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State Council Ordinance 739 in 2021

Regulations on the Supervision and Administration of Medical Devices


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Regulations on the Supervision and Administration of Medical Devices

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Chapter 1 General Provisions

Chapter 2 Medical Device Product Registration and Filing

Chapter 3 Medical Device Production

Chapter 4 Operation and Use of Medical Devices

Chapter 5 Handling of Adverse Events and Recall of Medical Devices

Chapter 6 Supervision and Inspection

Chapter 7 Legal Liability

Chapter 8 Supplementary Provisions


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Chapter 3 Medical Device Production

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Chapter 4 Operation and Use of Medical Devices

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Chapter 5 Handling of Adverse Events and Recall of Medical Devices

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Article 14

Compliant to new guidance of filling of class I medical device, see our article


Article 14 For the filing of Class I medical device (see below updated), the following materials shall be submitted:


 (1) Product risk analysis data;

 (2) Product technical requirements;

 (3) Product testing report;

 (4) Clinical evaluation data;

 (5) User manual and label;

 (6) Quality management system documents related to product development and production;

 (7) Other materials required to prove product safety and effectiveness.


Application for Class II and Class III medical device (see our article)


Article 21 The design, raw materials, production process, scope of application, method of use, etc. of registered II and III medical device have undergone substantial changes. If it is likely to affect the safety and effectiveness of the medical device, the registrants shall apply to the original registration department to go through the procedures for changing the registration; if other changes occur, it shall be filed or reported in accordance with the regulations of the drug regulatory department of the State Council.

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What is the impact of China’s new Order 739 on the medical device industry?


Abstract

A few days after implementation of Europe’s new Regulation on medical devices, China’s highest legislative Regulations on the Supervision and Administration of Medical Devices (State Council Order 2021/739) came into force on 1 June 2021. With eight Chapters and 107 Articles, Order 739 has substantially changed the legislation for medical devices in China to support innovative products, enable use of self-testing reports, enhance post-market surveillance, and strengthen the penalties for non-compliance. Order 739 also sets out clear obligations for Marketing Authorisation Holders, and introduces new rules for adverse event reporting, Unique Device Identification, and electronic regulated product submissions. A comprehensive summary of Order 739 is presented by Dr Liang Li. Some supporting guidance documents and standards are eagerly awaited by stakeholders interested in the Chinese market so they can understand the full extent of the requirements for medical devices. China’s new requirements align the country more closely with regulatory requirements recommended by the International Medical Device Regulators Forum, as well as the regulatory systems in the USA and Europe. China remains one of the most regulatory challenging countries but at the same time it is one of the most important markets for medical device manufacturers.



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Chapter 1 General Provisions


Article 1 In order to ensure the safety and effectiveness of medical devices, protect human health and life safety, and promote the development of the medical device industry, these regulations are formulated.

 

Article 2 These Regulations shall apply to the activities of research, development, production, operation, use and supervision of medical devices within the territory of the People's Republic of China.

 

Article 3 The drug regulatory department of the State Council is responsible for the supervision and management of medical devices nationwide.

The relevant departments of the State Council are responsible for the supervision and management of medical devices within their respective responsibilities.

 

Article 4 The local people's government at or above the county level shall strengthen the leadership of the medical device supervision and management work in its administrative area, organize and coordinate the medical device supervision and management work and emergency response work within the administrative area, and strengthen the construction of medical device supervision and management capabilities. Provide guarantee for the safety of medical device.

The departments responsible for drug supervision and management of local people's governments at or above the county level are responsible for the supervision and management of medical devices in their respective administrative regions. The relevant departments of the local people's governments at or above the county level are responsible for the supervision and management of medical devices within their respective responsibilities.

 

Article 5 The supervision and management of medical devices shall follow the principles of risk management, full-process management and control, scientific supervision, and social co-governance.

 

Article 6 The state implements classified management of medical devices according to the degree of risk.

The class I is a medical device with a low degree of risk, and the implementation of routine management can ensure its safety and effectiveness.

The class II is medical devices that have moderate risks and require strict control and management to ensure their safety and effectiveness.

The class III is medical devices that have higher risks and require special measures to strictly control and manage them to ensure their safety and effectiveness.

To evaluate the risk degree of a medical device, factors such as intended use, structural characteristics and use method of the medical device should be considered.

The State Council's drug regulatory authority is responsible for formulating the classification rules and classification catalogs of medical device, and according to the production, operation and use of medical devices, timely analyze and evaluate the risk changes of medical devices, and adjust the classification rules and classification catalogs. To formulate and adjust classification rules and classification catalogs, the opinions of medical device registrants, record holders, production and operation enterprises, user units, and industry organizations shall be fully listened to, and the practice of international medical device classification shall be referred to. The classification rules and classification catalogs of medical devices shall be published to the public.

 

Article 7 Medical device shall meet the mandatory national standards for medical devices; if there are no mandatory national standards, they shall meet the mandatory industry standards for medical devices.

 

Article 8 The state formulates plans and policies for the medical device industry, incorporates medical device innovation into the development focus, prioritizes the review and approval of innovative medical devices, supports the clinical promotion and use of innovative medical devices, and promotes the high-quality development of the medical device industry. The drug regulatory department of the State Council shall cooperate with the relevant departments of the State Council to implement the national medical device industry planning and guiding policies.

 

Article 9 The State shall improve the medical device innovation system, support the basic research and application research of medical devices, promote the promotion and application of new medical device technologies, and provide support in the areas of scientific and technological project approval, financing, credit, bidding and procurement, and medical insurance. Support enterprises to establish or jointly establish research and development institutions, encourage enterprises to cooperate with universities, scientific research institutes, medical institutions, etc. to carry out research and innovation of medical devices, strengthen intellectual property protection of medical devices, and improve independent innovation capabilities of medical devices.

 

Article 10 The state strengthens the construction of informatization of medical device supervision and management, improves the level of online government services, and facilitates the administrative licensing and filing of medical devices.

 

Article 11 The medical device industry organization shall strengthen industry self-discipline, promote the establishment of a credit system, supervise and urge enterprises to carry out production and operation activities in accordance with the law, and guide enterprises to be honest and trustworthy.

 

Article 12 Units and individuals that have made outstanding contributions to the research and innovation of medical devices shall be commended and rewarded in accordance with relevant national regulations.


Chapter 2 Medical Device Product Registration and Filing


Article 13 The class I medical devices are subject to product filling, and the II and III class medical devices are subject to product registration.

Medical device registrants and record holders shall strengthen the quality management of the entire life cycle of medical devices, and shall be responsible for the safety and effectiveness of medical devices in the entire process of development, production, operation, and use.

 

Article 14 For the filing of Class I medical device and application for Class II and Class III medical device product, the following materials shall be submitted:

 (1) Product risk analysis data;

 (2) Product technical requirements;

 (3) Product testing report;

 (4) Clinical evaluation data;

 (5) User manual and label;

 (6) Quality management system documents related to product development and production;

 (7) Other materials required to prove product safety and effectiveness.


The product testing report shall meet the requirements of the drug regulatory department of the State Council. It may be a self-testing report of the medical device registration applicant or filing person, or testing report issued by a qualified medical device inspection agency.

Those who meet the requirements of Article 24 of these regulations to be exempt from clinical evaluation may be exempt from submitting clinical evaluation materials.

Medical device registration applicants and record holders shall ensure that the materials submitted are legal, true, accurate, complete and traceable.

 

Article 15 For the filing of Class I medical device, the filing person shall submit the filing materials to the department in charge of drug supervision and management of the municipal people's government with districts.


For overseas manufacturers who export class I medical devices to the territory of China, their designated domestic legal person shall submit the record materials and certification documents from competent authority of the country (region) where the record holder is located to approve the sale of the medical device to the drug regulatory authority of the State Council. Innovative medical devices that have not been listed overseas may not be required to submit a certification document that the competent authority of the country (region) where the record holder is located allows the medical device to be sold on the market.


