US: FDA provides specific performance criteria for cutaneous electrodes and some catheters

2024-02-29T16:58:13+00:00August 17th, 2020|Categories: Clinical Trial, Compliance, USA|Tags: , , |

The FDA issued the first two device-specific guidances drawing performance criteria to support 510(k) clearance via the new pathway. The FDA had previously proposed an alternate safety and performance based pathway for certain well-understood medical devices. The two final [...]

US: The FDA answers device´s importers questions during COVID-19

2024-02-29T17:10:45+00:00August 13th, 2020|Categories: Clinical Trial, Compliance, Covid-19, USA|Tags: , , , |

The Food and Drug Administration has published two new webpages with instructions on medical device importation, registration and listing amid  COVID-19. Meditrial is there to help! - Reach out to us for any kind of assistance in regard of [...]

EU: Medical Device Single Audit Program guidance by the EU Commission’s Medical Device Coordination Group

2024-02-23T16:35:16+00:00August 11th, 2020|Categories: Compliance, Europe, Regulatory|Tags: , , , , , |

The EU Commission’s Medical Device Coordination Group issued a guidance providing details on how notified bodies can reference Medical Device Single Audit Program  audit reports when planning surveillance audits under the MDR or IVDR. Meditrial can help you to [...]

US: FDA exempts additional Class II devices from 510(k) requirements

2024-02-29T16:40:22+00:00July 23rd, 2020|Categories: Clinical Trial, Compliance, USA|Tags: , , |

The FDA ordered the exemption five types of Class II medical devices from 510(k) requirements. This decision aims at releaving manufacturers of those devices from some regulatory burden. Meditrial has extensive experience on regulatory matters relating to medical device [...]

The European Commission updates on MDR implementation

2024-02-29T14:40:29+00:00July 20th, 2020|Categories: Clinical Trial, Compliance, Europe, MDR|Tags: , , , , |

The European Commission over the past week provided several updates on the implementation of the Medical Device Regulation (MDR) and released a fact sheet explaining the information that will be available to the public about devices according to transparency [...]

EU agencies commends sponsors to ensure post-Brexit compliance with clinical trial rules

2024-02-02T11:58:44+00:00July 13th, 2020|Categories: Clinical Trial, Compliance, Europe|Tags: , , , |

The European Commission together with the European regulatory agencies EMA (European Medicines Agency) and HMA (Heads of Medicine), released a statement to urge sponsors to comply with clinical trials rules after Brexit. The deadline for compliance is 31st December [...]

The European Commission launched COVID-19 In Vitro Diagnostic Devices and Test Methods Database

2020-07-07T07:57:08+00:00July 7th, 2020|Categories: Compliance, Covid-19, Europe|Tags: , , |

The European Commission launched the JRC COVID-19 In Vitro Diagnostic Devices and Test Methods Database. The objective of this database is to collect in a single place all publicly available information on performance of CE-marked in vitro diagnostic medical devices [...]

The USA: FDA is holding back the enforcement of certain UDI requirements

2024-02-29T14:46:51+00:00July 1st, 2020|Categories: Compliance, Covid-19, Regulatory, USA|Tags: , , |

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published final guidance for unique device identification compliance dates for Class I and Unclassified Medical Devices. This immediately in effect guidance also clarifies the Agency policy concerning compliance dates for certain [...]

US: FDA published finalized guidance on inspections of medical device establishments

2024-02-29T17:02:19+00:00June 29th, 2020|Categories: Clinical Trial, Compliance, Regulatory, USA|Tags: , , , |

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued guidance on inspections of medical device establishments. The finalized document follows draft guidance issued on March 28, 2019, filling a requirement of the FDA Reauthorization Act of 2017 (FDARA). The guidance specifies [...]

FDA provides statistical guidance for trials during COVID-19

2024-02-26T09:26:25+00:00June 18th, 2020|Categories: Clinical Trial, Compliance, Covid-19, USA|Tags: , , , |

The FDA issued guidance to provide sponsors with statistical advice in order to maintain trial integrity and reduce the impact of the COVID-19 emergency on clinical trials conduct. This new document follows the agency’s guidances on the conduct of [...]

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