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href="#1">Mandatory Medical Device Reporting</a></li> <li><a href="#2">Summary of Mandatory Reporting Requirements for Manufacturers and Importers</a></li> <li><a href="#3">Summary of Mandatory Reporting Requirements for User Facilities</a></li> <li><a href="#4">Complaint Files and Medical Device Reporting</a></li> <li><a href="#5">Electronic Medical Device Reporting (eMDR)</a></li> <li><a href="#6">Questions about Medical Device Reporting</a></li> </ul> <h2><a id="1" name="1"></a>Mandatory Medical Device Reporting:</h2> <p>The Medical Device Reporting (MDR) regulation (<a href="http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfcfr/CFRSearch.cfm?CFRPart=803" target="_blank">21 CFR Part 803</a>) contains mandatory requirements for manufacturers, importers, and device user facilities to report certain device-related adverse events and product problems to the FDA. The regulation specified that reports be filed on the FDA's Medwatch Form 3500A or an electronic equivalent. The FDA published a <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/articles/2014/02/14/2014-03279/electronic-submission-requirements-medical-device-reporting" target="_blank">final rule</a><strong> </strong>on Feb. 14, 2014, requiring manufacturers and importers to submit MDRs to the FDA in an electronic format that the FDA can process, review, and archive. This rule will be effective as of Aug.14, 2015.</p> <p>Information on the requirements for each mandatory reporting group follows:</p> <p><strong>Manufacturers:</strong> Manufacturers are required to report to the FDA when they learn that any of their devices may have caused or contributed to a death or serious injury. (Key terms are defined in <a href="http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfCFR/CFRSearch.cfm?fr=803.3" target="_blank">21 CFR 803.3</a>.) <a href="/media/82655/download" target>Instructions</a> are available for completing the required <a href="/media/69876/download" target>3500A form</a>. Manufacturers must also report to the FDA when they become aware that their device has malfunctioned and would be likely to cause or contribute to a death or serious injury if the malfunction were to recur. For more information please see the <a href="/media/86420/download">guidance for manufacturers on medical device reporting</a>.</p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/08/17/2018-17770/medical-devices-and-device-led-combination-products-voluntary-malfunction-summary-reporting-program"><strong>Voluntary Malfunction Summary Reporting Program</strong></a>: As of August 2018, certain manufacturers may be eligible to volunteer to submit summary reports of medical device adverse events on a quarterly basis to the FDA. <a href="https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/08/17/2018-17770/medical-devices-and-device-led-combination-products-voluntary-malfunction-summary-reporting-program">Learn about if you are eligible in the Federal Register Notice</a>.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Importers:</strong> Importers are required to report to the FDA and the manufacturer when they learn that one of their devices may have caused or contributed to a death or serious injury. The importer must report only to the manufacturer if their imported devices have malfunctioned and would be likely to cause or contribute to a death or serious injury if the malfunction were to recur.</p> <h2><a id="2" name="2"></a>Summary of Mandatory Reporting Requirements for Manufacturers and Importers</h2> <div class="table-responsive"> <table class="table table-bordered table-striped"> <thead> <tr> <th scope="col">REPORTER</th> <th scope="col">WHAT TO REPORT</th> <th scope="col">REPORT FORM #</th> <th scope="col">TO WHOM</th> <th scope="col">WHEN</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top"><strong>Manufacturers</strong></td> <td valign="top">30 day reports of deaths, serious injuries and malfunctions</td> <td valign="top"><a href="/media/69876/download" target>Form FDA 3500A</a> *</td> <td valign="top">FDA</td> <td valign="top">Within 30 calendar days of becoming aware of an event</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> </td> <td valign="top">5-day reports for an event designated by FDA or an event that requires remedial action to prevent an unreasonable risk of substantial harm to the public health</td> <td valign="top"><a href="/media/69876/download" target>Form FDA 3500A</a> *</td> <td valign="top">FDA</td> <td valign="top">Within 5 work days of becoming aware of an event</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"><strong>Importers</strong></td> <td valign="top">Reports of deaths and serious injuries</td> <td valign="top"><a href="/media/69876/download" target>Form FDA 3500A</a> *</td> <td valign="top">FDA and the