The filing person shall complete the filing after submitting the filing materials in compliance with the provisions of these regulations to the department responsible for drug supervision and administration. The department responsible for drug supervision and administration shall, within 5 working days from the date of receipt of the filing materials, announce the filing-related information to the public through the online government service platform of the drug supervision and administration department of the State Council.

If there are changes in the matters stated in the filing materials, the filing shall be changed to the original filing department.

 

Article 16 To apply for the registration of Class II medical device, the registration applicant shall submit the registration application materials to the drug regulatory department of the people's government of the province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government where it is located. To apply for the registration of Class III medical device, the registration applicant shall submit the registration application materials to the drug regulatory authority of the State Council.


For overseas manufacturers who export Class II and Class III medical devices to the territory of China, the domestic legal person designated by them shall submit the registration application materials and certification documents to prove that the medical device is on the market from competent authority of the country (region) where the registration applicant is located, to the drug regulatory authority of the State Council. Innovative medical devices that are not listed overseas may not be required to submit documents that the competent authority of the country (region) where the registration applicant is located allows the medical device to be marketed.


The drug regulatory authority under the State Council shall make provisions on the procedures and requirements for medical device registration review, and strengthen the supervision and guidance of the drug regulatory authority of the people's government of provinces, autonomous regions, and municipalities directly under the Central Government.

 

Article 17 The drug regulatory authority that accepts registration applications shall review the safety and effectiveness of medical devices, as well as the registration applicant's ability to ensure the safety and effective quality management of medical devices.

The date of acceptance of the application for registration of the drug regulatory departments shall accept registration application within 3 working days to apply for registration information was transmitted within the technical review mechanism. The technical review agency shall, after completing the technical review, submit the review comments to the drug regulatory authority that accepts the registration application as the basis for review and approval.

When the drug regulatory department that accepts the registration application considers it necessary to verify the quality management system when organizing the technical review of the medical device, it shall organize the quality management system verification.

 

Article 18 Drug Administration accepted an application for registration shall, from the date of receipt of the reviews 20 working days to make a decision. For those that meet the conditions, the registration is approved and a medical device registration certificate is issued; for those that do not meet the conditions, the registration is not granted and the reasons are given in writing.

The drug regulatory department that accepts the registration application should be within 5 working days from the date of approval of the registration of the medical device. Through the online government service platform of the State Councils drug regulatory authority to publish registration-related information to the public.

 

Article 19 For medical devices that are urgently needed for the treatment of rare diseases, severely life-threatening diseases without effective treatment, and responding to public health incidents, the drug regulatory authority that accepts registration applications may make a conditional approval decision. Relevant matters are stated in the medical device registration certificate.

In the event of a particularly major public health emergency or other emergencies that seriously threaten public health, the health authority of the State Council shall make recommendations for emergency use of medical devices according to the needs of prevention and control of the incident. After the approval by the drug regulatory authority of the State Council, the Emergency use occurs within the scope and time limit.

 

Article 20 Registrants and record holders of medical device shall perform the following duties:

(1) Establish and adapt product quality management system and applies it effectively;

(2) Development of post-marketing studies and risk management plan and to ensure the effective implementation;

(3) Carry out adverse event monitoring and re-evaluation in accordance with the law;

(4) Establish and implement product traceability and recall system;

(5) Other obligations stipulated by the drug regulatory department of the State Council. The domestic legal person designated by overseas manufacturers shall assist the registrant and filing party in fulfilling the obligations stipulated in the preceding paragraph.

 

Article 21 The design, raw materials, production process, scope of application, method of use, etc. of registered II and III medical device have undergone substantial changes. If it is likely to affect the safety and effectiveness of the medical device, the registrants shall apply to the original registration department to go through the procedures for changing the registration; if other changes occur, it shall be filed or reported in accordance with the regulations of the drug regulatory department of the State Council.

 

Article 22 The validity period of the medical device registration certificate is 5 years. If the registration needs to be renewed after the expiration of the validity period, an application for renewal of the registration shall be submitted to the original registration department 6 months before the expiration of the validity period.

Except for the circumstances specified in the third paragraph of this article, the drug regulatory authority that receives an application for renewal shall make a decision to approve the renewal before the expiration of the medical device registration certificate. If no decision is made within the time limit, it shall be deemed that the renewal is approved.

 

In any of the following circumstances, the registration shall not be renewed:


(1)An application for renewal of registration has not been filed within the prescribed time limit;

(2)The mandatory standards for medical devices have been revised, and the medical devices applying for renewal of registration cannot meet the new requirements;

(3)Conditionally approved medical devices fail to complete the items specified in the medical device registration certificate within the prescribed time limit.

 

Article 23 For new developed products which have not been included in the catalogs of medical device, the applicants may directly apply for product registration in accordance with the provisions of this ordinance relating to class III medical device product registration, you can also determine the product classification. After the drug regulatory department applies for classification confirmation, product registration or product filing in accordance with the provisions of these regulations could be applied.

For directly applying for the registration of class III medical device, the drug regulatory department of the State Council shall determine the classification according to the degree of risk, and include the registered medical devices in the classification catalog in a timely manner. Product classification confirmed, the drug regulatory department of the State Council shall accept the date of application 20 working days determine and inform the applicant of the categories of medical devices within.

 

Article 24 The registration and filing of medical device shall be subject to clinical evaluation; however, if one of the following conditions is met, clinical evaluation may be exempted:



(1) The working mechanism is clear, the design is finalized, the production process is mature, and the same product has been marketed. The medical device has been in clinical use for many years without serious adverse event records, and does not change its routine use;

(2) Other medical devices that can prove the safety and effectiveness of the medical device through non-clinical evaluation.

The drug regulatory department of the State Council shall formulate guidelines for clinical evaluation of medical devices.

 

Article 25 The clinical evaluation of medical devices can be carried out according to the product characteristics, clinical risks, existing clinical data, etc., through clinical trials, or through analysis and evaluation of the clinical literature and clinical data of the same variety of medical devices to prove the medical treatment. The equipment is safe and effective.

According to the regulations of the State Councils drug regulatory authority, when conducting clinical evaluation of medical devices, if the existing clinical literature and clinical data are insufficient to confirm the product safety and effectiveness of medical devices, clinical trials should be carried out.

 

Article 26 The clinical trials of medical devices shall be conducted in clinical trial institutions with corresponding conditions in accordance with the requirements of the quality management standards for medical device clinical trials, and shall be reported to the people’s government of the province, autonomous region, and municipality where the clinical trial sponsor is located. The drug supervision and administration department that accepts the clinical trial filing shall notify the drug supervision and administration department and the health authority at the same level where the clinical trial institution is located.

Medical device clinical trial institutions shall implement record management. The conditions that a medical device clinical trial institution should have, as well as the filing management measures and clinical trial quality management specifications, shall be formulated and promulgated by the drug regulatory authority of the State Council in conjunction with the health authority of the State Council.

The state supports medical institutions to carry out clinical trials, incorporates the evaluation of clinical trial conditions and capabilities into the level review of medical institutions, and encourages medical institutions to carry out clinical trials of innovative medical devices.

 

Article 27 If the clinical trials of Class III medical devices have a higher risk to humans, they shall be approved by the drug regulatory department of the State Council. When examining and approving clinical trials, the drug regulatory authority of the State Council shall conduct a comprehensive analysis of the equipment and professionals of the institution that intends to undertake the clinical trials of medical devices, the risk level of the medical devices, the implementation plan of the clinical trials, and the comparative analysis report of clinical benefits and risks, etc. , And make a decision and notify the clinical trial sponsor within 60 working days from the date of acceptance of the application. Failure to notify within the time limit shall be deemed as consent. If a clinical trial is approved, it shall be notified to the drug regulatory department and the health authority of the people's government of the province, autonomous region, or municipality where the clinical trial institution is located.

