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Objective:To explore the principles and elements of ethical review of clinical trials regarding medical apparatus and instruments.Methods:This paper introduced Beijing Anzhen Hospital's requirements on considerations for the vulnerable,acquisition of informed consent,the researchers' qualification and experiment design,during ethical review of clinical trials regarding medical apparatus and instruments.Results:Institution review board of Beijing Anzhen Hospital designed principles and standard operating procedures for ethical review of clinical trials regarding medical apparatus and instruments.Conclusion:Ethical review of clinical trials regarding medical apparatus and instruments now is more scientifically standardized,and has become an important approach for the protection of subjects' rights and interests.