International – MDSAP policy for remote quality system audits to expire in September 2022
Medical device market regulators participating in the Medical Device Single Audit Program (MDSAP) plan to end COVID-19-era policies allowing remote audits of quality management...
International – IMDRF proposes legacy device cybersecurity guidance after stakeholder feedback
Communication between manufacturers and healthcare providers is key to ensuring patients with legacy medical devices are kept safe according to proposed cybersecurity guidance from...
International – Predetermined Change Control Plans for Machine Learning-Enabled Medical Devices: Guiding Principles
In 2021, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Health Canada, and the U.K.’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) jointly identified 10...
International – IMDRF guidance aims to harmonize, streamline review reports
The International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF) recently published guidance intended to streamline regulatory reporting requirements across jurisdictions. The document lays out expectations not...
International – IMDRF publishes updated guides covering governance activities and membership
The International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF) recently posted a series of updated guidelines on the group’s standard operating procedures (SOP), criteria for joining,...
International – E-labeling and digital transformation in healthcare
This article examines the regulations for electronic labeling (e-labeling) for prescription drugs and medical devices in Japan, Brazil, Singapore, the EU and US, Canada,...
International – IMDRF guidances address cybersecurity, personalized devices and surveillance
The International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF) released four final guidances this week that address cybersecurity best practices, verification and validation for personalized medical...
International – IMDRF guidance updates thinking on personalized medical devices
The International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF) says personalized medical devices (PMD) come in three varieties that require different regulatory approaches. As certain technologies...
International – Diabète : un pansement intelligent pour soigner et cicatriser les plaies chroniques
Les plaies chroniques dites « non cicatrisantes » concernent des dizaines de millions de personnes dans le monde. Ainsi, de 15 % à 25 % des patients diabétiques...
South Africa – South African regulators issue guidance for medical device imports, advertising
The South African Health Products Authority (SAHPRA) has issued several new regulatory documents that medical device and in vitro diagnostic (IVD) device manufacturers should...
