TGA expedites COVID-19 approvals, while keeping up business as usual for other devices
The TGA continues to provide timely responses and support for new applications and emergency use applications. Our firm continues to be in active communication with the agency, which at the...
EC Acts Quickly – and issues proposal to delay MDR deadline amidst COVID Pandemic
With sweeping speed, the European Commission (EC) has issued its proposal to postpone the deadline of the transition from MDD to MDR. The goal is to have the European Parliament...
2019 US 510(k) Clearances Analysis and FDA’s target to receive innovative technologies first in 2020
We have recently been covering several new initiatives at the United States FDA CDRH, and as such thought it would be fitting to provide a round-up for the 510(k) activities...
A single review program for medical devices?
During this year’s Bio-Utah Summit in November 2019, Dr. Jeffrey Shuren, Director of the FDA’s Center for Devices and Radiological Health (CDRH) spoke about the new initiatives and modernization of...
And so starts the MDR/Brexit fallout… First LRQA and now QS Zurich fall by the wayside
Breaking News: As of June 13th, Lloyds Register Quality Assurance (LRQA) withdrew from MDD and IVDD services (see the announcement here). It's official, the first notified body based in UK...
TGA will no longer send “friendly reminders” for Annual Reports.
In a communication on May 15th, TGA announced they will no longer be providing courtesy formal correspondence requesting annual reports from Australian Sponsors, and failing to provide annual reports may...
Japan renews its participation in MDSAP until 2020
Japan’s participation in MDSAP (Medical Device Standardized Audit Program) has been a contributing factor in the exponential update of MDSAP by multinational companies. Japan’s MHLW and PMDA has been opting...
The commercialization continuum: beyond product registrations
Your product is approved, now what? This is a question that can bring a painful realization to medical technology manufacturers and suppliers eagerly entering a new market. The appropriate preparation...
