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THAILAND: Thailand Revolutionizes Dental Care with Stricter Regulations for Safety and Quality: A Breakdown of Key Updates – July/Aug 2024

THAILAND: Thailand Revolutionizes Dental Care with Stricter Regulations for Safety and Quality: A Breakdown of Key Updates – July/Aug 2024

  • 2024-07-30 02:55:19

Thailand's Ministry of Public Health is enforcing stricter rules for dental devices. Specific dental products like implants and orthodontic instruments can only be sold to certified dentists and approved healthcare providers. Distributors must have selling approval certificates for transparent distribution. These changes aim to enhance patient safety and raise dental care standards, requiring quick adaptation from stakeholders.

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QT ANALYSIS: UPDATE IN THE CYBERSECURITY REGULATIONS OF MEDICAL DEVICES IN ASIA (CHINA, JAPAN, SINGAPORE) — AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2023

QT ANALYSIS: UPDATE IN THE CYBERSECURITY REGULATIONS OF MEDICAL DEVICES IN ASIA (CHINA, JAPAN, SINGAPORE) — AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2023

  • 2023-08-23 06:27:14

Qualtech highlights the critical role of cybersecurity in safeguarding medical devices and patient well-being, emphasizing the potential risks posed by connectivity and the need for stringent measures to counteract vulnerabilities. We emphasize the collaborative efforts required among medical device stakeholders to establish and maintain robust security standards. This QT analysis revisits a previous cybersecurity article with a focus on recent developments in Japan, China, and Singapore.

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China: NMPA Announcement on Issuing the "Regulations on Enterprises Implementing the Supervision and Management of Responsibilities for Medical Device Quality and Safety" (2022 No. 124) –February/March 2023

China: NMPA Announcement on Issuing the "Regulations on Enterprises Implementing the Supervision and Management of Responsibilities for Medical Device Quality and Safety" (2022 No. 124) –February/March 2023

  • 2023-02-23 02:05:29

In order to supervise medical device registrants taking the responsibilities for medical device quality and safety, NMPA has issued the so-called "Regulations on Enterprises Implementing the Supervision and Management of Responsibilities for Medical Device Quality and Safety".

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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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