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Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration released findings from a public consultation on proposed regulatory changes for personalized and 3D printed medical devices and said, based on the stakeholder feedback, it decided not to implement regulatory changes for the devices at this time. Read More
Health Canada is making further reductions in audit times for its Medical Device Single Audit Program for smaller companies with lower-risk products. Read More
The FDA rejected a push to impose additional regulations on third-party servicers of medical devices, saying there is insufficient evidence to justify imposing new regulatory requirements. Read More
FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb offered more perspective on new initiatives the agency is undertaking to improve medical device safety in remarks at the FDLI annual conference in Washington, D.C. Read More
Stakeholders recognized the need for the TGA “to take action to improve the current arrangements for custom-made medical device regulation, which are too broad,” the agency said. Read More
Draft legislation from the European Parliament calls for joint assessments of new health technologies including medical devices rather than the current system of individual assessments by EU member states. Read More
The agency advised that complete test reports are not necessary for special 510(k)s or for tests which have been provided a declaration of conformity to an appropriate agency-recognized consensus standard. Read More