The catalog of the third category of medical devices with higher risks to humans in clinical trials shall be formulated, adjusted and published by the drug regulatory department of the State Council.

 

Article 28 To carry out clinical trials of medical devices, ethical reviews shall be conducted in accordance with regulations, the subjects shall be informed of the details of the purpose, use and possible risks of the trial, and written informed consent of the subjects shall be obtained; A person with civil capacity or a person with limited civil capacity shall obtain the written informed consent of his guardian in accordance with the law.

In carrying out clinical trials, no fees related to clinical trials shall be collected from subjects in any form.

 

Article 29 For medical devices that are undergoing clinical trials for the treatment of serious life-threatening diseases without effective treatments, medical observations may benefit patients. After ethical review and informed consent, they can be used for medical treatment. The device clinical trial institution is free for other patients with the same condition and its safety data can be used for medical device registration applications.

Chapter 3 Medical Device Production


Article 30 To engage in the production of medical devices, one shall meet the following conditions:

 (1) Have the production site, environmental conditions, production equipment and professional technical personnel suitable for the medical devices produced;

 (2) Have the medical devices capable of producing medical devices Institutions or full-time inspectors and inspection equipment that conduct quality inspections;

 (3) Have a management system to ensure the quality of medical devices;

 (4) Have after-sales service capabilities that are compatible with the manufactured medical devices;

 (5) Comply with product development and production processes The requirements specified in the document.

 

Article 31 Those engaged in the production of Class I medical devices shall file with the department responsible for drug supervision and administration of the municipal peoples government at the districted level, and complete the filing after submitting the relevant materials that meet the conditions specified in Article 30 of these regulations. .

 If the medical device record holder produces the I class medical device by himself, he may submit the relevant materials that meet the conditions specified in Article 30 of these Regulations at the time of product filing in accordance with Article 15 of these Regulations to complete the production record.

 

Article 32 Those engaged in the production of Class II and Class III medical devices shall apply to the drug regulatory authority of the local province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government for a production license and submit relevant materials that meet the conditions specified in Article 30 of these Regulations. And the registration certificate of the medical device produced.

Production license application for acceptance of drug regulatory department shall review information on the application, verification as required by drug regulatory department of the State Council of Medical Devices regulate the production and quality management, and the date of acceptance of the application within 20 working days in the decision. For those that meet the prescribed conditions, the license is granted and a medical device production license is issued; for those that do not meet the prescribed conditions, the license is not granted and the reasons are stated in writing. The medical device production license is valid for 5 years. If the validity period expires and needs to be renewed, the renewal procedures shall be handled in accordance with the legal provisions of the relevant administrative license. 


Article 33 The medical device production quality management norms shall address matters that affect the safety and effectiveness of medical devices, such as the design and development of medical devices, production equipment conditions, raw material procurement, production process control, product release, and enterprise organization and staffing.

 

Article 34 The medical device registrant and record holder can produce medical devices on their own, or they can entrust enterprises that meet the requirements of these regulations and have corresponding conditions to produce medical devices.


In the case of entrusted production of medical devices, the medical device registrant and record holders shall be responsible for the quality of the entrusted production of medical devices, and strengthen the management of the production activities of the entrusted production enterprises to ensure that they are produced in accordance with statutory requirements. The medical device registrant and record holder shall sign a commission agreement with the entrusted manufacturing enterprise to clarify the rights, obligations and responsibilities of both parties. The entrusted production enterprise shall organize production in accordance with laws and regulations, medical device production quality management norms, mandatory standards, product technical requirements and entrusted agreements, be responsible for the production activities, and accept the supervision of the entrusting party.


Implantable medical devices with high risks shall not be commissioned for production, and the specific catalogue shall be formulated, adjusted and announced by the drug regulatory department of the State Council.

 

Article 35 Medical device registrants, record holders and entrusted manufacturers shall establish and improve a quality management system compatible with the medical devices produced and ensure their effective operation in accordance with the medical device production quality management regulations; strictly follow the registered or record. The technical requirements of the products are organized to ensure that the medical devices that leave the factory meet the mandatory standards and the technical requirements of the registered or filed products.


Medical device registrants, record holders and entrusted manufacturers shall conduct self-inspection on the operation of the quality management system on a regular basis, and submit annual self-testing reports in accordance with the regulations of the drug regulatory authority under the State Council.


Article 36 If the production conditions of medical devices change and no longer meet the requirements of the medical device quality management system, the medical device registrant, record holder and entrusted manufacturer shall immediately take corrective measures; if it may affect the safety and effectiveness of the medical device, The production activities shall be stopped immediately and a report shall be made to the original production license or production filing department.


Article 37 Medical devices should use generic names. The generic name shall comply with the medical device naming rules formulated by the drug regulatory authority under the State Council.


Article 38 The State shall implement the unique identification system of medical devices step by step according to the category of medical device to realize the traceability of medical devices. The specific measures shall be formulated by the drug regulatory department of the State Council in conjunction with relevant departments of the State Council.

 

Article 39 Medical devices shall have instructions for use and labels. The contents of the instructions and labels shall be consistent with the relevant contents registered or filed to ensure authenticity and accuracy.


The instructions and labels of medical devices should indicate the following items:

(1) Product generic name, model, and specifications

(2) Name, address and contact information of the medical device registrant, record holder or entrusted manufacturer

(3) Production date, use period or expiration date

(4) Product performance, main structure and scope of application

(5) Taboos, precautions and other warnings or reminders

(6) Installation and use instructions or diagrams

(7) Maintenance methods, special transportation, storage conditions and methods

(8) Technical requirements and other content should be marked

 

The class II and III medical devices should also be marked with the number of the medical device registration certificate. Medical devices used by consumers themselves should also have special instructions for safe use.

Chapter 4 Operation and Use of Medical Devices


Article 40 To engage in medical device business activities, there shall be business premises and storage conditions commensurate with the business scale and business scope, as well as a quality management system and quality management agency or personnel commensurate with the medical devices being operated.

 

Article 41 For those engaged in the business of class II medical devices, the business enterprise shall file with the department responsible for drug supervision and administration of the municipal people's government at the districted level and submit relevant materials that meet the conditions specified in Article 40 of these regulations.

According to the regulations of the State Council's drug regulatory department, the II class medical devices whose product safety and effectiveness are not affected by the circulation process can be exempted from business filing.

 

Article 42 For those engaged in the business of Class III medical devices, the business enterprise shall apply for business license to the department of the people's government at the districted city ​​level in charge of drug supervision and management and submit relevant materials that meet the conditions specified in Article 40 of these regulations.

Business license application accepts responsibility for the drug regulatory department shall review the application materials, if necessary, verification of the organization, and the date of acceptance of the application within 20 working days in the decision. For those that meet the prescribed conditions, a license is granted and a medical device business license is issued; for those that do not meet the prescribed conditions, the license is not granted and the reasons are stated in writing.

The medical device business license is valid for 5 years. If the validity period expires and needs to be renewed, the renewal procedures shall be handled in accordance with the legal provisions of the relevant administrative license.

 

Article 43 Medical Device Registration people, business people filing their registration, filing medical devices, without having to apply for the operating license or medical devices prepared text, but should meet the operating conditions of this Regulation.

 

Article 44 To engage in the business of medical devices, one shall establish and improve a quality management system compatible with the medical devices operated in accordance with the laws and regulations and the requirements of the medical device business quality management standards formulated by the drug regulatory department of the State Council and ensure its effective operation.

