• 2022-07-26 11:26:52

According to the De Novo Classification request from the respective manufacturers, the US FDA reviewed the request for the following devices, Intravascular Bleed Monitor and Non-Implanted Electrical Stimulation Devices for Management of Premature Ejaculation. As a result, both types of products are now classified as Class II products rather than belong to products of Class III.

• 2022-07-26 11:24:21

PFDA issued FDA Circular No. 2022-003 that bans the production and all kinds of market exchanges, such as distribution, sale, and advertisement, for several mercury-added devices and related products for safety reasons.

• 2022-07-26 11:22:27

PFDA released a draft circular that provides the requirements for good storage and distribution practices for medical devices, to serve as guidelines for medical device establishments in the Philippines.

• 2022-07-26 11:19:48

The Medical Device Authority (MDA) published a guideline document to provide information and explanation to establishments on how to submit a re-registration of registered medical device applications in Malaysia. The document prescribes the requirements for re-registration of registered medical devices for medical device registration applications that are about to expire or have already expired.

• 2022-07-26 11:13:22

MHLW announces evaluation items for medical devices that use new technology to speed up the approval process. This time evaluation items for Breast Cancer Diagnosis Device and SaMD with Behavior Change were announced.

• 2022-07-26 11:00:06

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 02, 03, 05, 06, 16, 18, as well as 20 of the Category of Medical Devices.

• 2022-07-26 09:41:26

The TGA has released version 3.1 of its latest guideline for the clinical evidence for medical devices. The purpose of this guideline is to allow both industry and TGA to support sponsors and manufacturers to collect, compile and present clinical evidence under regulatory requirements as well as to inform on how TGA assesses clinical evidence.

• 2022-06-30 11:51:47

Given the return and the increased popularity of in-person medical exhibitions, Qualtech has taken the opportunity to provide you with a sneak peek of the innovative medical device trends to be observed in ASEAN’s upcoming big medical exhibitions and fairs. This includes, among other fields, wearable technology, augmented reality for surgeon training and pre-operation planning, as well as virtual reality surgery with robotic and artificial intelligence assistance.

• 2022-06-29 03:18:32

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has released a new draft guidance to further a voluntary program aiming to improve quality-related processes in medical device manufacturing. The concept comes from the Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC), which assesses the capability and performance of key business processes using a maturity appraisal model tailored to the medical device industry. The overall stated goal is to enhance the quality processes and to improve the overall medical device quality, as to ultimately ensure better patient treatment outcomes.

• 2022-06-29 02:30:03

The termination of Thai FDA's "Pre-Submission" resulted in the establishment of a new route to determine product risk classification and medical device grouping via the E-submission system.