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21 CFR 803.40(a): If I am an importer, what reporting requirements apply to me?

PART 803-MEDICAL DEVICE REPORTING · Subpart D-Importer Reporting Requirements

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Citation 21 CFR 803.40(a)
Section If I am an importer, what reporting requirements apply to me?
Part PART 803-MEDICAL DEVICE REPORTING
Subpart Subpart D-Importer Reporting Requirements
Subchapter 21 CFR H Medical Devices
Product types cited Devices
Regulation text (excerpt) (a) Reports of deaths or serious injuries. You must submit a report to us, and a copy of this report to the manufacturer, as soon as practicable, but no later than 30 calendar days after the day that you receive or otherwise become aware of information from any source, including user facilities, individuals, or medical or scientific literature, whether published or unpublished, that reasonably suggests that one of your marketed devices may have caused or contributed to a death or serious injury…

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