Vinca, LLC Blog FDA Cancels 31% of Medical Device Registrations for Failure to Renew

In February 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) removed 13,455 medical device establishments and their associated device listings from its registration database. This resulted in a 31% decrease in the total number of medical device establishments registered with FDA. Medical device establishments are required to renew their FDA registrations annually between October 1 and December 31.