Template Information
This essential principles checklist template is based on australia’s therapeutic goods administration (tga) essential principles checklist. use this checklist to help the company determine conformance with tga’s requirements.
Category: general
Template Questions
- 1. Use of medical devices not to compromise health and safety
- A medical device is to be designed and produced in a way that ensures that:
- 1. GENERAL PRINCIPLES
- (b) any risks associated with the use of the device are:
- 2. Design and construction of medical devices to conform with safety principles
- (2) Without limiting subclause (1), in selecting appropriate solutions for the design and constructio
- (3) In paragraph 2 (d):
- 3. Medical devices to be suitable for intended purpose
- A medical device must:
- 4. Long-term safety
- A medical device must be designed and produced in a way that ensures that if:
- 5. Medical devices not to be adversely affected by transport or storage
- 6. Benefits of medical devices to outweigh any undesirable effects
- 7. Chemical, physical and biological properties
- 7.1 Choice of materials
- In ensuring that the requirements of Part 1 are met in relation to a medical device, particular atten
- 2. PRINCIPLES ABOUT DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
- 7.2 Minimisation of risks associated with contaminants and residues
- 7.3 Ability to be used safely with materials, etc
- (2) If the device is intended to be used to administer medicine, it must be designed and produced in
- 7.4 Verification of incorporated substance
- (1) If a medical device incorporates, or is intended to incorporate, as an integral part, a substance
- 7.5 Minimisation of risks associated with leaching substances
- 7.6 Minimisation of risks associated with ingress or egress of substances
- 8. Infection and microbial contamination
- 8.1 Minimisation of risk of infection and contamination
- (2) The device must be designed in a way that:
- 8.2 Control of animal, microbial or recombinant tissues, tissue derivatives, cells and other substanc
- (1) This clause applies in relation to a medical device that contains:
- 8.3 Medical devices to be supplied in a sterile state
- 8.4 Medical devices to be supplied in a non-sterile state
- (2) If the device is intended to be sterilised before it is used, the device must be packed in a way
- 8.5 Distinction between medical devices supplied in sterile and non-sterile state
- 9. Construction and environmental properties
- 9.1 Medical devices intended to be used in combination with other devices or equipment
- A medical device that is intended by the manufacturer to be used in combination with another medical
- 9.2 Minimisation of risks associated with use of medical devices
- A medical device must be designed and produced in a way that ensures that, as far as practicable, the
- (3) The measurements made by the device must be expressed:
- The operating instructions for a medical device that emits radiation must include detailed informatio
- A medical device that incorporates an electronic programmable system must be designed and produced in
- (2) The device must be designed and produced in a way that ensures that:
- (1) An active implantable medical device must incorporate, display, emit or exhibit a code or unique
- (1) The following information must be provided with a medical device:
- (2) In particular:
- (3) The information:
- (2) If it is not practicable to comply with subclause (1) in relation to the provision of the informa
- (9) If applicable, an indication that:
- Note: In addition to the information mentioned above, regulation 10.2 requires certain information to
- (2) However, instructions for use of a medical device need not be provided with the device, or may be
- (10) If applicable, an indication that:
- (12) For a device that is intended by the manufacturer to be supplied in a sterile state:
- (20) For a reusable device:
- (29) For an IVD medical device, information (including, to the extent practicable, drawings and diagr
- Note: See regulation 3.11 and the clinical evaluation procedures.
- Comments/Recommendations
- Name and signature