• 2025-05-27 10:33:43

Join Qualtech at Medical Taiwan 2025. Connect with regulatory experts for guidance on medical device registration, local representation, and compliance in the Asia-Pacific markets.

• 2023-10-20 06:31:20

Recently, TFDA has announced an amendment to the classifications of medical devices. The scopes and identifications of several medical device classifications have been updated to provide more specific and clearer instructions. Among these, the risk level of 3 classifications has been re-determined and there are 11 new additional classifications.

• 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.

• 2022-04-27 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.

• 2022-03-25 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.

• 2021-05-22 07:03:29

As TFDA's Medical Device Act has come into force on May 1st, 2021, supporting measures and announcements following the Act have sprung up like mushrooms recently. This article provides a quick guide and introduction to each corresponding measure.

• 2021-04-26 03:09:33

Medical Device Act, the act that separates medical devices from the genre of medicines under Pharmaceutical Affairs Act, will be fully implemented on May 1st, 2021. Along with Medical Device Act, Regulations for the Inspection of the Good Distribution Practice for Medical Devices and Licensing of Distribution License will come into force on the same date.

• 2021-02-22 02:35:59

Taiwan FDA has announced a Product Registration Guidance for Artificial Intelligent/Machine Learning based Software Medical Device, or so-called AI/ML-Based SaMD. The guidance provides overall requirements and forethoughts for manufacturers to consider and describe when designing and establishing the products.

• 2020-12-23 02:01:32

TFDA has recently announced a 3-stage schedule of implementing UDI system on labels of medical devices. Starting from June 1st, 2021, class 3 implantable medical devices are the first round of products that are required to comply with this regulation; followed by class 3 non-implantable medical devices starting from June 1st, 2022, and finally, class 2 medical devices starting from June 1st, 2023.

• 2020-12-23 01:53:56

To further develop a more practical and effective safety surveillance system, TFDA has set up regulations of serious adverse event reporting especially for medical devices. This article leads you into the main differences of the current and upcoming regulations.