The Federal Service for Surveillance in Healthcare (Roszdravnadzor) belongs to the executive authorities and performs control and supervisory functions in the field of organizing and ensuring the protection of public health. When registering medical devices (MD), Roszdravnadzor relies on the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No 1416 “On Approval of the Rulesr State Registration of Medical Devices”
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With the development of technologies and the integration of “physics” and “chemistry” a variety of products , which are no longer drugs in the form of classic dosage forms (tablets, ointments, etc.), but the whole systems of delivery of a medicinal substance come into the pharmaceutical market. Such systems involve the use of auxiliary elements that may prove to be
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Electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) is the modern concept that combines such popular electromagnetic phenomena as radio interference, effects on the network, overvoltage, voltage fluctuations in the network, electromagnetic influences, grounding effects, etc. In recent decades, there has been a rapid growth in the development of medical electrical products and systems. EMC for medical devices (MD) can be defined as “the ability
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Introduction The shelf life of a medical device determines the period during which the product retains its functional properties and technical specifications established by the manufacturer. After the state registration of a medical device in the territory of the Russian Federation, the established value of the shelf life can be changed in accordance with the Decree of the Government of
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Technical testing and toxicological testing of medical devices should be carried out in a testing laboratory with the appropriate scope of accreditation. Information on the accreditation of the laboratory can be found in the general access on the website of the Federal Service for Accreditation (RusAccreditation). How to check the scope of laboratory accreditation: Visit the RusAccreditation website in the
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MINISTRY OF HEALTH OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION, ORDER dated 06 June 2012 No. 4n “ON APPROVAL OF THE NOMENCLATURE CLASSIFICATION OF MEDICAL DEVICES” – review. Appendix No. 1 to the Order on approval of the nomenclature classification of medical devices contains (please refer to Fig. 1) the numerical notation of the type of related medical device, i.e., a 6-digit unique identification
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Order of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation (Minzdrav Rossii) dated 9 January, 2014 No. 2n “On Approval of the Procedure for Conformity Assessment for Medical Devices in the Form of Technical Testing, Toxicology Testing and Clinical Trials Performed for the Purpose of Marketing Autorisation of Medical Devices” (full text here). This procedure defines the requirements for conformity
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1. Introduction The labeling of medical devices shall be a matter of crucial importance for the design, development, manufacturing and virtually every other phase of life cycle of medical devices, particularly during the operational period. However in real life, as one can see, manufacturers either do not duly care about label contents and description, or take every effort in order
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