manufacturer</td> <td valign="top">Within 30 calendar days of becoming aware of an event</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> </td> <td valign="top">Reports of malfunctions</td> <td valign="top"><a href="/media/69876/download" target>Form FDA 3500A</a> *</td> <td valign="top">Manufacturer</td> <td valign="top">Within 30 calendar days of becoming aware of an event</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <p>* Or electronic equivalent</p> <h3><strong>Device User Facility Reporting Requirements</strong></h3> <p>A “device user facility” is a hospital, ambulatory surgical facility, nursing home, outpatient diagnostic facility, or outpatient treatment facility, which is not a physician’s office. User facilities must report a suspected medical device-related death to both the FDA and the manufacturer. User facilities must report a medical device-related serious injury to the manufacturer, or to the FDA if the medical device manufacturer is unknown.</p> <p>User facilities must also submit annual reports to the FDA by January 1 of each year as described in <a href="http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfCFR/CFRSearch.cfm?fr=803.33" target="_blank">803.33</a>.</p> <p>Form 3419 Annual User Facility Report</p> <ul> <li><a href="/media/72292/download" target>Medical Device Reporting Annual User Facility Report - Form FDA3419</a></li> <li><a href="/medical-devices/mandatory-reporting-requirements-manufacturers-importers-and-device-user-facilities/instructions-completing-medical-device-reporting-annual-user-facility-report-form-fda3419" target>Instructions for Completing the Medical Device Reporting Annual User Facility Report, Form FDA3419</a></li> </ul> <p>Please note that 803.30 (which addresses User Facility Reporting Requirements) does NOT state that device user facilities are required to report device malfunctions where the malfunction would likely cause or contribute to death or serious injury if the malfunction were to recur.</p> <p>Although a user facility is not required to report a device malfunction, they can voluntarily inform the FDA of such product problems through <a href="https://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/medwatch/" target="_blank">MedWatch</a>, the FDA’s Safety Information and Adverse Event Reporting Program. Healthcare professionals within a user facility should familiarize themselves with their institution's procedures for reporting adverse events to the FDA.</p> <p>The FDA’s <a href="/media/73972/download" target>"Medical Device Reporting for User Facilities"</a> guidance document provides additional information.</p> <h2><a id="3" name="3"></a>Summary of Mandatory Reporting Requirements for User Facilities</h2> <div class="table-responsive"> <table class="table table-bordered table-striped"> <thead> <tr> <th scope="col">REPORTER</th> <th scope="col">WHAT TO REPORT</th> <th scope="col">REPORT FORM #</th> <th scope="col">TO WHOM</th> <th scope="col">WHEN</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td valign="top">User Facility</td> <td valign="top">Device-related Death</td> <td valign="top"><a href="/media/69876/download" target>Form FDA 3500A</a></td> <td valign="top">FDA & Manufacturer</td> <td valign="top">Within 10 work days of becoming aware</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top">User Facility</td> <td valign="top">Device-related Serious injury</td> <td valign="top"><a href="/media/69876/download" target>Form FDA 3500A</a></td> <td valign="top">Manufacturer. FDA only if manufacturer unknown</td> <td valign="top">Within 10 work days of becoming aware</td> </tr> <tr> <td valign="top">User Facility</td> <td valign="top">Annual summary of death & serious injury reports</td> <td valign="top"><a href="/media/72292/download" target>Form FDA 3419</a></td> <td valign="top">FDA</td> <td valign="top">January 1 for the preceding year</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </div> <p> </p> <h2><a id="4" name="4"></a>Complaint Files and Medical Device Reporting</h2> <p><a href="http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfCFR/CFRSearch.cfm?fr=820.198" target="_blank">Complaint files</a> are linked to MDR event files because a complaint must be evaluated to determine if it is a reportable adverse event. A <a href="http://www.accessdata.fda.gov/scripts/cdrh/cfdocs/cfCFR/CFRSearch.cfm?fr=820.3" target="_blank">complaint</a> is any written, electronic, or oral communication that alleges deficiencies related to the identity, quality, durability, reliability, safety, effectiveness, or performance of a device after it is released for distribution. Manufacturers and importers are required to maintain complaint files and establish and maintain procedures for receiving, reviewing, and evaluating complaints. 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