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  • 1.  Australia and MDSAP

    This message was posted by a user wishing to remain anonymous
    Posted 15-May-2023 08:21
    This message was posted by a user wishing to remain anonymous

    Is MDSAP certification required to register a Class IIa device in Australia?  The device has US FDA 510(k) clearance and is CE marked.



  • 2.  RE: Australia and MDSAP

    Posted 15-May-2023 19:34
    MDSAP (Medical Device Single Audit Program) certification is not explicitly required to register a Class IIa device in Australia. However, having a quality management system in place is essential. For Australia, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) requires manufacturers to provide evidence of their quality management system, which can include ISO 13485 certification or other regulatory authority certifications, depending on the submission type.
     
    Since your device has US FDA 510(k) clearance and is CE marked, it has already undergone regulatory review in the US and EU. This may help streamline the registration process in Australia, but you will still need to comply with the TGA's specific requirements for device registration.

    The TGA accepts a variety of evidence of compliance with the essential principles, including:

    • A certificate of conformity issued by a notified body under the European Union's medical device regulations
    • A decision by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
    • An approval or license issued by Health Canada
    • A pre-market approval from Japan
    • A certificate or report issued under the Medical Device Single Audit Program (MDSAP)
    • An ISO 13485:2016 certificate issued by a certification body that is also a notified body under the IVDD 98/79/EC
    • An ISO 13485:2016 certificate issued by a body that is an accredited body that is a signatory to the Multilateral Recognition Arrangement of the International Accreditation Forum (IAF MLA


    For more information on TGA requirements, you can refer to their guidance documents available on their website.



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  • 3.  RE: Australia and MDSAP

    Posted 16-May-2023 08:45

    US FDA 510(k) clearance and is CE marked makes your device already holding a good QMS certificate which is good. MDSAP is not mandatory for TGA, if you have MDSAP then TGA requirement must already be covered in it and certified. 
    For conformity assessment, there is a MRA certificate option available for EU based on COUNCIL DIRECTIVE  93/42/EEC, ANNEX IX, III. classification. The TGA will recognize the extended transition for the European Union Medical Device Regulation (EU MDR).please refer EU MDR transition extension | Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) .



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  • 4.  RE: Australia and MDSAP

    Posted 17-May-2023 13:09

    Hello Anon,

    MDSAP certification is not "required" for market introduction or selling in Australia as others have mentioned.  The regulatory submission process can leverage other regulatory approvals such as if the product is CE Mark can be used as part of the registration process to minimise the review process.  I would like to make one note regarding MDSAP, this is an all or nothing audit pathway.  This means if you need MDSAP Certification for say Canada, then if you sell in United States and Australia your MDSAP audit scope would be Canada + United States + Australia.  You can not pick and choose what scope of the audit would entail.  If you sell in any of the five (5) countries as part of MDSAP, these must be included as part of the scope.



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