Reference:EU Regulation (EU) 2017/745 - Medical Device Regulation 20-Mar-2023 Article 87 Paragraph 1 – 2
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| Reference | EU Regulation (EU) 2017/745 - Medical Device Regulation 20-Mar-2023 |
| Validity area | EU |
| Scope(s) | MD |
| Document name | Regulation (EU) 2017/745 - Medical Device Regulation |
| Version / Revision | 20-Mar-2023 |
| Status | Current |
| Document type | Legal act |
| Language(s) | EN |
| Description | REGULATION (EU) 2017/745 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL of 5 April 2017 on medical devices, amending Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 and repealing Council Directives 90/385/EEC and 93/42/EEC |
| Official source | Official link |
| Restricted access | No |
| Submitted by | Florian Adragna |
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| Scope | MD |
| Document part | Article 87
Paragraph 1 – 2 |
| Language | EN |
| Original entry by | Florian Adragna |
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| Comment | Reporting of serious incidents and FSCAs by manufacturers |
Content
Reporting of serious incidents and field safety corrective actions
1. Manufacturers of devices made available on the Union market, other than investigational devices, shall report, to the relevant competent authorities, in accordance with Articles 92(5) and (7), the following: (a) any serious incident involving devices made available on the Union market, except expected side-effects which are clearly documented in the product information and quantified in the technical documentation and are subject to trend reporting pursuant to Article 88;
(b) any field safety corrective action in respect of devices made available on the Union market, including any field safety corrective action undertaken in a third country in relation to a device which is also legally made available on the Union market, if the reason for the field safety corrective action is not limited to the device made available in the third country.
The reports referred to in the first subparagraph shall be submitted through the electronic system referred to in Article 92.
2. As a general rule, the period for the reporting referred to in paragraph 1 shall take account of the severity of the serious incident.
