Tracking obligations of persons other than device manufacturers: distributor requirements.
21 C.F.R. § 821.30
in effectEffective: 2024-07-01(a) A distributor, final distributor, or multiple distributor of any tracked device shall, upon purchasing or otherwise acquiring any interest in such a device, promptly provide the manufacturer tracking the device with the following information:
(1) The name and address of the distributor, final distributor or multiple distributor;
(2) The unique device identifier (UDI), lot number, batch number, model number, or serial number of the device or other identifier used by the manufacturer to track the device;
(3) The date the device was received;
(4) The person from whom the device was received;
(5) If and when applicable, the date the device was explanted, the date of the patient's death, or the date the device was returned to the distributor, permanently retired from use, or otherwise permanently disposed of.
(b) A final distributor, upon sale or other distribution of a tracked device for use in or by the patient, shall promptly provide the manufacturer tracking the device with the following information:
(1) The name and address of the final distributor,
(2) The unique device identifier (UDI), lot number, batch number, model number, or serial number of the device or other identifier used by the manufacturer to track the device;
(3) The name, address, telephone number, and social security number (if available) of the patient receiving the device, unless not released by the patient under § 821.55(a);
(4) The date the device was provided to the patient or for use in the patient;
(5) The name, mailing address, and telephone number of the prescribing physician;
(6) The name, mailing address, and telephone number of the physician regularly following the patient if different than the prescribing physician; and
(7) When applicable, the date the device was explanted and the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the explanting physician, the date of the patient's death, or the date the device was returned to the manufacturer, permanently retired from use, or otherwise permanently disposed of.
(c)(1) A multiple distributor shall keep written records of the following each time such device is distributed for use by a patient:
(i) The unique device identifier (UDI), lot number, batch number, model number, or serial number of the device or other identifier used by the manufacturer to track the device;
(ii) The name, address, telephone number, and social security number (if available) of the patient using the device;
(iii) The location of the device, unless not released by the patient under § 821.55(a);
(iv) The date the device was provided for use by the patient;
(v) The name, address, and telephone number of the prescribing physician;
(vi) The name, address, and telephone number of the physician regularly following the patient if different than the prescribing physician; and
(vii) When applicable, the date the device was permanently retired from use or otherwise permanently disposed of.
(2) Except as required by order under section 518(e) of the act, any person who is a multiple distributor subject to the recordkeeping requirement of paragraph (c)(1) of this section shall, within 5 working days of a request from the manufacturer or within 10 working days of a request from FDA for the information identified in paragraph (c)(1) of this section, provide such information to the manufacturer or FDA.
(d) A distributor, final distributor, or multiple distributor shall make any records required to be kept under this part available to the manufacturer of the tracked device for audit upon written request by an authorized representative of the manufacturer.
(e) A distributor, final distributor, or multiple distributor may petition for an exemption or variance from one or more requirements of this part according to the procedures in § 821.2.
Source: eCFRURL: https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2024-07-01/title-21.xmlFetched: 7/26/2026