• 2023-07-21 02:38:16

The MDA announced a transition period for the implementation of electronic medical device registration certificates on May 22nd, 2023. This announcement is intended to provide information on the use of Electronic Medical Device Registration certificates, which will be fully implemented on January 1st, 2024, and no more physical medical device registration certificates will be issued by MDA.

• 2023-04-25 01:40:47

The MDA published the Second Edition Guidance Document, “Classification Of Rehabilitation, Physiotherapy And Speech Therapy Device” (MDA/GD/0061), on March 08, 2023. This document is directed to give manufacturers and authorized representatives (AR) an appropriate guideline on the classification of rehabilitation, physiotherapy, and speech therapy products. This guidance document classifies a number of products used for rehabilitation, physiotherapy, and speech therapy as medical devices or non-medical devices respectively, based on the manufacturer's stated intended purpose.

• 2023-04-24 09:49:39

This guidance document describes the requirements and notification process for the applicant to get approval from the Authority prior to the importation and/or market placement of custom-made medical devices.

• 2023-03-27 09:16:15

The Medical Device Authority (MDA) published the Fifth Edition Guidance Document, "Guideline for Registration of Drug-Medical Device and Medical Devie-Drug Combination Products", on January 03, 2023. This document is intended to provide information on how to apply for an endorsement letter, post-approval changes/variation applications for ancillary components, adverse drug reactions and incident reporting for the registered combination product.

• 2023-02-23 01:35:01

The Medical Device Authority (MDA) published the First Edition Guideline Document “How To Submit An Application For Registration Of A Refurbished Medical Device” (MDA/GL/10) on January 11, 2023. The MDA created this guidance document to assist the industry and healthcare professionals in their efforts to comply with the Medical Device Act (Act 737) and its regulations.

• 2023-01-19 05:49:15

It is announced that the MDA amended the terms of the establishment license granted under section 15 of Act 737 in accordance with Act 20's provisions. At least 90 days before the license expires, the establishments must submit an application to the Authority for a renewal.

• 2022-12-27 05:48:52

The Malaysia Medical Device Authority (MDA) released the latest 4th Edition Change Notification for Registered Medical Device, MDA/GD/0020. More substantial changes were made compared to the 3rd Edition. There are new additional clauses and updated documents requirements. The MDA revised the turn-around time for Category 2 and Category 3. Furthermore, some changes do not require a change notifications to be submitted to MDA.

• 2022-12-27 05:37:15

The Malaysia Medical Device Authority (MDA) published the updated Sixth Edition Guidance Document, “Requirement for Labelling of Medical Device” (MDA/GD/0026), on November 21, 2022. MDA has made a few changes, respectively. MDA/GD/0026 is intended to assist manufacturers and authorized representatives with guidance on the content of medical device labelling. Labelling is used to both identify particular medical devices and to convey safety and performance-related information to patients or users of medical devices.

• 2022-11-29 02:42:41

The Medical Device Authority (MDA) updates the guideline for Licensing for Establishments. The establishment must comply to Medical Devices (Duties and Obligations of Establishments) Regulations 2019 that stipulates the post marketing requirements of medical devices. The Medical Device Authority (MDA) created this guidance document to assist the healthcare sector and the industry in their efforts to comply to the Medical Device Act's (Act 737) laws and requirements.

• 2022-10-25 06:38:16

The MDA published the First Edition of the Guidance Document of the "Harmonized Classification of Medical Devices in ASEAN" (MDA/GD/0062) on September 5, 2022. This guidance document provides the harmonized list of risk classification of medical devices including in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) medical devices, based on their intended use or purpose as claimed by the manufacturer.