 

Article 45 Medical device business enterprises and user units shall purchase medical devices from legally qualified medical device registrants, record holders and production and business enterprises. When purchasing medical devices, the suppliers qualifications and medical device qualification certificates shall be checked, and a record system for purchasing inspection records shall be established. Business enterprises engaged in the wholesale business of Type II and Type III medical devices and the retail business of Type III medical devices shall also establish a sales record system.

Record items include:

(1) Name, model, specification, and quantity of the medical device

(2) Production batch number, use period or expiration date and sales date of the medical device

(3) Medical device registrant, record holder or commissioned manufacturer name;

(4) Supplier or the buyer's address and contact information;

(5) The relevant permit file number.

 

Purchase inspection records and sales records shall be true, accurate, complete and traceable, and shall be kept in accordance with the time limit prescribed by the drug regulatory department of the State Council. The state encourages the use of advanced technology to record.

 

Article 46 Anyone engaged in online sales of medical devices shall be a medical device registrant, record holder or medical device business enterprise. Operators engaged in online sales of medical devices shall inform the relevant information about online sales of medical devices to the department responsible for drug supervision and administration of the people’s government at the districted city level, and operate Class I medical devices and Article 41 of these Regulations. Except for the II class medical devices specified in paragraph 2.

Operators of e-commerce platforms that provide services for online transactions of medical devices shall perform real-name registration of operators of online medical devices, review their business licenses, filing conditions, and the registration and filing of medical device they operate, and manage their business operations. If an e-commerce platform operator discovers that the networked medical device operator has violated the provisions of these Regulations, it shall stop and immediately report to the medical device operator’s location of the districted municipal people’s government responsible for drug supervision and management; if serious violations are found, The provision of online trading platform services should be stopped immediately.

 

Article 47 The transportation and storage of medical devices shall meet the requirements of the medical device instructions and labelling; if there are special requirements for environmental conditions such as temperature and humidity, corresponding measures shall be taken to ensure the safety and effectiveness of the medical devices.

 

Article 48 A medical device user unit shall have a storage place and conditions suitable for the variety and quantity of medical devices in use. The medical device user unit shall strengthen the technical training of the staff, and use the medical device in accordance with the requirements of the product manual and technical operation specifications.

The deployment of large-scale medical device by the medical device user unit shall comply with the large-scale medical device configuration plan formulated by the health authority of the State Council, meet its functional positioning and clinical service needs, and have corresponding technical conditions, supporting facilities, and professional technology with corresponding qualifications and capabilities. Personnel, and have been approved by the health authorities of the people’s government at or above the provincial level to obtain a license for large-scale medical device configuration

The measures for the management of large-scale medical device configuration shall be formulated by the competent health department of the State Council in conjunction with relevant departments of the State Council. The list of large-scale medical device is proposed by the competent health department of the State Council in consultation with relevant departments of the State Council, and implemented after being approved by the State Council.

 

Article 49 Medical device users shall dispose of reusable medical devices in accordance with the regulations on disinfection and management formulated by the competent health department of the State Council.

Disposable medical devices shall not be reused, and used ones shall be destroyed and recorded in accordance with relevant national regulations. The list of single-use medical devices shall be formulated, adjusted and published by the drug regulatory department of the State Council in conjunction with the competent health department of the State Council. The list of single-use medical devices should have sufficient evidence that cannot be reused. Medical devices that can be reused to ensure safety and effectiveness are not included in the list of single-use medical devices. For medical devices whose design, production process, disinfection and sterilization technology, etc. are improved after repeated use can be guaranteed to be safe and effective, a single-use medical device catalog should be adjusted to allow repeated use.

 

Article 50 For medical devices that require regular inspection, inspection, calibration, maintenance, and maintenance, medical device users shall conduct inspection, inspection, calibration, maintenance, and maintenance in accordance with the requirements of the product manuals, and record them, and conduct analysis and evaluation in a timely manner. Ensure that medical devices are in good condition and guarantee the quality of use; for large medical devices with a long service life, use files should be established one by one to record their use, maintenance, transfer, actual use time and other matters. The record retention period shall not be less than 5 years after the expiration of the prescribed use period of the medical device.

 

Article 51 The medical device user unit shall properly keep the original materials of the purchased III class medical devices and ensure that the information is traceable.

When large-scale medical devices and implantable and interventional medical devices are used, information such as the name of the medical device, key technical parameters, and necessary information closely related to the quality and safety of use shall be recorded in relevant records such as medical records.

 

Article 52 If the medical device used is found to have potential safety hazards, the medical device user unit shall immediately stop using it, and notify the medical device registrant, record holder or other organization responsible for product quality to perform maintenance; after the maintenance, the safety of use cannot be achieved. Standard medical device must not be used any more.

 

Article 53 For in- vitro diagnostic reagents that do not have products of the same type on the market in China , qualified medical institutions may develop them on their own according to the clinical needs of their own units, and use them in their own units under the guidance of medical practitioners. The specific management measures shall be formulated by the drug regulatory department of the State Council in conjunction with the competent health department of the State Council.

 

Article 54 The department responsible for drug supervision and management and the health authority shall, in accordance with their respective responsibilities, supervise and manage the quality of medical devices and the behavior of medical devices in use.

 

Article 55 Medical device operating enterprises and user units shall not operate or use medical devices that have not been registered or filed in accordance with the law, have no qualified certification documents, and have expired, expired, or eliminated.

 

Article 56 When medical device users transfer medical devices in use between medical device users, the transferor shall ensure that the transferred medical devices are safe and effective, and shall not transfer expired, invalid, obsolete or unqualified medical devices.

 

Article 57 The imported medical devices shall be medical devices that have been registered or filed in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 2 of these Regulations.

Imported medical devices should have Chinese instructions and Chinese labels. The instructions and labels should meet the requirements of these regulations and relevant mandatory standards, and the instructions should state the origin of the medical device and the name, address, and contact information of the domestic legal person designated by the overseas manufacturers. Chinese instructions, Chinese labels, or instructions or labels that do not comply with the provisions of this Article shall not be imported.

Medical institutions that urgently need to import a small amount of Class II and Class III medical devices due to clinical need may be imported with the approval of the State Councils drug regulatory authority or the peoples government of a province, autonomous region, or municipality authorized by the State Council. Imported medical devices should be used for specific medical purposes in designated medical institutions.

It is forbidden to import expired, expired, and obsolete medical devices that have been used.

 

Article 58 The entry-exit inspection and quarantine agency shall conduct inspections on imported medical devices in accordance with the law; those that fail the inspection shall not be imported.

The drug regulatory department of the State Council shall promptly notify the national entry-exit inspection and quarantine department of the registration and filing of imported medical devices. The entry-exit inspection and quarantine agency where the import port is located shall promptly report the customs clearance status of imported medical devices to the department in charge of the drug supervision and management of the municipal people's government with districts.

 

Article 59 Enterprises exporting medical devices shall ensure that the medical devices they export meet the requirements of the importing country (region).

 

Article 60 The content of medical device advertisements shall be true and legal, and shall be subject to the medical device instructions registered or filed by the department responsible for drug supervision and administration, and shall not contain false, exaggerated, or misleading contents.

To publish medical device advertisements, the advertisement review agency designated by the people's government of the province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government shall review the content of the advertisement and obtain the approval number of the medical device advertisement; it shall not be published without review.

The drug supervision and administration department of the people's government at or above the provincial level shall order the suspension of production, import, operation and use of medical devices, and during the suspension period, advertisements involving such medical devices shall not be published.

The examination measures for medical device advertisements shall be formulated by the market supervision and administration department of the State Council.


Chapter 5 Handling of Adverse Events and Recall of Medical Devices

 

Article 61 The State Council establishes a medical device adverse event monitoring system to collect, analyze, evaluate and control medical device adverse events in a timely manner.

