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25 of 25 research dimensions currently covered · 31 official sources · latest verification 2026-09-07

Market entry

D01

Authority & regime

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Competent authority
ANVISA (Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária) is the federal competent authority for medical devices and IVDs: a special regime autonomous body (autarquia sob regime especial) linked to…
Statutory product scope
Medical devices fall within ANVISA's statutory scope via Lei 9.782/1999 Art. 8º §1º VI, which covers medical hospital, dental and hemotherapy equipment and materials and laboratory and imag…
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Checked 2026-08-25
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D02

Legal basis & guidance

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Primary registration statute
Under Lei 6.360/1976 Art. 12, no product subject to the law, including imports, may be manufactured, offered for sale or delivered for consumption before being registered with the Ministry…
Current device regulation
RDC 751/2022 is the operative medical device regulation in force from 1 March 2023; it revoked, among others, RDC 185/2001 (Art. 66).
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D03

Device definition & scope

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Medical device definition
RDC 751/2022 Art. 4º X defines 'dispositivo médico (produto médico)' broadly: any instrument, apparatus, equipment, implant, IVD, software, material or other article intended by the manufac…
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D04

Classification rules

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Risk classes I through IV for general devices and IVDs.
Class I, Class II, Class III, Class IV
1 maintained scheme · 1 related fact
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D05

Registration pathways

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Family/system/kit grouping
ANVISA grants notification or registration for families, systems and sets (kits) of medical devices; grouping follows the rules of the regulation.
Notification vs registration
Two market routes: class I and II devices are subject to notification (notificação) and class III and IV to registration (registro). Notifications have no technical analysis and are process…
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D06

Reliance & recognition

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Reference authority: Australia TGA
Australia Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) listing on the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG) is accepted under the optimized review procedure for class III/IV device regi…
Reference authority: Health Canada
Health Canada Medical Device Licence is accepted under the optimized review procedure for class III/IV device registration.
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D07

Economic-operator roles

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Local establishment authorization (AFE)
Companies manufacturing, distributing or importing products under ANVISA's scope require ANVISA authorization to operate (Autorização de Funcionamento de Empresa AFE), under Lei 9.782/1999…
Registration holder (detentor)
The 'detentor (de notificação ou de registro)' must be a legal entity, public or private, manufacturer or importer, responsible for the device in the national territory, holding the marketi…
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D08

Establishment, import & distribution

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Custom-made establishment licences
Manufacturers or importers of custom made devices must hold an Autorização de Funcionamento (AFE) from ANVISA and sanitary licensing (licenciamento sanitário) from the local sanitary survei…
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D09

Dossier requirements

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Dossier structure and checklist
Registration dossiers follow the IMDRF Market Authorization Table of Contents (RDC 751/2022 Art. 57 and Anexo II); petitions with incomplete checklists or missing documents face summary ref…
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D10

Official forms & portals

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Submission portal
Product petitions are filed electronically through ANVISA's Sistema de Peticionamento, identifying the applicable subject code (Código de Assunto); TFVS is paid by GRU before filing and pet…
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Submission & evidence

D11

Label, IFU & language

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Portuguese language requirement
Information on labels and in instructions for use must be written in Portuguese.
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D12

QMS, audit & inspection

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GMP quality system (BPF)
Each manufacturer must establish and maintain a quality system under RDC 665/2022, which incorporates MERCOSUL GMC Resolution 20/2011 into Brazilian law and applies to manufacturers, distri…
CBPF limited to class III/IV
CBPF (GMP certificate) certification is not available for class I and II health products; only class III/IV products are certifiable, so CBPF conditions class III/IV registrations.
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D13

Standards, testing & ancillary approvals

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INMETRO/SBAC conformity certificate
Electrical safety
ANATEL certification and homologation
Wireless / radio
INMETRO legal-metrology type approval/verification
Metrology
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Class I/II notification (fato gerador 752)
BRL 175.72–3,514.32
Class III/IV registration — medium/small device (731)
BRL 780.96–15,619.20
12 maintained fee lines · 1 related fact
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D15

Review clocks

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Class I · Notification
30 days
Class II · Notification
30 days
Class III · Registration
250-320 days
4 maintained pathways · 2 related facts
Checked 2026-08-30
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D16

Approval validity & renewal

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Device registration validity
Device registrations are valid for 10 years from the date of publication in the Diário Oficial da União (DOU) and may be successively revalidated for equal periods.
IVD registration validity
IVD registrations are likewise valid for 10 years counted from publication in the Diário Oficial da União.
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Lifecycle & post-market

