Medical Device Compliance and Post-marketing Activities (Ch. 6) Flashcards
What is 21 CFR Part 807?
21 CFR Part 807
ESTABLISHMENT REGISTRATION AND DEVICE LISTING FOR MANUFACTURERS AND INITIAL IMPORTERS OF DEVICES
How often do establishment registrations and device listings need to be updated?
Annually
TRUE/FALSE: Initial, annual, and updated registration and listing information may be submitted electronically or via mailed form.
FALSE! Under FDAAA (2007), the FDA requires all initial, annual, and updated registration and listing information to be submitted electronically (unless a waiver has been granted).
An annual establishment registrations user fee must be paid annually through what website?
The Device Facility User Fee (DFUF) website
What types of establishments must register according to 21 CFR 807?
Establishments involved in the manufacture, preparation, propagation, compounding, assembly or processing of medical devices intended for human use
What databases are used to submit registration and listing information?
FDA’s Unified Registration and Listing System (FURLS) and Device Registration and Listing Module (DRLM)
What does FURLS stand for?
FDA’s Unified Registration and Listing System (FURLS)
What does DRLM stand for?
Device Registration and Listing Module (DRLM)
When must the initial establishment registration/device listing information be submitted to the FDA?
- After the facility begins an activity, OR
2. When a device is commercialized
When must the initial establishment registration/device listing information be submitted to the FDA after the facility begins an activity or after a device is commercialized?
30 days
What is 21 CFR 820?
21 CFR 820 = QSR = Quality System Regulations = cGMPs = Current Good Manufacturing Practices
What are the main post-marketing regulations?
- Post-approval studies (PAS)
- Post-market cybersecurity
- Medical device reporting (MDR)
- Post-market surveillance (including complaint handling)
- Recalls, corrections, and removals
- Medical device tracking
- Continuous product improvement
What does PAS stand for?
PAS: Postapproval studies
When may the FDA require a PAS?
Will communicate requirement at the time of a PMA, HDE, or PDP application, a condition of device approval
What is the purpose of a PAS?
To monitor the approved device’s continued safety and effectiveness
(for an HDE: the device’s continued probable benefit)
What is 21 CFR 803?
21 CFR 803
MEDICAL DEVICE REPORTING
What is Medical Device Reporting (MDR)?
MDR: A mechanism to identify and monitor adverse events and certain types of device malfunctions, with the goal of identifying and correcting medical device problems in a timely manner
What is the definition of a device user facility?
Device User Facility:
A hospital, ambulatory surgical facility, nursing home, outpatient diagnostic facility, or outpatient treatment facility (not a doctor’s office)
What is the definition of an importer?
Importer:
Any person who imports a device into the US, and who furthers the marketing of a device from the original place of manufacture to the person who makes final delivery/sale
(does not repackage or otherwise change the container/labeling/packaging)
What is the definition of a manufacturer?
Manufacturer:
Any person who manufactures, prepares, propagates, compounds, assembles, or processes a device