 

Article 62 Medical device registrants and record holders shall establish a medical device adverse event monitoring system, be equipped with adverse event monitoring institutions and personnel suitable for their products, actively carry out adverse event monitoring for their products, and follow the guidelines of the drug regulatory authority under the State Council. According to the regulations, report investigation, analysis, evaluation, product risk control, etc. to the medical device adverse event monitoring technical agency.

Medical device manufacturers and users shall assist medical device registrants and record holders in monitoring the adverse events of the medical devices produced, operated or used; discovering medical device adverse events or suspicious adverse events shall comply with the regulations of the State Council’s drug regulatory authority , To report to the technical agency for medical device adverse event monitoring.

Other units and individuals who discover medical device adverse events or suspicious adverse events have the right to report to the department in charge of drug supervision and management or medical device adverse event monitoring technical institutions.

 

Article 63 The drug regulatory department of the State Council shall strengthen the construction of a medical device adverse event monitoring information network.

Medical device adverse event monitoring technical institutions should strengthen the monitoring of medical device adverse event information, and actively collect information on adverse events; if adverse events are discovered or received, they should be verified in a timely manner, and investigation, analysis, and evaluation should be carried out when necessary, and they should be reported to the responsible drug Supervision and management departments and health authorities report and put forward suggestions for handling.

Medical device adverse event monitoring technical institutions shall publish contact information to facilitate medical device registrants, record holders, production and operation enterprises, users, etc. to report medical device adverse events.

 

Article 64 The department responsible for drug supervision and administration shall promptly take control measures such as issuing warning information and ordering the suspension of production, import, operation and use based on the assessment results of adverse events of medical devices.

The drug supervision and administration department of the people's government at or above the provincial level shall, in conjunction with the health authorities at the same level and relevant departments, organize timely investigation and treatment of medical device adverse events that cause sudden, mass injuries or deaths, and organize strengthened monitoring of similar medical devices .

The department in charge of drug supervision and management shall promptly notify the health authority at the same level of the adverse event monitoring of the medical device user unit.

 

Article 65 Medical device registrants, record holders, manufacturing and operating enterprises, and user units shall cooperate with medical device adverse event monitoring technical institutions, drug supervision and management departments, and health authorities in the investigation of medical device adverse events.

 

Article 66 In any of the following circumstances, the medical device registrant and record holder shall take the initiative to carry out the re-evaluation of the medical device that has been marketed:

(1) According to the development of scientific research, there is a change in the understanding of the safety and effectiveness of the medical device;

(2) Medical device adverse event monitoring, evaluation results show that medical devices may be defective;

(3) Drug regulatory department of the State Council, under other circumstances.

The medical device registrant and record holder shall, based on the results of the re-evaluation, take corresponding control measures to improve the medical devices already on the market, and make registration changes or record changes in accordance with regulations. If the result of the re-evaluation shows that the safety and effectiveness of the medical device on the market cannot be guaranteed, the medical device registrant and record holder shall take the initiative to apply for cancellation of the medical device registration certificate or cancellation of the record; the medical device registrant or record holder has not applied for the cancellation or cancellation of the medical device registration certificate In case of filing, the medical device registration certificate shall be cancelled or the filing shall be cancelled by the department responsible for drug supervision and administration.

The drug supervision and administration department of the people's government at or above the provincial level shall conduct re-evaluation of medical devices that have been marketed based on the monitoring and evaluation of medical device adverse events. If the result of the re-evaluation shows that the safety and effectiveness of the medical device on the market cannot be guaranteed, the medical device registration certificate shall be cancelled or the filing shall be cancelled.

The department responsible for drug supervision and administration shall promptly announce the cancellation of the medical device registration certificate and the cancellation of the record to the public. Medical devices whose registration certificates for medical devices have been cancelled or whose filings have been cancelled shall not continue to be produced, imported, operated, or used.

 

Article 67 If the medical device registrant or record holder discovers that the medical device produced does not meet the mandatory standards, the technical requirements of the registered or filed product, or has other defects, it shall immediately stop production and notify the relevant operating enterprise and user unit Stop business and use with consumers, recall medical devices that have been on the market, take measures such as remediation and destruction, record relevant conditions, release relevant information, and report the recall and handling of medical devices to the department responsible for drug supervision and management and the health authority report.

If the entrusted production or operation enterprise of medical devices discovers that the production or operation of the medical device is under the conditions specified in the preceding paragraph, it shall immediately stop the production and operation, notify the medical device registrant and record holder, and record the suspension of production, operation and notification. The medical device registrant and record holder believe that the medical device that needs to be recalled in accordance with the provisions of the preceding paragraph shall be recalled immediately.

If the medical device registrant, record holder, entrusted manufacturing enterprise, or operating enterprise fails to implement the recall or stop production or operation in accordance with the provisions of this article, the department responsible for drug supervision and administration may order the recall or stop production or operation.


Chapter 6 Supervision and Inspection

 

Article 68 The State establishes a system of professional and specialized inspectors to strengthen the supervision and inspection of medical devices.

 

Article 69 The department responsible for drug supervision and management shall strengthen the supervision and inspection of the quality of medical devices in the development, production, operation and use of medical devices, and conduct key supervision and inspections on the following items:

(1) Whether it is in accordance with the registered or the technical requirements of the registered products are to organize production;

(2) Whether the quality management system maintains effective operation;

(3) Whether the production and operation conditions continue to meet the statutory requirements.

When necessary, the department responsible for drug supervision and administration may conduct extended inspections of other relevant units and individuals that provide products or services for medical device development, production, operation, and use.

 

Article 70 The department in charge of drug supervision and management has the following powers in supervision and inspection:

 (1) Entering the site to conduct inspections and taking samples;

 (2) Inquiring, copying, sealing up, and seizing relevant contracts, bills, account books and other relevant materials;

 (3) Seal up and seize medical devices that do not meet statutory requirements, illegally used spare parts, raw materials, and tools and equipment used in the illegal production and operation of medical devices;

 (4) Seal up places that violate the provisions of these regulations and engage in medical device production and operation activitie.

In conducting supervision and inspection, law enforcement certificates shall be presented to keep the business secrets of the entity under inspection.

Relevant units and individuals shall cooperate in supervision and inspection, provide relevant documents and materials, and shall not conceal, refuse, or obstruct.

 

Article 71 The competent health department shall strengthen supervision and inspection of the use of medical devices by medical institutions. When implementing supervision and inspection, you can enter a medical institution to consult and copy relevant files, records and other relevant materials.

 

Article 72 Where there are hidden product quality and safety hazards in the production and operation of medical devices, and if no timely measures are taken to eliminate them, the department responsible for drug supervision and administration may take measures such as warnings, responsibility interviews, and orders for rectification within a time limit.

For medical devices that cause harm to the human body or that there is evidence to prove that they may harm human health, the department responsible for drug supervision and administration may take emergency control measures that order the suspension of production, import, operation, and use, and issue safety warning information.

 

Article 73 The department responsible for drug supervision and administration shall strengthen the random inspection and inspection of medical devices produced, operated and used by medical device registrants, record holders, production and operation enterprises and users. Random inspections shall not charge inspection fees and any other expenses, and the required expenses shall be included in the budget of the government at the same level. The drug supervision and administration department of the people's government at or above the provincial level shall issue a medical device quality announcement in a timely manner based on the conclusions of random inspections.

The competent health department shall supervise and evaluate the use of large-scale medical device; if any illegal use and excessive inspection and over-treatment related to large-scale medical device are found, it shall be corrected immediately and dealt with in accordance with the law.

 

Article 74 If the department responsible for drug supervision and management fails to discover the systemic risks of medical device safety in time, and fails to eliminate the hidden dangers of medical device safety in the supervision and management area in time, the people's government at the same level or the department in charge of the drug supervision and management of the people's government at a higher level shall deal with it. The main person in charge conducts an interview.

