516 - BANNED DEVICES (starts at page 430 of 924) Section 517 - JUDICIAL REVIEW Section 518 - NOTIFICATION AND OTHER REMEDIES Section 519 - RECORDS AND REPORTS ON DEVICES Section 520 - GENERAL PROVISIONS RESPECTING CONTROL OF DEVICES INTENDED FOR HUMAN USE Section 521 - STATE AND LOCAL REQUIREMENTS RESPECTING DEVICES Section 522 - POSTMARKET SURVEILLANCE Section 523 - ACCREDITED PERSONS

Application national: USA, Medical Devices, Pre-Market Approval, Pre-Market Notification, Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 510(k) requirements, United States Agent

Countries: Image for US USA - United States of America,  
Status: Published 2023-09-18 by Anette Dunkel-Reinboth and Michael Loerzer
Last change 2024-03-06 by Ina May: Registration at related authority required?, Medical devices
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Scope of this ESSENTIAL
This ESSENTIAL describes the regulatory requirements of medical devices in the USA, based on the
- Title 21 - Chapter I - Subchapter H (Medical Devices)
- Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act
- FDA Official Guides

Definition of "Medical Device" acc. to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (Chapter II - Definitions)
(h)(1) The term ‘‘device’’ (except when used in paragraph (n) of this section and in sections 301(i), 403(f), 502(c), and 602(c)) means an instrument, apparatus, implement, machine, contrivance, implant, in vitro reagent, or other similar or related article, including any component, part, or accessory, which is—
(A) recognized in the official National Formulary, or the United States Pharmacopeia, or any supplement to them,
(B) intended for use in the diagnosis of disease or other conditions, or in the cure, mitigation, treatment, or prevention of disease, in man or other animals, or
(C) intended to affect the structure or any function of the body of man or other animals

Health products are classified into three risk classes, according to the classification:
Class I - low risk
Class II - medium risk
Class III - high risk

Radiation-emitting Electronic Products are not in scope of this Regulatory Essential.'

Analysis of regulatory requirements

Legislation in force for this PCT
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Are legal provisions regulates the product compliance topic? If yes, what is the reference (title, number)?

Responsible actors
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Which actor(s) are responsible for compliance with the legal provisions: e. g. - economic operators (manufacturer, importer, distributor, fulfilment service provider), - user (commercial/industrial/professional), - user (private, consumer)?

Regulatory market access conditions for the actor(s)
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What are the main regulatory requirements (e. g. conformity assessment fulfilment of essential requirements of Annex I 2006/42/EC) prior placing on the market, importation and putting into service (brief description)

Exemption clauses
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Exempted devices/products or industry sectors.

Sub-federal legislation of states/counties
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E. g. by 2019 an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) on governance of the Electrical Equipment Safety System (EESS) has been signed by Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia and Tasmania.

FTA/MRA status with EU
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Has the country signed a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) or a Mutual recognition agreement (MRA) with EU?

Authority
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Name of the authority for approval, registration, market surveillance and/or enforcement

Link/Reference to other reference document(s)
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Abbreviations
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Important abbreviations which are special for this legislation or theme.

Route to compliance

Formal and administrative requirements

Registration at related authority required?
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Product registration? Manufacturer registration? Importer / Representative registration? if required.

Local representative legally required?
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[Yes/No]

IMDRF Membership
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Established in October 2011, the IMDRF is a forum for medical device regulators from multiple jurisdictions who have agreed to work together to promote international harmonization and convergence in the medical device field. The IMDRF builds on the foundational work of the Global Harmonization Task Force (GHTF), which was established in 1992 with the EU as one of the founding members.

Database Entry required
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Equipment authorization (approval process)

Classification Rules
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Nomenclature/Borderline Rules
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Approval process (conformity assessment procedure)
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Means each legally required approval process prior placing on the market, importation or putting into service

Approval process (conformity assessment procedure)
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Means each legally required approval process prior placing on the market, importation or putting into service

Approval process (conformity assessment procedure)
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Means each legally required approval process prior placing on the market, importation or putting into service

Conformance document(s) to show compliance to the authority
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e. g. SDoC, technical documentation (for 10 years), filled-in approval forms (e. g. ACMA in AUT)

Conformance document validity and renewal
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Validity for Conformance document name mentioned. For mandatory certification validity is important.

Which documents are required by an approval body?
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e .g. formal application

Is a factory inspection legally required
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Hints
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Specific recommendations, information or most common mistakes

Testing & Standards

Specific requirements for testing
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e. g. is an accredited test lab. mandatory, limits, test samples, product description

General information to the application of standards
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e. g. China: GB standards are mandatory, EU: harmonized standards shall be published in the OJEU with respect to "presumption of conformity"

Source for standards for conformity assessment
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Clinical Investigation/Evaluation
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Is in-country testing legally required?
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Acceptance of foreign test reports
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Regulatory labelling, markings and user information

Regulatory label (mandatory)
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e. g. product label

Regulatory e-labelling allowed?
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e. g. put the regulatory information and labels in a software menu

UDI marking
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Required information on the product and/or packaging
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e. g. address of the manufacturer/importer, serial number

User instructions language(s)
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Regulated by the legal provisions

User instruction requirements and specific compliance notes
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Form, sentence inside, simple text. E. g. FCC/ISED compliance information, SAR information, battery, environmental information like waste

Medical Device Symbols
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Code, ContinentUSA, North America
Economic Area
Official LanguageThe United States of America doesn’t have an official language on the federal level. They do use English as the primary language for official documents and publications, legislation, orders, regulations and rulings. The states with English as the only official language are: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Carolina, North Dakota, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Virginia and Wyoming. Puerto Rico has declared Spanish the principal language, but both English and Spanish are official languages. In the US Virgin Islands, only English is official, while American Samoa has English and Samoan. Guam has English and Chamorro has official languages and in the Northern Mariana Islands, English, Chamorro and Carolinian are official.
Standard InstituteAmerican National Standards Institute - ANSI | https://ansi.org/
HS CodememberYes, since 1970






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