All devices including an instrument, apparatus, appliance, implant, material or other article, whether used alone or in combination, including a software or an accessory, intended by its manufacturer to be used specially for human beings or animals which does not achieve the primary intended action in or on human body or animals by any pharmacological or immunological or metabolic means, but which may assist in its intended function by such means for one or more of the specific purposes of
(i) diagnosis, prevention, monitoring, treatment or alleviation of any disease or disorder;
(ii) diagnosis, monitoring, treatment, alleviation or assistance for, any injury or disability;
(iii) investigation, replacement or modification or support of the anatomy or of a physiological process;
(iv) supporting or sustaining life;
(v) disinfection of medical devices; and
(vi) control of conception
The standards of quality and safety of medical devices are regulated in India by a law called The Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940 (“DCA”). … The way DCA and MDR ensure quality and safety of notified medical devices at all levels of the supply chain is by enforcing a mandatory license requirement.
Application for registration is submitted to the Drugs Controller General of India. Necessary documents mandatory to acquire license permit: Granting license for manufacturing of medical devices requires filling Form-28 along with prescribed government fees in the form and manner as prescribed by the Act.
An application for an import License shall be made to the licensing authority in Form 8 for drugs excluding Schedule X, and in Form 8-A for Schedule X drugs; either by the Manufacturer or by the Manufacturer’s agent in India who is having the wholesale license for sale or distribution of drugs and shall be accompanied .
According to the World Health Organization, medical devices are essential for safe and effective prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and rehabilitation of illness and disease.
As for drugs, mislabelling of medical devices can result in serious consequences for the user. It is important, therefore, that medical device marketing and advertising are regulated to prevent misrepresentation of a medical device and its performance.