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China: Announcement on the Issuance of Guidelines for the Preparation of Annual Self-Inspection Reports of the Medical Device Quality Management System (No. 13 of 2022) – May, 2022

China: Announcement on the Issuance of Guidelines for the Preparation of Annual Self-Inspection Reports of the Medical Device Quality Management System (No. 13 of 2022) – May, 2022

  • 2022-05-26 13:11:53

NMPA has organized and revised the “Guidelines for the Compilation of the Annual Self-Inspection Report of Medical Device Quality Management System”, which has been promulgated and shall come into force on May 1, 2022. The Guidelines for the Compiling of the Annual Self-Inspection Report of Quality Management System of Medical Device Manufacturers issued by NMPA (No. 76 of 2016) previously shall be abolished at the same time.

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China: Guidelines for Medical Device Cybersecurity, Medical Device Software, and AI Medical Device Registration  (Revised Edition 2022)

China: Guidelines for Medical Device Cybersecurity, Medical Device Software, and AI Medical Device Registration (Revised Edition 2022)

  • 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.

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Qualtech ANALYSIS: The Benefits of Assigning a Neutral 3rd Party as Your Local License Holder AND a Summary of the Product Registration License Conditions in ASEAN, East Asia, and Australia – February, 2022

Qualtech ANALYSIS: The Benefits of Assigning a Neutral 3rd Party as Your Local License Holder AND a Summary of the Product Registration License Conditions in ASEAN, East Asia, and Australia – February, 2022

  • 2022-02-18 07:20:17

As Qualtech offers Authorized Representative (License Holder) Services in 11 countries in Asia and Oceania, the following article outlines some of the benefits for foreign manufacturers associated with assigning a neutral 3rd party as their license holder. In addition, the product registration license conditions for the different ASEAN countries, as well as Taiwan, Japan, Hong Kong, Australia, and China are summarized, including license validity, license transfer possibilities etc.

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MALAYSIA: Conditional Approval for Supply of Covid 19 Self Test Kits – December, 2021

MALAYSIA: Conditional Approval for Supply of Covid 19 Self Test Kits – December, 2021

  • 2021-12-27 06:04:00

In light of the ongoing pandemic situation, MDA has granted conditional approval to establishments intending to supply COVID-19 self-test kits in Malaysia. A detailed guidance document is published on this, intending to provide establishments with information about the requirements for distributing Covid-19 RTK (self-test) in the market. This guidance document does not apply to Covid-19 test kits for professional use only.

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