The Administrative Measures for Registration and Filing of Medical Devices (Order No. 47) and the Administrative Measures for Registration and Filing of IVD (Order No. 48) (hereinafter the Measures) have been issued and take effective since October 1, 2021. In order to implement the related measures, NMPA published the notices on the relevant matters of technical review during the transition period. Some key issues are listed as below. more…
On Sep 27, 2021, NMPA published a new Review Guideline of Animal Studies for Medical Device Registration: Part 1 Determination Criteria (2021 Amendment) and Part 2 Animal Study Design and Conduct Quality Assurance, which have been effective since Sep 18, 2021. more…
According to the Regulations on Supervision and Administration of Medical devices (Order 739), the Administrative Measures for Registration and Filing of Medical Devices (Order 47) and the Administrative Measures for Registration and Filing of IVD (Order 48), new e-filing catalogue (eRPS) will be effective since Jan 1, 2022. more…
As a member of IMDRF (International Medical Device Regulators Forum), China is actively leading and participating in the formulation of relevant regulatory documents for international medical devices. Since 2019, NMPA has initiated to amend current China GCP (Good Clinical Practice), and in this May, NMPA collected public opinions on the draft of new China GCP. more…
More and more new guidelines are published according to the Regulations on Supervision and Administration of Medical devices (Order 739), the Administrative Measures for Registration and Filing of Medical Devices (Order 47) and the Administrative Measures for Registration and Filing of IVD (Order 48). Since Jan 1, 2022, new requirements for medical device/IVD registration application dossiers will be effective. more…
Fundamental of Type Testing
Type testing, also known as medical device registration testing, is a mandatory requirement by the National Medical Product Administration (NMPA), the equivalency of the FDA in China, for market approval of medical devices. more…
Ministry of Finance:Government procurement should treat foreign-funded enterprises equally
Recently, the Ministry of Finance issued the notice on implementing the relevant policies on equal treatment of domestic and foreign-funded enterprises in government procurement activities (hereinafter referred to as the notice). more…
Recently, NMPA issued an announcement on the implementation of the second batch of Unique Device Identification (UDI) of medical devices (Order 114 of 2021). From January 1, 2021, the first batch of 69 medical device varieties in 9 categories were required to have UDI. Regarding the second batch of UDI, detailed information can be found as below: more…