Where the local people's government fails to perform its medical device safety responsibilities and fails to eliminate major regional medical device safety hazards in a timely manner, the higher-level people's government or the drug supervision and administration department of the higher-level people's government shall hold an interview with its main person in charge.

The department and the local people's government interviewed shall take immediate measures to rectify and reform the supervision and management of medical devices.

 

Article 75 The qualification accreditation of medical device inspection institutions shall be managed in a unified manner in accordance with relevant national regulations. Only the inspection agency recognized by the certification and accreditation supervision and management department of the State Council and the drug regulatory department of the State Council can carry out inspections on medical devices.

If the department in charge of drug supervision and administration needs to inspect medical devices in law enforcement work, it shall entrust a qualified medical device inspection agency to conduct the inspection and pay the relevant expenses.

If the parties have objections to the inspection conclusions, they may submit an application for re-inspection to the department that conducts sampling inspection or the department responsible for drug supervision and administration at the next higher level within 7 working days from the date of receipt of the inspection conclusion, and the department that accepts the re-inspection application The re-inspection agency is randomly selected in the list of re-inspection agencies to conduct re-inspection. The medical device inspection agency undertaking the re-inspection work shall make a re-inspection conclusion within the time specified by the drug regulatory authority under the State Council. The re-inspection conclusion is the final inspection conclusion. The re-inspection institution and the initial inspection institution shall not be the same institution; if there is only one qualified inspection institution for the relevant inspection items, the undertaking department or personnel shall be changed during the re-inspection. The list of re-inspection agencies shall be announced by the drug regulatory department of the State Council.

 

Article 76 For medical devices that may contain harmful substances or change the design, raw materials and production processes of medical devices without authorization and have hidden safety hazards, medical devices that cannot be inspected in accordance with the inspection items and inspection methods specified in the national standards and industry standards for medical devices The inspection agency may use the supplementary inspection items and inspection methods approved by the drug regulatory authority of the State Council to conduct inspections; the inspection conclusions drawn from the supplementary inspection items and inspection methods may be used as the basis for the quality of medical devices recognized by the drug regulatory authority.

 

Article 77 The market supervision and management department shall supervise and inspect medical device advertisements in accordance with relevant advertising management laws and administrative regulations, and investigate and deal with illegal acts.

 

Article 78 The department responsible for drug supervision and administration shall, through the online government service platform of the drug supervision and administration department of the State Council, promptly publish the daily supervision and management information of medical device licensing, filing, random inspection, investigation of illegal acts, etc. in accordance with the law. However, the commercial secrets of the parties concerned shall not be disclosed.

The department in charge of drug supervision and management establishes the credit files of medical device registrants, record holders, production and operation enterprises, and users, increases the frequency of supervision and inspection for those with bad credit records, and strengthens punishment for untrustworthiness according to law.

 

Article 79 The department responsible for drug supervision and administration and other departments shall publish the contact information of the unit, and accept consultation, complaint, and report. The department in charge of drug supervision and management and other departments shall respond in time when receiving inquiries related to the supervision and management of medical devices; when receiving complaints and reports, they shall verify, handle and respond in a timely manner. The consultations, complaints, and reports, as well as their responses, verifications, and handling, shall be recorded and kept.

If a report on medical device development, production, operation, and use is true after investigation, the department responsible for drug supervision and administration and other departments shall reward the reporter. Relevant departments shall keep the reporter confidential.

 

Article 80 The drug regulatory department of the State Council formulates, adjusts, and revises the catalogues and regulations related to the supervision and management of medical devices, and shall solicit public opinions; take the form of hearings, demonstration meetings, etc., to listen to experts and medical device registrants, The opinions of the filing person, production and operation enterprises, user units, consumers, industry associations and related organizations.

 

Chapter 7 Legal Liability


Article 81 Under any of the following circumstances, the department responsible for drug supervision and administration shall confiscate illegal income, illegal production and operation of medical devices, and tools, equipment, raw materials and other items used in illegal production and operation; illegal production and operation of medical devices value of the amount is less than 1 k, and impose a 50 k to 150 k yuan fine; the value of the amount of 10k yuan, and impose value of the amount 15 times more than 30 times the fine; the circumstances are serious, ordered to cease , Within 10 years, the relevant responsible persons and units will not accept medical device license applications, and the legal representatives, main responsible persons, directly responsible persons in charge and other responsible persons of the illegal units will be confiscated from the unit’s income during the occurrence of the illegal acts. , And impose a fine of more than 30% of income but not more than 3 times, and prohibit them from engaging in medical device production and operation activities for life:

(1) Production and operation of Class II and Class III medical devices that have not obtained a medical device registration certificate

(2) Engaging in the production activities of the second and third categories of medical devices without permission

(3) Engaging in the business activities of the third categories of medical devices without permission.

 In the case of the first item of the preceding paragraph and the circumstances are serious, the original license-issuing department shall revoke the medical device production license or medical device business license.

 

Article 82 Anyone who disposes and uses large-scale medical device without permission shall be ordered by the health authority of the peoples government at or above the county level to stop the use, give a warning, and confiscate the illegal income; if the illegal income is less than 10k yuan, a penalty of more than 50k to 100 k yuan shall be imposed.  the illegal gains 10k yuan or more yuan, and impose illegal income 10 times more than 30 times the fine; the circumstances are serious, 5 large medical device configuration permit application will not be accepted during the year related to liability and the units proposed for illegal The legal representative, the main person in charge, the directly responsible person in charge and other responsible persons of the unit shall confiscate the income received from the unit during the period of the illegal act, and impose a fine of more than 30% but not more than 3 times of the income, and shall be punished in accordance with the law.

 

Article 83 Where false information is provided or other deceptive methods are used when applying for an administrative license for medical devices, the administrative license shall not be granted. If the administrative license has been obtained, the administrative license shall be revoked by the department that made the administrative license decision, and the illegal income and illegal production shall be confiscated. For medical devices used in business, applications for medical device licenses submitted by relevant persons and units will not be accepted within 10 years; medical devices used in illegal production and operation with a value of less than 10,000 yuan will be fined between 50k yuan and 150k yuan; the value of the amount of 1 million yuan, and impose value of the amount 15 times more than 30 times the fine; executives circumstances are serious, ordered to cease, the legal representative of the illegal units, the main person in charge, directly in charge and other responsibilities Personnel, confiscate the income received from the unit during the period of the illegal act, and impose a fine of more than 30% of the income but not more than 3 times, and prohibit them from engaging in medical device production and operation activities for life.

 Anyone who forges, alters, sells, rents, or lends relevant medical device licenses shall be confiscated or revoked by the original license-issuing department, and the illegal gains shall be confiscated; if the illegal gains are less than 10,000 yuan, a fine of 50k yuan up to 100k yuan shall be imposed. ; illegal income 10k yuan, and impose illegal income 10 times more than 20 times the fine;, shall constitute a violation of the security Administration punishment public security administration by the public security organs according to law.

 

Article 84 In any of the following circumstances, the department responsible for drug supervision and management shall announce the name of the unit and product to the public and order it to make corrections within a time limit; if the correction is not made within the time limit, the illegal income and medical devices produced and operated illegally shall be confiscated; illegal production and operation medical devices value of the amount is less than 1k, and impose 1k or above 5k fine; the amount of the value of 1 or more million yuan, impose a value of the amount 5 times more than 20 times the fine; the circumstances are serious, The legal representative, main person in charge, directly responsible person in charge and other responsible personnel of the illegal unit shall confiscate the income received from the unit during the period of the illegal act, and impose a fine of 30% or more and less than 2 times the income . Prohibited within 5 years it is engaged in the production and operation of medical devices:


(1) Production and operation of the first-class medical devices that have not been registered

(2) The production of I class medical devices without the registration

(3) The operation of the II class medical devices without registration

(4) The files that have been filed do not meet the requirements

 

Article 85 If false information is provided during filing, the department responsible for drug supervision and management shall announce the name of the filing unit and product to the public, and confiscate illegal income and illegally produced and operated medical devices; the value of illegally produced and operated medical devices is less than 1k, and impose 20k to 50k fine; the value of the amount of 10k yuan or more, the value of the amount and impose a 5 times more than 20 times the fine; the circumstances are serious, ordered to cease, on illegal units The legal representative, the main person in charge, the directly responsible person in charge and other responsible persons shall confiscate the income received from the unit during the period of the illegal act, and impose a fine of 30% or more and less than 3 times the income, and prohibit them from engaging in medical device for 10 years Production and business activities.

