• 2022-06-29 02:24:35

The Malaysia Medical Device Authority (MDA) released the 2nd Edition of Guidance on The Rules of Classification for General Medical Devices MDA/GD/0009 on May 9, 2022.

• 2022-06-29 02:11:11

MDCG 2022-5 is a guidance which provides elaboration of the borderline between medical devices and medicinal products, including relevant definitions and examples for these types of products, such as herbal products, substance-based devices and medical device and medicinal product combinations.

• 2022-06-29 02:03:22

China's Center for Medical Device Evaluation (CMDE) has released recommended paths for clinical evaluation for a number of products, which fall in the subcategories 11-15, 17, as well as 22 of the Category of Medical Devices.

• 2022-06-29 01:41:00

The TGA has given a presentation about the evidence expectations for medical devices or surfaces with anti-viral or anti-microbial claims in the Australasian Society for Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering (ASBTE) Conference 2022. This presentation provided manufacturers and sponsors general insights on the subject of medical devices with anti-viral or anti-microbial claims before the device inclusion in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG).

• 2022-06-29 01:29:59

Recently, software technology has made significant advances and has been used considerably more frequently for medical purposes. It can drive itself to infer a clinical judgment in addition to serving as a message informant. The number of software-based medical devices that are currently on the market has significantly increased as a result of such software improvements. Therefore, it is important to monitor patient safety appropriately.

• 2022-05-26 14:17:56

The US FDA offers manufacturers an opportunity to interact with FDA's experts to speed up the necessary processes for breakthrough medical devices to enter the US market. As a result, manufacturers with breakthrough medical devices have several benefits in the premarket review phase and a prioritized submission review.

• 2022-05-26 13:08:24

NMPA, in conjunction with the National Health Commission, has revised the Quality Management Practice for Clinical Trials of Medical Devices, which is hereby promulgated and will take effect from May 1,2022.
Attachment: Quality Management Practice for Clinical Trials of Medical Devices

• 2022-04-27 11:06:03

NMPA has released the latest guidelines, which aim to guide registration applicants in the preparation and writing of passive implantable medical device stability research and registration application materials. While it further also provides a reference for the technical review departments.

• 2022-03-25 10:32:01

This guideline applies to medical devices including in vitro diagnostic reagents applying for registration or filing with NMPA in China. This guideline only provides general requirements for the format and content of the product technical requirements (PTR) for medical devices and does not specify specific requirements for certain products.

• 2022-03-25 10:23:24

In December 2018, TGA has announced that there will be an adjustment of Surgical Mesh Devices to transform from medium risk (Class IIb) to high-risk devices (Class III), in order to meet the highest levels of safety, quality and clinical performance.
Sponsors were given three years to comply with the changes, and from 1 December 2021 onwards TGA has already commenced on cancelling surgical mesh devices in the ARTG as Class IIb entries, who do not have obtained an appropriate conformity assessment certificate for Class III devices prior to the set deadline, or within six months of the conformity assessment certificate for the Class III device being issued.
TGA has listed out 3 different tables, categorising meshes that are eligible for transition, approved surgical mesh devices, and existing Class III surgical mesh devices. This is to inform medical practitioners and hospitals of potential supply disruption of some surgical mesh devices from 1st December 2021, and to provide alternative sources of supply.