Colombian Medical Device and In Vitro Diagnostic Regulatory Decisions Since 2007

Records of official acts issued by the Specialized Chamber for Medical Devices and In Vitro Diagnostic Reagents in Colombia. The dataset contains decisions on whether products require sanitary registration for commercialization, with records starting from 2007. It is published on the datos.gov.co platform via Socrata and was last updated on 2026-05-18.

Use Cases

• Classify product regulatory status (REQUIERE SI/NO) based on PRODUCTO, CLASIFICACIÓN, and USO columns.
• Analyze trends in regulatory decisions over time using the AÑO and CONCEPTO columns.
• Identify frequent applicants and product types by aggregating data from SOLICITANTE and PRODUCTO columns.
• Link specific case details by using the VINCULO PARA CONSULTA DE ACTA and # ACTA columns for direct document access.

Strengths

• Provides a direct link to source documents via the VINCULO PARA CONSULTA DE ACTA column for verification.
• Includes a clear binary target column (REQUIERE SI/NO) for classification tasks.
• Covers a long time range, with data available from 2007 onwards.

Limitations

• Row count and total dataset size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Sala Especializada de Dispositivos Médicos y Reactivos de Diagnóstico In Vitro, published on www.datos.gov.co.

Collection Method

Likely compiled from official regulatory proceedings and decisions.

Time Range

2007 onwards.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-18 19:21:30; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Colombia.