On January 3, 2019, NMPA (CFDA) issued Medical Device Master Files Filing Process (draft) for feedback. Feedbacks need to be submitted by Feb 4, 2019. Medical device master file in China is a technical document submitted to NMPA Center of Medical Device Evaluation (CMDE) to authorize the applicant to use in the medical device registration but does not directly disclose the content.
Highlights for the draft Medical Device Master Files Filing Process:
- The medical device master files are used in the application for registration, renewal, clinical trial approval of medical devices (including IVDs)
- NMPA will establish a medical device master files registration platform and a database. The owner of the master files shall submit the main document through the registration platform.
- Authorizing a legal agent is recommended for foreign manufacturers to communicate filling process and renew master files in time. The owners of master file shall specify the name, address, contact and authorized authority for the legal agent.
- The documents of medical device master files must be signed and translated into Chinese.
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Applicants need to submit the technical confidential documents of the third-party enterprises, such as raw material suppliers, to the NMPA to support the registration applications. The purpose of the medical device master file is to protect the technical secrets of the documents’ owner and to avoid the repeated submission of the same technical documents by different parties.
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