MHRA updates specification for ventilators to be used in UK hospitals during COVID-19 emergency

2024-02-29T13:50:15+00:00April 30th, 2020|Categories: Compliance, Covid-19, Europe, Regulatory, UK|Tags: , , , |

MHRA updated the guidance on the clinical requirements to consider for ventilators during COVID-19 emergency. This guidance sets out the clinical requirements based on the consensus of what is ‘minimally acceptable’ performance in the opinion of the anaesthesia and [...]

FDA issued guidances on Remote Digital Pathology and Non-invasive Fetal and Maternal Monitoring devices

2024-02-23T16:59:16+00:00April 27th, 2020|Categories: Compliance, USA|Tags: , , , |

FDA issued guidances to provide a policy to help expand the availability of devices for remote reviewing and reporting of scanned digital images of pathology slides and non-invasive fetal and maternal monitoring devices during COVID-19 pandemic. Enforcement Policy for [...]

IMDRF issues guidances on cybersecurity, personalized devices, conformity assessment bodies and terminologies for categorized Adverse Event Reporting (AER)

2024-02-26T11:42:11+00:00April 24th, 2020|Categories: Compliance, Europe, Innovation, Regulatory, Software, USA|Tags: , , , , |

The International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF) issued on April 20th four technical documents covering cybersecurity, personalized devices, conformity assessment bodies and terminologies for categorized Adverse Event Reporting (AER). Following, a short overview on the content of the guidelines: [...]

FDA: Update for medical device manufacturers in CARES Act

2024-02-26T10:57:19+00:00April 21st, 2020|Categories: Compliance, Covid-19, Regulatory, USA|Tags: , , |

FDA issued indications for medical device manufacturers within the CARES Act: Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act. General provisions Medical device manufacturers are now required to report permanent discontinuance or interruption in manufacturing for the following categories of [...]

MDCG: possibility to postpone or undergo remote audit for medical device manufacturers during COVID-19

2024-02-26T16:52:20+00:00April 17th, 2020|Categories: Compliance, Covid-19, Europe, Regulatory|

The European Commission’s Medical Device Coordination Group (MDCG) issued a guidance temporarily allowing postponement or remote audits of medical device manufacturers necessary for the re-certification of CE marking and related requirements. Normally, manufacturers must undergo on-site audits by Notified [...]

FDA announces activities against COVID-19 in a new “At-a-Glance Summary”

2024-02-07T16:10:56+00:00April 17th, 2020|Categories: Clinical Trial, Compliance, Covid-19, Regulatory, USA|Tags: , , |

The FDA has posted a new “At-a-Glance Summary” that captures the agency’s major activities in the fight against COVID-19. The FDA has made a wide range of information regarding their activities available to the public on their COVID19 website. [...]

Columbia: procedures not related to the COVID-19 emergency

2024-02-01T16:43:42+00:00April 15th, 2020|Categories: Clinical Trial, Compliance, Covid-19, Regulatory|Tags: , , , |

In accordance with the provisions of Resolution No. 2020012926 of April 3, 2020 "By means of which temporary administrative measures are adopted within the framework of the health emergency declared by the National Government due to COVID-19" , it [...]

Columbia: Updates on clinical trials submission during COVID-19

2024-02-01T16:54:53+00:00March 30th, 2020|Categories: Clinical Trial, Compliance, Covid-19|Tags: , |

PROTOCOL AMENDMENT: The submission of amendments and related documents, must be presented to MoH -INVIMA-, including the approval letter of at least one Research Ethics Committee. INVIMA will evaluate and issue a concept for these documents and provide a [...]

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