• 2022-11-29 03:04:45

As based on Japan's Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare notice from September 20, 2022 the Essential Principles for certain Class II medical devices are amended.

• 2022-11-29 01:33:07

During quarter 4 of 2022, Thai FDA has announced the registration certificate renewal protocol and procedures. Medical devices with specific announcements for which CSDT have been practiced under the old policy-based regulation, will expire on 31st December 2022 and shall timely proceed with license renewal accordingly.

• 2022-10-25 06:47:43

MDCG 2022-14 is aimed to propose solutions to improve the efficiency of application of the regulatory requirements, rather than reducing, avoiding or removing requirements, in particular in relation to safety.

• 2022-10-25 03:59:10

PFDA announced that alcohol swab product registrations will be transferred to the Center for Drug Regulation Research (CDRR). In the same month, PFDA also published a circular that aims to provide guidelines on the use of the FDA eServices Portal System for LTO applications of retailers of Medical Devices.

• 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.

• 2022-10-24 09:56:11

TFDA has recently announced a specific product registration guidance for AI/ML-based computer-assisted detection (CADe) and computer-assisted diagnosis (CADx) software. Through the application of AI and ML-based technologies in detective or diagnostic medical devices, these kinds of products could be essential for medical personnel by decreasing required reading time with better diagnostic performance.

• 2022-09-27 09:03:07

The pandemic has exposed supply chain vulnerabilities and issues in the medical device supply chain that were once insignificant. In this article, we compile the industry’s best practices towards achieving sustainability and resilience in the medical supply chain.

• 2022-09-27 07:39:04

In order for Thai FDA's quality control to conquer approval certificate issuance ratio, Thai FDA respectively announced a new E-Submission procedures governing Listing Medical Device, Notified Medical Device, and Licensed Medical Device applications (with exemption of class 1 auto approval), which has been effective since 1st August 2022.

• 2022-09-27 07:07:49

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) established a new regulatory category for over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids. The new policy will redefine OTC hearing aids and change the current rules as well as modify the obsolete old rules. FDA believes this method will ensure the OTC hearing aids with innovative technology provide reasonable safety and effectiveness, while promoting public health.

• 2022-09-27 06:12:22

The Vietnam Ministry of Health released Circular No. 05/2022/TT-BYT on August 1, 2022, detailing a number of articles of the Government's Decree No. 98/2021/ND-CP dated November 8, 2021, on the management of medical devices.