MEDICAL DEVICES SECTOR Guidance for Industry Format and Content of Proposed Bundling/Grouping Criteria for Medical Devices DRAFT GUIDANCE This guidance document is being distributed for comment purposes only Comments and suggestions regarding this draft document should be submitted within 30 days of publication in the Saudi FDA website. Submit comments to the MDS@sfda.gov.sa. All comments should be identified along with the number listed in the publishes document. For questions regarding this draft document contact : Saudi Food and Drug Authority Medical Devices Sector Executive Department for Communication And Awareness CA.MD@sfda.gov.sa February 2013 Medical Devices Regulation Page 1 of 8
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Preface This draft guidance are documents that have been proposed, but Saudi FDA has not made a decision whether this proposal will be adopted or not. It was developed to supersede article C of MDS - G5 Guidance on Marketing Authorization Procedures. Although you can comment on the draft guidance to ensure that the Saudi FDA considers your comment on this draft guidance before it begins work on the final version of the guidance, submit your electronic comments on the draft guidance within 30 days of publication in the Saudi FDA website. Submit electronic comments to MDS@sfda.gov.sa All comments should be identified with the line number listed in the publishes document. 10 Page 2 of 8
11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 TABLE OF CONTENT DEFINITIONS & ABBREVIATIONS... 4 Definitions... 4 Abbreviations... 5 INTRODUCTION... 6 Purpose... 6 Scope.... 6 Background... 6 CRITERIA OF BUNDLING/GROUPING... 7 I. Criteria of Bundling/ Grouping for Medical Devices... 7 II. Criteria of Bundling/ Grouping for In-Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices... 8 Page 3 of 8
23 24 25 DEFINITIONS & ABBREVIATIONS Definitions Medical Device In-Vitro Diagnostic Medical Device Accessory Manufacturer Local Manufacturer means any instrument, apparatus, implement, machine, appliance, implant, in vitro reagent or calibrator, software, material or other similar or related article: A. Intended by the manufacturer to be used, alone or in combination, for human beings for one or more of the specific purpose(s) of: - Diagnosis, prevention, monitoring, treatment or alleviation of disease, - Diagnosis, monitoring, treatment, alleviation of or compensation for an injury or handicap, - Investigation, replacement, modification, or support of the anatomy or of a physiological process, - Supporting or sustaining life, - Control of conception, - Disinfection of medical devices, - Providing information for medical or diagnostic purposes by means of in vitro examination of specimens derived from the human body; and B. Which does not achieve its primary intended action in or on the human body by pharmacological, immunological or metabolic means, but which may be assisted in its intended function by such means. means a medical device, whether used alone or in combination, intended by the manufacturer for the in-vitro examination of specimens derived from the human body solely or principally to provide information for diagnostic, monitoring or compatibility purposes. This includes reagents, calibrators, control materials, specimen receptacles, software and related instruments or apparatus or other articles. means a product intended specifically by its manufacturer to be used together with a medical device to enable that medical device to achieve its intended purpose. means any natural or legal person with responsibility for design and manufacture of a medical device with the intention of making it available for use, under his name; whether or not such a medical device is designed and/or manufactured by that person himself or on his behalf by another person. manufacturer established within the KSA. Page 4 of 8
Authorized Representative means any natural or legal person established within the KSA who has received a written mandate from the manufacturer to act on his behalf for specified tasks including the obligation to represent the manufacturer in its dealings with the SFDA. 26 27 28 Global Harmonization Task Force Abbreviations countries working to achieve harmonization in medical device regulation among themselves. These countries are Australia, Canada, Japan, the USA and the EU/EFTA. SFDA AR MDMA GHTF Saudi Food and Drug Authority Authorized Representative Medical Devices Marketing Authorization Global Harmonization Task Force 29 Page 5 of 8
30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 INTRODUCTION Purpose The purpose of this document is to PROVIDE CRITERIA FOR MEDICAL DEVICES BUNDLING/ GROUPING WITHIN A SINGLE MDMA APPLICATION PROCEDURE that has been introduced by the MDS - G5 Guidance on Marketing Authorization / Points (one and two) of article C 1. Scope This document is applicable to the following parties : LOCAL MANUFACTURES. OVERSEAS MANUFACTURERS. ARUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES. Background In some cases for applying to MDMA, the applicant s MDMA (manufacturer, or where the manufacturer is established overseas, through his authorized representative) needs to group more than one medical device type (referred to as bundling in some jurisdictions) within a single application procedure. the bundled/grouped medical device types shall all have been authorized for marketing within one or more of these countries (Australia, Canada, Japan, USA or the EU), upon which the MDMA is based. Based on MDMA bundling criteria, the applicant s MDMA can group more than one medical devices type within a single application procedure. 1 C. MDMAs Incorporating More Than One Medical Device Type 1. Where the applicant s MDMA groups more than one medical device type (referred to as bundling in some jurisdictions) within a single application procedure, the grouped medical device types shall all have been authorized for marketing within the GHTF Founding Member jurisdiction, upon which the MDMA is based, on the same basis. 2. Where the MDMA procedure involves medical device types having different purposes, technical performance and classification, the applicant will have to access the MDMA portion of the SFDA s website on multiple occasions to provide the required information. While some of that information will be common, the KSA national provisions will vary with the different medical device types, Page 6 of 8
60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 CRITERIA OF BUNDLING/GROUPING I. Criteria of Bundling/Grouping for Medical Devices All medical device types that are grouped/bundled within a single application of MDMA shall: 1. Be under SAME Manufacturer. 2. Be under SAME AR. 3. Have SAME Risk Class. 4. Have SAME Intended Use/ Purpose. 5. Be in SAME Original Approval/ Certificate. 6. Fall within SAME Medical Device Category, as listed below: 1. Active Implantable Devices. 2. Anaesthetic and Respiratory Devices. 3. Dental Devices. 4. Electro Mechanical Medical Devices. 5. Hospital Hardware. 6. In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices. 7. Non-Active Implantable Devices. 8. Ophthalmic and Optical Devices. 9. Reusable Devices. 10. Single Use Devices. 11. Assistive Products for Persons with Disability. 12. Diagnostic and Therapeutic Radiating Devices. 13. Complementary Therapy Devices. 14. Biologically Derived Devices. 15. Healthcare Facility Products and Adaptations. 16. Laboratory Equipment. 17. Medical Software. NOTE: All accessories to be grouped/bundled within a single application procedure shall be intended specifically by its manufacturer to be used together with main medical device system to enable that medical device system to achieve its intended purpose. Page 7 of 8
94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 II. Criteria of Bundling/Grouping for In-Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices All In-Vitro Diagnostic medical device types that are grouped/bundled within a single application of MDMA shall: 1. Be under SAME Manufacturer. 2. Be under SAME AR. 3. Have SAME Risk Class. 4. Have SAME Intended Use/ Purpose. 5. Be in SAME Original Approval/ Certificate. 6. Fall within SAME group, as listed below: 1. Microbiology. 2. Hematology. 3. Chemistry. 4. Pathology and Cytology. 5. Immunology (Serology and Flow cytometry). 6. Molecular Genetics and Cytogenetic. 7. General Laboratory Equipment (e.g. pipette, blood collection tube etc). 8. Blood Bank and Transfusion Services. 7. The total number of items shall not exceed 50 items. Page 8 of 8