Update from the Medical Devices Branch Use of market authorisation evidence from comparable overseas regulators / assessment bodies for medical devices Irina Tsyganova Director, Devices Applications and Verification Medical Devices Branch Therapeutic Goods Administration, Department of Health ARCS Conference 22 August 2018
Overview • Review of Medicines and Medical Devices Regulation recommendations and what is changing • Abridgement of TGA conformity assessment – Examples of the use of overseas reports for requests for abridgement • Applications for ARTG inclusion – Preliminary assessments and conformity assessment documents – Examples of the approved overseas regulator conformity assessment documents – Examples of decisions on selecting applications for audit 1
Review of Medicines and Medical Devices Regulation Recommendations accepted by the Australian Government from the Expert Panel Review of Medicines and Medical Devices Regulation (MMDR) include: • Better utilisation of marketing approvals of medical devices where the device has been - conformity assessed by a body that has been designated to undertake conformity assessments by a comparable overseas designating authority or - approved by a comparable overseas national regulatory authority • TGA retain responsibility for making decisions regarding market authorisation of therapeutic goods in Australia ! The TGA will continue to assess applications for conformity assessment certificates for some devices and for the inclusion of medical devices in the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG) 2
Overseas documents that TGA will consider • For the purposes of abridgement of TGA conformity assessments or as the documentation required for ARTG inclusion applications , TGA will consider documents and/or assessment reports issued by: - Notified Bodies designated under European Union medical device regulatory frameworks - United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - Health Canada - Japanese authorities - Medical Device Single Audit Program (MDSAP) Auditing Organizations (AO) • The documentation must be issued for the same medical device as you are applying for in Australia with: - the same design - the same intended purpose and - intended for the same clinical indications 3
Compliance with the essential principles ! Remember, you still must comply with the essential princip les • All devices supplied in Australia must comply with the Australian essential principles of safety and performance, including the labelling requirements • Schedule 1 of the Therapeutic Goods (Medical Device) Regulations 2002 - Compilation No 37, Compilation start date: 1 July 2018 (https://www.legislation.gov.au/Details/F2018C00490), and - Unincorporated Amendments: Therapeutic Goods (Medical Devices) Amendment (Implantable Medical Devices) Regulations 2017 (F2017L01692) https://www.legislation.gov.au/Series/F2002B00237) 4
How overseas market authorisation can be used Applying for Providing abridgement documents in of TGA applications conformity for ARTG assessment inclusion 5
Abridgement of TGA conformity assessment • Documents should demonstrate that manufacturers’ quality management systems (QMS) meet certain requirements (against the relevant conformity assessment procedure), and that the devices comply with the relevant essential principles - An overseas audit report or product evaluation report may contain information that demonstrates that the requirements are met - Reports should be relevant to the TGA’s conformity assessment and should facilitate reduction of the TGA work that must be undertaken on a particular application 6
Example A – use of overseas initial audit report for an application for TGA conformity assessment certificate • Schedule 3, Part 1 - Full Quality Assurance procedures certificate – Requires QMS assessment and Design-examination certificates – The manufacturer has an EU Medical Device Directive (MDD) Full Quality Assurance (FQA) audit report – The FQA audit report is an initial audit report that covers the same manufacturing sites and device categories as in the application to the TGA • Applicant may provide the FQA audit report to the TGA with the supporting documentation for the application • If the report is sufficiently detailed, we may be able to reduce the assessment by undertaking a desktop assessment of the QMS instead of an on-site audit
Example B - use of overseas re-audit report for an application for TGA conformity assessment certificate • Schedule 3, Part 1 - Full Quality Assurance procedures certificate – Requires QMS assessment and Design-examination certificates – The manufacturer has an EU Medical Device Directive (MDD) Full Quality Assurance (FQA) audit report – The FQA audit report is a recertification audit report (re-audit) that covers the same manufacturing sites and device categories as in the application to the TGA • Applicant may provide the FQA audit report (re-audit) to the TGA with other documentation for the application • If the report is sufficiently detailed, we may be able to reduce the assessment by undertaking a desktop assessment of the QMS instead of an on-site audit 8
Example C - assessing substantial change to TGA Production quality assurance certificate • Manufacturer has a valid TGA conformity assessment certificate issued under Schedule 3 , Part 4 - Production quality assurance certificate and requires assessment of substantial change(s) – The manufacturer has an MDSAP Audit Report for a surveillance audit that includes assessment of the change – Applicant may provide the MDSAP audit report to the TGA with other documentation for the application • If the report is sufficiently detailed and the change has been assessed as satisfactory by the AO, we may be able to abridge the assessment of the change 9
Applications for ARTG inclusion • Applications must pass preliminary assessment ‒ Must be made in accordance with a form and manner approved for classification of a medical device ‒ Application fee must be paid ‒ Application must be accompanied by the kind of information prescribed for the application of this classification by legislative instrument and provided in an approved form ‒ For the devices that must have TGA conformity assessment certificate – such certificate is in force ‒ The applicant has certified the section 41FD matters Therapeutic Goods Act 1989, section 41FDB 10
Application form and manner approved • Medical Device Applications and IVD Applications must be made electronically via TGA Business Services client’s portal • There are separate forms approved for different classifications - Sponsors must select correct form depending on the Class of their device • Sponsors must fill in all relevant fields in the application form • Manufacturer Evidence ID is one of the mandatory fields in the application form Paragraph 41FDB(2)(a) 11
Conformity assessment procedures or comparable procedures • The conformity assessment procedures or comparable procedures set out the requirements relating to the application of manufacturers’ quality management systems for medical devices and other requirements imposed on manufacturers, specifically in relation to the design and production of medical devices Conformity assessment documents provided with ARTG inclusion application (Evidence of product assessment) Conformity assessment documents included as Manufacturer Evidence (QMS Certification) 12
Conformity assessment evidence – status quo • Sponsors must have sufficient information available (or have access to such information) to substantiate the application by the manufacturer of appropriate conformity assessment procedures to the device they seek pre-market authorisation for: - Conformity assessment certificates issued by the TGA (Schedule 3, Therapeutic Goods (Medical Devices) Regulations 2002) - EC Certificates issued by European Notified Bodies (Council Directives 93/42/EEC, 90/385/EEC, 98/79/EC) - Declarations of conformity for Class I/Class 1IVD and for systems and procedure packs, and ISO 13485 for IVD medical devices 13
What has changed? • Overseas regulator conformity assessment documents (on its own or in combination with other documents) that demonstrate requirements comparable to the conformity assessment procedures now also include: - Certificates issued by Notified Bodies under EU Medical Device Regulation 2017/745 and IVD Regulation 2017/746 (in addition to current EC Certificates) - Premarket Approvals (PMA)/510(k) Clearances/De novo summaries issued by US FDA - Certificates and licences issued under the Canadian Medical Device Regulations - Pre-market approvals from Japan (issued by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW), Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) or Registered Certified Body (RCB), whichever is relevant) - Certificates issued under the MDSAP 14
Example A – Medical Device Application for Class Is • Application for inclusion in the ARTG of Class I medical device intended to be supplied sterile – The manufacturer has EC Certificate issued by the European Notified Body under EU MDD 93/42/EEC • Sponsor is required to provide – Manufacturer Evidence EC Certificate issued under either Annex II.3 or Annex V – Documentation that must be provided with the application for inclusion of the medical device in ARTG In this case, no information is required 15
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