 

Article 86 In any of the following circumstances, the department responsible for drug supervision and administration shall order corrections and confiscate the medical devices used in illegal production and operation; if the value of the medical devices used in illegal production and operation is less than 10k yuan, they shall be punished 20k yuan to 50k yuan fine; the value of the amount of 1 million or more, the value of the amount and impose a 5 times more than 20 times the fine; the circumstances are serious, ordered to cease until the original issuing authority shall revoke the registration certificate of medical devices , Medical device production license, medical device business license, the legal representative, main person in charge, directly responsible person in charge and other responsible personnel of the illegal unit shall confiscate the income obtained from the unit during the period of the illegal act and the premises Receive a fine of more than 30% of income but not more than 3 times, and prohibit them from engaging in medical device production and operation activities within 10 years:

 (1) The production, operation, and use of medical devices that do not meet mandatory standards or do not meet the technical requirements of registered or filed products

 (2) Failure to organize production in accordance with the registered or filed product technical requirements, or failure to establish a quality management system and maintain effective operation in accordance with the provisions of these regulations, which affects product safety and effectiveness

 (3) Operation and use without conformity certification documents, expired, or invalid, Obsolete medical devices, or use medical devices that have not been registered according to law

 (4) Refusing to be recalled after being ordered by the department responsible for drug supervision and administration, or ordered to stop or suspend production, import, and operation by the department responsible for drug supervision and administration After that, it still refuses to stop the production, import, and operation of medical devices

 (5) Entrusting enterprises that do not meet the requirements of these regulations to produce medical devices, or failing to manage the production activities of the entrusted manufacturing enterprises

 (6) Import of expired, invalid or eliminated medical device

 

Article 87 Medical device operating enterprises and user units have fulfilled the obligations of purchase inspection and other obligations stipulated in these Regulations, and have sufficient evidence to prove that they do not know that the medical devices they operate and use are the first paragraph of Article 81 of the Regulations. If the medical devices under the conditions specified in paragraph 1 of Article 84, paragraph 1 of Article 86, and paragraph 3 of Article 86, and the source of their purchase can be truthfully stated, the medical devices that they operate and use that do not meet the statutory requirements shall be confiscated Devices can be exempted from administrative penalties.

 

Article 88 of the following circumstances shall be ordered by the drug regulatory department responsible for corrections and 10k or above 50k yuan fine; refuse to correct, at 50k to 100k yuan fine; circumstances In serious cases, it shall be ordered to suspend production and business until the original license-issuing department revokes the medical device production license and medical device business license. The legal representative, main responsible person, directly responsible person in charge and other responsible personnel of the illegal unit shall be confiscated. During the period of the act, the income received from the unit, and the penalty is more than 30% or less than 2 times the income and it is prohibited from engaging in medical device production and operation activities within 5 years:

 (1) The production conditions change and the medical device quality management system is no longer in compliance Requirement, failure to rectify, stop production, and report in accordance with these regulations

 (2) Production and operation manuals and labels of medical devices that do not meet the requirements of these regulations

 (3) Fail to transport and store medical devices in accordance with the requirements of medical device manuals and labelling

 (4) Transfer of medical devices in use that have expired, expired, eliminated or failed inspections

 

Article 89 of the following circumstances, and in accordance with their respective responsibilities shall be ordered to correct by the department responsible for drug administration and health authorities, given a warning; refuse to correct, at 10k to 100 k yuan fine; serious cases If the company is involved, it shall be ordered to suspend production and business until the medical device registration certificate, medical device production license, and medical device business license are revoked by the original issuing authority, and the legal representative, main person in charge, directly responsible person in charge and other responsibilities of the illegal entity staff at the 1k or above 3k fine:


(1) Self-testing reports not submitted in accordance with the requirements of the quality management system

(2) Not have the legal qualification of the purchase of medical device

(3) Medical device enterprises or user has not established and implemented the medical device purchase inspection record system in accordance with the regulations

(4) Operating enterprises engaged in the second and third category medical device wholesale business and the third category medical device retail business have not established in accordance with the regulations and implement the sales record system

(5) Medical device registrants, record holders, production and operation enterprises, and user units fail to carry out medical device adverse event monitoring in accordance with the provisions of these regulations, fail to report adverse events in accordance with requirements, or monitor technology for medical device adverse events Adverse event investigations carried out by institutions, departments responsible for drug supervision and management, and health authorities will not cooperate

(6) Medical device registrants and record holders fail to formulate post-marketing research and risk control plans in accordance with regulations and ensure effective implementation

(7) Medical device registrants and record holders fail to establish and implement a product traceability system in accordance with regulations

(8) Medical device registrants, record holders, and operating companies engaged in online medical device sales fail to inform the department responsible for drug supervision and administration in accordance with regulations

(9) Medical devices that require regular inspection, inspection, calibration, maintenance, and maintenance. The user of the medical device does not perform inspection, inspection, calibration, maintenance, maintenance and records in accordance with the requirements of the product manual, and analyzes and evaluates in time to ensure that the medical device is in good condition

(10) The use of medical device units are not properly preserved the original purchase of materials class III medical devices.

 

Article 90 For following circumstances shall a warning be given by the people's governments above the county level health authority: refuse to correct, at 50k to 100k yuan fine; circumstances are serious, at 10 k to 30k yuan or less, the relevant medical device use activities shall be suspended until the original license issuing department revokes the practice license, and the relevant responsible personnel shall be ordered to suspend the practice activities for more than 6 months and less than 1 year until the original license issuing department revokes the relevant activities. Personnel practice certificate, the legal representative, main person in charge, directly responsible person in charge and other responsible personnel of the illegal unit shall confiscate the income received from the unit during the period of the illegal act, and impose a fine of 30% or more and less than 3 times the income and give sanctions in accordance with the law:


 (1) For reused medical devices, the medical device user fails to dispose of them in accordance with the disinfection and management regulations

 (2) The medical device user reuses single-use medical devices or fails to destroy them in accordance with regulations used single-use medical devices

 (3) The medical device user fails to record information on large medical devices and implantable and interventional medical devices in relevant records such as medical records in accordance with regulations

 (4) The medical device user discovers that medical devices used have potential safety hazards. Users fail to notify for maintenance, or continue to use medical devices that cannot meet the safety standards after maintenance

 (5) Medical device users use large-scale medical device in violation of regulations and cannot guarantee medical quality and safety

 

Article 91 Imported medical devices in violation of relevant laws and administrative regulations on the inspection of import and export commodities shall be dealt with in accordance with the law by the entry-exit inspection and quarantine agency.

 

Article 92 Operators of e-commerce platforms that provide services for medical device online transactions violate the provisions of these Regulations by failing to perform real-name registration of online medical device operators, review licensing, registration, and filing conditions, stop and report illegal acts, and stop Those who provide management obligations such as online trading platform services shall be punished by the department responsible for drug supervision and management in accordance with the provisions of the "E-commerce Law of the People's Republic of China".

