118th Congress Health
H.R. 1090: DEVICE Act of 2023
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Summary
This bill addresses design changes and reprocessing of medical devices. (Reprocessing of medical devices is the process for cleaning and sterilizing or disinfecting devices for reuse.)
Specifically, medical device manufacturers must notify the Food and Drug Administration (1) before making changes to the design or reprocessing instructions of a device, and (2) no more than five days after widely disseminating to health care providers in a foreign country communications regarding changes to the design or reprocessing instructions of a device or regarding a safety concern about a device.
A device may not be sold if the manufacturer violates these notification requirements.
Written by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
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Cosponsors
- Judy Chu D-CAOriginal
- Eleanor Norton D-DCOriginal
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History
- Introduced in the House by Ted Lieu.
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- Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
- Introduced in House
- Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.