With the implementation of the revised Medical Device Management Enforcement Decree (98/2021/ND-CP) in 2021, Vietnam (MoH) extended the registration expiration date for Class C and D medical devices by one year to December 31, 2022, and made distribution registration mandatory from 2022. However, during that period, companies experienced a lot of inconvenience and confusion as the Ministry of He..

The Hong Kong Medical Device Administrative Control System (MDACS) has published a new technical reference document (TR-007) related to software medical devices (SaMD and SiMD) on December 29, 2023. Technical Reference TR-007 covers SiMD and SaMD risk management requirements and basic cybersecurity requirements. The software medical device technical documentation requirements for MDACS applicati..

In order to receive MFDS ClassII certification, technical document review by technical document review agency is essential. Currently, the fee for reviewing technical documents for second-class medical devices has been frozen for 13 years, resulting in a vicious cycle of worsening management of review institution, delayed complaint processing periods, and deterioration of civil service. To refle..

Hong Kong Medical Device Division (MDD) issued formal guidance (GN-10 Guidance Notes on Changes for Listed Medical Devices) on the requirements to maintain compliance when making changes to a medical device registered with the Medical Device Administrative Control System (MDACS). The GN-10 guidelines include classification of whether changes to registered medical devices are major or minor and m..

India CDSCO introduced the Medical Device Rules (Medical Device Rules, 2017), Items subject to medical device registration have been expanded, and online applications for medical devices (SUGAM) have become mandatory. In order to enter the Indian medical device market, it is essential to check whether registration is required and the product risk level through the classification table. According..

China medical industry is still growing rapidly. As of 2022, the Chinese medical device market was 1.3 trillion yuan, growing 6.1 in size compared to 2013. The Chinese medical device market has a global market share of 27.5%, with an average annual growth rate of more than 12% over the past five years. China is a market that cannot be abandoned despite its policy of using domestic medical device..

China's National Medicines Agency (NMPA) has announced amendments to its catalog to classify medical devices. Manufacturers need a lot of attention because the amendment affects the cost and time of medical device registration. The 56 changes announced include adding new products, changing descriptions of some devices, and changing some device classifications. We inform you of the major revision..

Indonesia is the third country to implement the AMDD standard, following Singapore and Malaysia. Indonesia is classified into Class A, Class B, Class C, and Class D according to risk, and product groups are broadly classified into five categories. · Radiation electromedical devices · Non-radiation electromedical devices · Sterile non-electromedical devices · Non-sterile non-electromedical device..

The European Medical Device Regulations (Regulation 2017/745, MDR) require that each particular device model has its own UDI-DI. Contact lenses vary widely, requiring the manufacturer to specify a number of UDI-DI. The EC adopted this mandate out of concern that a higher number of UDI-DI would lead to a surge in medical device registrations in EUDAMED. The amendment takes effect on November 9, 2..

Medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices in Mexico comply with the Mexico standard NOM-241-SSA1-2021. Mexico is classified into Class I, Class II, and Class III depending on risk, and all medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices must be registered mandatory sanitary registration. The regulatory authorities related to medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical d..