As medical device quality assurance and regulatory affairs professionals, it can be challenging to stay on top of changes happening in our industry. Few people have the time to read lengthy articles these days and although many online newsletters exist, they are often packed with PR releases, ads or unrelated information. That is why we started this blog for QA/RA professionals in the medical device and IVD industry. The idea is to give you short updates on quality and regulatory topics that may be of interest to you.

2012年 4月 23日

Singapore Eases Market Entry for Lower-Risk Devices

In a move likely to boost interest in the Singaporean medical device market, the Health Sciences Authority (HSA), Singapore’s medical device market regulator, plans to implement new rules effective May 1 to provide expedited market access for lower-risk devices .
2012年 4月 20日

EU Labeling, Vigilance and EN 60601-1 News

Guidance on CMC labeling decision As we mentioned last year, the Central Management Committee (CMC) on Medical Devices made a decision in 2011 that affects labeling for manufacturers and
2012年 4月 18日

New IVD Regulations Imminent in Brazil

The new regulation will change the classifications of Class I, II, III and IIIa IVD devices to Class I, II, III and IV. IVD reclassifications will be more aligned with Global Harmonization Task Force risk-based classification criteria.
2012年 4月 16日

Health Canada Amends Lists of Medical Device Standards

Health Canada has announced changes to its list of recognized list of medical device
2012年 4月 16日

CDSCO Expanding to Enforce New Clinical Trial Rules in India

Indian regulators are adding staff and resources to the Central Drugs Standard Control Organization (CDSCO) in order to enforce more stringent clinical trial guidelines for medical devices and pharmaceuticals.
2012年 4月 9日

FDA Lists Final Guidance on 513(g) Requests for Information

The US Food and Drug Administration has published final guidance on its process for accepting and responding to 513(g) Requests for Information from medical device manufacturers and sponsors.
2012年 4月 2日

Singaporean, Malaysian Health Regulators Team Up

The Health Sciences Authority (HSA) of Singapore and the Malaysian Ministry of Health have signed on to a memorandum of understanding in which both agencies will collaborate on regulatory science, enforcement efforts, post market vigilance and quality system issues impacting their respective markets.
2012年 4月 2日

GAO: FDA Medical Device Review Timeframes Increasing

A new report from the US Government Accountability Office (GAO) provides yet more data showing...
2012年 3月 29日

ANVISA Gets Strict on Breast Implant Sales in Brazil

Brazilian medical device market regulatory ANVISA has announced tighter controls over sales of breast implants in the country following revelations of defective implants manufactured by French firm
2012年 3月 27日

US FDA Further Explains its Pilot Program for ISO 13485 Audits

Following last week's announcement that it would implement a pilot program in June waiving FDA GMP quality system inspections for manufacturers choosing to submit recent ISO 13485:2003 audit reports, the US Food and Drug Administration has published additional explanations of how its new program will work.

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