Information for this posting has been provided by a 29 November 2012 communique titled “Trans Tasman Ministerial Council progresses joint therapeutic products scheme” from the Australian Government – Parliamentary Secretary for Health and Ageing and Parliamentary Secretary for Infrastructure and
FDA Issues Draft Guidance on MedDvcs Intended for Home Use
On 12 December 2012 the FDA issued a new Draft Guidance for Industry & FDA Staff on Design Considerations (for design and development) for Devices Intended for Home Use. Back in April 2010 the FDA launched the Medical Device Home
When will IEC 60601-1:05+A1:12 turn into EN Standard?
In the LinkedIn Group – BSI Standards Network – there was this question on 6 Nov ’12: “Does anyone in the group know when the IEC 60601-1-1:2005 +A1:2012 is likely to get turned into a EN by Cenelec?”
GHTF has transitioned to IMDRF
As of November 2012 the GHTF (Global Harmonization Task Force) is no longer operating as evidenced by several pieces of information. In it’s place the International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF) is working to “build on the strong foundation of
GHTF Just Released New & Updated Documents
The Global Harmonization Task Force (GHTF) recently had a meeting and with that came a slew of final documents that were issued on 2 Nov 2012.