• 2026-08-25 04:50:05

Indonesia's medical device regulatory framework places increasing emphasis on demonstrating compliance with applicable healthcare standards through appropriate testing and validation. Manufacturers and applicants should ensure that the required test results, validation documents, and supporting certifications are available as part of the product registration and compliance process. Recent requirements highlighted for in vitro diagnostic products (IVDs) include specific provisions for performance testing, instrument connectivity, and software validation.

• 2024-09-17 05:57:50

Australia's TGA has issued two new guidance on software-based medical devices. Sponsors must comply with the new classification rules with the transition period ending by November 1, 2024. Additionally, the TGA clarified which software products are subject to regulation, providing clear guidelines for industry.

• 2023-11-20 02:19:57

This guidance provides clarifications on which specific regulatory considerations apply when the hardware or hardware component are classified as a medical device or an accessory to a medical device.

• 2023-02-23 01:23:58

Thai FDA has published a guidance, which aims to assist the justification status of Software as Medical Device (SaMD) as well as its risk classification for Thai FDA registration.

• 2022-10-25 03:34:27

To provide a better understanding of the classification of medical-related software devices, TFDA has updated the existing guidance with some examples of SaMD and non-SaMD software. This article provides you with a quick insight into defining medical-related software devices.

• 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.

• 2022-04-27 11:32:12

Concerning the rapid development of Artificial Intelligent/Machine Learning-Based SaMD, TFDA has updated the related guidance that was initially announced in 2020. The latest requirements are summarzied in this article.

• 2022-04-27 11:16:17

NMPA has released a series of updated guidelines, which aim to guide registration applicants to prepare for medical device software and AI medical device registration in China. The 3 new guidelines regulate the technical reviewing requirements of medical device software and AI medical devices, while also elaborating on standardizing the cyber-security for medical devices.

• 2022-03-25 11:51:14

Software as Medical Device (SaMD) is rapidly developing and frequently updating its compatible hardware. In order to ensure the safety, performance, and quality of SaMD while keeping in line with international standards, TFDA has released a guideline regarding post-market change application of SaMD.

• 2022-01-26 08:15:53

TGA has already implemented reforms to the regulation of software-based medical devices from 25 February 2021. Under the new regulation, some software may be excluded from the TGA regulations, or although still regulated by TGA they may be exempted from the need to include the product in the ARTG. In the following, we gathered some FAQs and have summarised TGA’s article to help you have an insight on what is required to operate legally in Australia.