Review Article

Assurance of Medical Device Quality with Quality Management System: An Analysis of Good Manufacturing Practice Implementation in Taiwan

Table 2

Number of medical device manufacturers in 2005 and 2013.

City/county20052013

Taipei City3756

Taipei County197361

Yilan County1017

Taoyuan County52145

Hsinchu City1126

Hsinchu County2558

Miaoli County922

Taichung City22175*
Taichung County45

Changhua County3499

Chiayi City25

Nantou County613

Yunlin County69

Chiayi County1025

Tainan City13109*
Tainan County29

Kaohsiung City888*
Kaohsiung County14

Pingtung County610

Hualien County21

Keelung210

Total5401,229

Source [2].
*Taichung City/County, Tainan City/County, and Kaohsiung City/County were combined in 2010.