What are the central authorities in charge of medical devices in various countries? United States  Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Attached to United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, is in charge of the administration of drugs, food, biological products, cosmetics, veterinary drugs, medical devices and diagnostic supplies throughout the country. Taiwan  Taiwan Food…

Are clinical trials necessary for medical devices to enter China? According to the 2018 announcement on the latest “Catalogue of medical devices exempted from clinical trials” (No. 94, 2018) and “Catalogue of IVD reagents exempted from clinical trials”, when the product description conforms to the medical devices or IVD reagents of the specification on the…

What are the norms for setting up a medical device factory in China? Good Manufacturing Practice for Medical Devices and YY0287-2017-Medical Devices-Quality Management Systems-Requirements for regulatory purposes / ISO 13485:2016 need to be followed. What is the current situation of centralized procurement of medical consumables? In March 2018, China changed the National Health and Family…

What are innovative medical devices? The core technology of the product has Chinese patent right for invention, or the application for invention patent has been reported to the Patent Administration Department under the State Council of China. The main working principle or action mechanism of the product is the first in China, and the product…