 

Article 93 If a clinical trial is carried out without the registration of a medical device clinical trial institution, the department in charge of drug supervision and administration shall order it to stop the clinical trial and make corrections; if it refuses to make corrections, the clinical trial data shall not be used for product registration, filing, and processing. A fine of 50k yuan to 100k yuan shall be fined and an announcement shall be made to the public; if serious consequences are caused, it shall be prohibited from conducting clinical trials of related professional medical devices within 5 years, and a fine of 100k yuan but less than 300k yuan shall be imposed. The legal representative, the main person in charge, the directly responsible person in charge and other responsible persons of the unit shall confiscate the income received from the unit during the period of the illegal act, and impose a fine of more than 30% but not more than 3 times of the income, and shall be punished in accordance with the law.


If a clinical trial sponsor has carried out a clinical trial without filing, the department responsible for drug supervision and management shall order the suspension of the clinical trial, impose a fine of 50k yuan up to 100k yuan on the clinical trial sponsor, and make an announcement to the public; if serious consequences are caused, Impose a fine of 100k yuan up to 300k yuan. The clinical trial data shall not be used for product registration and filing, and medical device registration applications submitted by relevant responsible persons and units will not be accepted within 5 years.


If a clinical trial sponsor conducts a III class medical device clinical trial with a higher risk to the human body without approval, the department responsible for drug supervision and management shall order the immediate termination of the clinical trial and impose a penalty of 100kyuan to 300k yuan on the clinical trial sponsor The following fines shall be announced to the public; if serious consequences are caused, a fine of 300k yuan up to 1 million yuan shall be imposed. The clinical trial data shall not be used for product registration, and the clinical trial and registration applications for medical devices submitted by relevant responsible persons and units will not be accepted within 10 years. The legal representative, main responsible person, directly responsible person in charge and other responsible persons of the illegal unit will not be accepted. , Confiscate the income received from the unit during the period of the illegal act, and impose a fine of 30% or more and less than 3 times the income.

 

Article 94 If a medical device clinical trial institution conducts a medical device clinical trial that fails to comply with the clinical trial quality management norms, the department in charge of drug supervision and management shall order it to make corrections or immediately stop the clinical trial, and impose a fine of 50k yuan up to 100k yuan; If serious consequences are caused, the relevant professional medical device clinical trials are prohibited within 5 years, and the health authority shall confiscate the legal representative, the main person in charge, the directly responsible person in charge and other responsible persons of the illegal unit during the period of the illegal act. The income earned by a unit and a fine of more than 30% and less than three times the income received shall be punished in accordance with the law.

 

Article 95 If a medical device clinical trial institution issues a false report, the department responsible for drug supervision and administration shall impose a fine of 100k yuan up to 300k yuan; if there is illegal income, the illegal income shall be confiscated; it shall be prohibited from conducting relevant professional medical treatment within 10 years Device clinical trials; the health authority shall confiscate the legal representative, the main person in charge, the directly responsible person in charge and other responsible persons of the illegal unit, and confiscate the income received from the unit during the period of the illegal act, and more than 30% of the income obtained from the premises Fines below 3 times shall be punished according to law.

 

Article 96 If a medical device inspection agency issues a false testing report, the competent authority granting the qualification will revoke the inspection qualification, and the relevant responsible persons and units will not accept the qualification accreditation application for 10 years, and impose a charge of 100k yuan or more and 300k yuan. The following fines; where there is illegal income, the illegal income shall be confiscated; the legal representative, the main responsible person, the directly responsible person in charge and other responsible personnel of the illegal unit shall confiscate the income obtained from the unit during the period of the illegal act and dispose of the income obtained A fine of more than 30% of the income but less than 3 times shall be punished in accordance with the law; those who are expelled shall be prohibited from engaging in medical device inspection work for 10 years.

 

Article 97 Anyone who violates these regulations on the management of medical device advertising shall be punished in accordance with the provisions of the Advertising Law of the Peoples Republic of China.

 

Article 98 Where a domestic legal person designated by overseas manufacturers fail to perform relevant obligations in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations, the drug regulatory department of the people’s government of the province, autonomous region, or municipality directly under the Central Government shall order correction, give a warning, and impose a 5 A fine of not less than 10k yuan but not more than 100k yuan; if the circumstances are serious, a fine of 100k yuan but not more than 500k yuan shall be imposed, and the legal representative, main person in charge, directly responsible person in charge and other responsible personnel shall be prohibited from engaging in the production and operation of medical devices within 5 years activity.

If overseas manufacturers refuse to implement the administrative penalty decision made in accordance with these regulations, the import of medical devices shall be prohibited for 10 years.

 

Article 99 If medical device research and development, production, and operation units and inspection institutions violate these regulations and use personnel who are prohibited from engaging in medical device production and operation activities or inspections, the department in charge of drug supervision and administration shall order corrections and give warnings; If it makes corrections, it shall be ordered to suspend production and business until the license is revoked.

 

Article 100 If a medical device technical review institution or a medical device adverse event monitoring technical institution fails to perform its duties in accordance with the provisions of these Regulations, causing major errors in the review and monitoring work, the department responsible for drug supervision and administration shall order corrections and report criticisms. A warning shall be given; if serious consequences are caused, the legal representative, the main responsible person, the directly responsible person in charge and other responsible persons of the illegal unit shall be punished according to law.

 

Article 101 If the staff of the department in charge of drug supervision and management or other relevant departments violates the provisions of these regulations, abuses their power, neglects their duties, or engages in malpractices for personal gain, they shall be punished in accordance with the law.

 

Article 102 Anyone who violates the provisions of these Regulations and constitutes a crime shall be investigated for criminal responsibility according to law; those who cause personal, property or other damage shall be liable for compensation according to law.

 

Chapter 8 Supplementary Provisions

 

Article 103 The meaning of the following terms in these Regulations:



Medical devices refer to instruments, equipment, appliances, in vitro diagnostic reagents and calibrators, materials, and other similar or related items used directly or indirectly on the human body, including the necessary Computer software; its utility is mainly obtained through physical methods, not through pharmacology, immunology or metabolism, or although these methods are involved but only play an auxiliary role; its purpose is: 

(1) Disease diagnosis and prevention, Monitoring, treatment or alleviation

(2) Diagnosis, monitoring, treatment, alleviation or functional compensation of injury

(3) Inspection, replacement, adjustment or support of physiological structure or physiological process

(4) Life support or maintenance 

(5) Pregnancy control  

(6) Provide information for medical or diagnostic purposes by examining samples from human bodies. 


The medical device registrant and record holder refer to the enterprise or research institution that has obtained the medical device registration certificate or handled the record of medical device. 


Medical device users refer to institutions that use medical devices to provide medical and other technical services to others, including medical institutions, family planning technical service institutions, blood stations, apheresis plasma stations, and rehabilitation assistive device adaptation institutions. 


Large-scale medical device refers to large-scale medical device with complex technology, large capital investment, high operating cost, large impact on medical expenses and included in catalog management. 

 

 

Article 104 Fees may be charged for the registration of medical device. The specific charging items and standards shall be respectively formulated by the finance and price authorities of the State Council in accordance with relevant state regulations.

 

Article 105 The administrative measures for medical devices developed by medical and health institutions in response to public health emergencies shall be formulated by the drug regulatory authority of the State Council in conjunction with the competent health authority of the State Council.

The storage, allocation, and supply of non-profit contraceptive medical devices shall abide by the management measures formulated by the competent health department of the State Council in conjunction with the drug regulatory department of the State Council.

The technical guidelines for medical devices of Chinese medicine shall be formulated by the drug regulatory department of the State Council in conjunction with the traditional Chinese medicine regulatory department of the State Council.

 

Article 106 The supervision and management of the use of military medical devices shall be implemented in accordance with these Regulations and the relevant provisions of the military.

 

Article 107 The Ordinance comes into force since 01. 06. 2021.


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