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AUSTRALIA: TGA Evidence Expectations for Medical Devices or Surfaces with Anti-Viral or Anti-Microbial Claims – June 2022

AUSTRALIA: TGA Evidence Expectations for Medical Devices or Surfaces with Anti-Viral or Anti-Microbial Claims – June 2022

  • 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).

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AUSTRALIA: Regulations of Software-Based Medical Devices – June 2022

AUSTRALIA: Regulations of Software-Based Medical Devices – June 2022

  • 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.

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USA: The Medical Device Breakthrough Devices Program in the USA – May, 2022

USA: The Medical Device Breakthrough Devices Program in the USA – May, 2022

  • 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.

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AUSTRALIA: Information for Medical Practitioners on Up-Classification of Surgical Mesh Devices – March 2022

AUSTRALIA: Information for Medical Practitioners on Up-Classification of Surgical Mesh Devices – March 2022

  • 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.

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USA: FDA Transition Plan for Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) Medical Devices – February, 2022

USA: FDA Transition Plan for Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs) Medical Devices – February, 2022

  • 2022-02-18 09:37:25

The US FDA is planning to issue transition plans for medical devices with Emergency Use Authorizations (EUAs). The EUA measure had previously been implemented in order to increase related necessary medical product supply on the US market.
As the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic gradually slows down, FDA has published a draft guidance to provide its recommendations to manufacturers, and in order to outline a roadmap for EUA devices to be able to transition after the emergency use declarations are no longer in effect in the future.

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