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21 CFR 803.40(b): 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(b)
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) (b) Reports of malfunctions. You must submit a 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 through your own research, testing, evaluation, servicing, or maintenance of one of your devices, that reasonably suggests that one of your devices has malfunctioned and that this device or a similar device that you market would be…

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