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USA: US Medical Device Classification Update: Digital Therapy Device To Reduce Sleep Disturbance for Psychiatric Conditions & The Prognostic Test for Assessment of Liver Related Disease Progression – February/March 2023

USA: US Medical Device Classification Update: Digital Therapy Device To Reduce Sleep Disturbance for Psychiatric Conditions & The Prognostic Test for Assessment of Liver Related Disease Progression – February/March 2023

  • 2023-02-22 11:03:38

According to US FDA's review request for devices, the digital therapy device to reduce sleep disturbance for psychiatric conditions, and the prognostic tests for assessment of liver-related disease progression, will require special control (Class II). Thus, in the future, the US FDA will refer to the class II level to review these two kinds of devices.

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MALAYSIA: MDA Announced the New Guidance on Harmonized Risk Classification of Medical Devices – October/November 2022

MALAYSIA: MDA Announced the New Guidance on Harmonized Risk Classification of Medical Devices – October/November 2022

  • 2022-10-25 06:38:16

The MDA published the First Edition of the Guidance Document of the "Harmonized Classification of Medical Devices in ASEAN" (MDA/GD/0062) on September 5, 2022. This guidance document provides the harmonized list of risk classification of medical devices including in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) medical devices, based on their intended use or purpose as claimed by the manufacturer.

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USA: US Medical Device Classification Update: Intravascular Bleed Monitor & The Non-Implanted Electrical Stimulation Devices – July, 2022

USA: US Medical Device Classification Update: Intravascular Bleed Monitor & The Non-Implanted Electrical Stimulation Devices – July, 2022

  • 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.

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