Chinese regulators ended 2013 with a flurry of activity that will impact the medical device market for years to come. Over the past year, authorities have been streamlining regulations as the date neared for the adoption of the Regulation on Medical Device Supervision and Administration. A series of updates over the past couple of weeks rounded out the preparations.

Looking to help the domestic device industry continue to grow, China's regulator has issued new regulations for the registration of new products from the beginning of 2014.