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Change control

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Post-change packaging run-out
Following an alteration, packaging, labels and instructions for use are subject to a 120 day period counted from publication of the alteration (run out/use of previously approved materials)…
New-technology triggers refusal of alteration
Products with innovative technology or indication are treated distinctly: the Registro FAQ states that for such products the missing items lead to non approval (não anuência) or summary ref…
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D18

UDI, listing & traceability

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UDI assignment and issuing entities
Manufacturers must ensure UDI assignment to all devices manufactured by them or on their behalf (RDC 591/2021 Arts. 8º 9º); UDIs are assigned by the issuing entities GS1, HIBCC and ICCBBA (…
UDI system components
The UDI is a standards based unique device identifier (converted using AIDC and, where applicable, HRI), whose UDI DI is also linked to a UDI database (SIUD).
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D19

Clinical investigation & performance

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DICD before class III/IV investigation
The Dossiê de Investigação Clínica de Dispositivo Médico (DICD) must be submitted to ANVISA before conducting a clinical investigation involving a class III or IV device.
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D20

Special access & derogation

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Custom-made anuência lead time
The ANVISA anuência for manufacturing/importing a custom made device must be requested at least 30 days in advance.
Custom-made route
Custom made devices do not require registration under RDC 751/2022 but remain subject to prior sanitary control through ANVISA anuência to manufacture/import and to manufacture/import notif…
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D21

Manufacturer PMS

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Technovigilance system duty
The registration holder of a health product must structure and implement a technovigilance system in its company, providing the resources for its operation (RDC 67/2009 Art. 6º, items I XII…
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D22

Vigilance & incident reporting

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Incident reporting deadlines
Under RDC 67/2009 Art. 8º (consolidated text, as amended): death, serious threat to public health, or counterfeiting associated with a product registered in the holder's name must be report…
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D23

Recall, FSCA & market surveillance

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Field action trigger
The registration holder must initiate a field action as quickly as possible whenever there are sufficient indications or confirmation that a health product does not meet the applicable esse…
Field action notification deadlines
The registration holder must notify ANVISA of field actions per RDC 551/2021 Art. 9: 3 dias corridos for actions communicated through mass media and for serious threat to public health; 10…
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D24

Advertising, claims & promotion

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Advertising concordance rule
Every communication or advertisement of a device placed on the market must be in strict concordance with the information presented by the notification/registration holder to ANVISA (RDC 751…
Mandatory alert advertising
When products on the market prove harmful or non compliant, the responsible company is obliged to broadcast alert advertising to the population, within the deadline and conditions set by th…
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D25

Submission communications & appeal

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Administrative appeal structure
From acts practiced by ANVISA an appeal (recurso) lies to the Diretoria Colegiada, with suspensive effect, as the last administrative instance (Lei 9.782/1999 Art. 15 §2º); the appeal is fi…
Deficiency response deadline
Technical deficiency letters (exigência técnica) under RDC 204/2005 must be answered within 120 days, non extendable, counted from confirmation of receipt of the exigência; non compliance r…
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ANVISA registration fees in BRL · reviewed 2026-08-25

Fee lineAmountProvenance
Class I/II notification (fato gerador 752)BRL 175.72–3,514.32Verified
Class III/IV registration — medium/small device (731)BRL 780.96–15,619.20Verified
Class III/IV registration — medium/small family (733)BRL 1,063.74–21,274.80Verified
Class III/IV registration — large equipment (730)BRL 1,952.40–39,048.00Verified
8 more fee lines on the full schedule · 12 of 12 rows source-verified

Registration timeline

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Agência Nacional de Vigilância Sanitária (ANVISA) review clocks and planning ranges · 4-class (I, II, III, IV) classification

Class / pathwayReview clockPlanning totalProvenance
Class I(Notification)30 days1-1.5 monthsVerified
Class II(Notification)30 days1-1.5 monthsVerified
Class III(Registration)250-320 days1-11 monthsVerified
Class IV(Registration)250-320 days1-11 monthsVerified
  1. 1Device Classification(2-4 weeks)
  2. 2Appoint BRH(4-8 weeks)
  3. 3GMP Certificate(6-12 months)
  4. 4Technical Documentation(2-4 months)
  5. 5ANVISA Submission(1-2 weeks)
  6. 6ANVISA Review(6-18 months)
  7. 7Registration(2-4 weeks)

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Official ANVISA rules and guidance · 16 of 16 documents linked to official sources

RDC 751/2022Medical Device Registration and Classification
ClassificationVerified
RDC 665/2022Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) for Medical Devices
GMP/QMSVerified
RDC 830/2023In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) Medical Devices
RegistrationVerified
RDC 848/2024Essential Safety and Performance Requirements
RegistrationVerified

Computed from 100,149 official ANVISA registration records · data as of 2026-08-26

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100,149
Registrations
12,442
Manufacturers
4,217
Registration Holders
68
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