Grouping Guidelines for Medical Devices Applications

t , .\ Guidance Document on Medical Devices MoHFW, Government of India Government of India Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (Department of Health and Family Welfare) ..\-\, New Delhi, \ March, 2018 Co Grouping Guidelines for Medical Devices Applications In pursuance of rule 5 of the Medical Devices Rules, 2017 the Central Government hereby notifies the following guidelines in respect grouping of Medical Devices for a person who applies for licence to import or manufacture for sale or distribution of medical devices, namely,­ 1. Application for license: (l) Application for licence to import or manufacture for sale or distribution, sell, stock or offer for sale or distribution of medical device shall be made as specified under respective Form to the Appendix to Medical Devices Rules, 2017. (2) The applicant may group medical devices having same or similar intended uses or commonality of technology and submitted in a single application. The grouping of medical devices is for purpose of submission of single application for license to import or manufacture in the following manner:­ (i) Single a. A single medical device is a medical device sold as a distinct packaged entity and does not meet the criteria for family, IVD test kit, system, IVD cluster or a group. It may be sold in a range of package sizes. b. The medical devices that cannot be assigned to family, IVD test kit, system, IVD cluster or a group must be licensed separately. c. The medical devices which are a part of a group must be licensed separately before it sold separately as individual medical devices. Illustration: A. Condoms are sold in package of 3, 10 or 16 can be licensed a single medical device applications. B. A company that assembles and licenced a first aid kit has now decided to also supply each of medical devices in the first aid kit individually. In such cases, March,2018 Page1 of 5Guidance Document on Medical Devices MoHFW, Government of India each medical device supplied individually must be licensed as a single medical device. (ii) Family a. A medical device family IS a collection of med ical devices and each medical device,­ (i) is from same license holder; (ii) is of same risk classification class; (iii) has a common intended use; (iv) has the same design and manufacturing process; (v) has variations that are within the scope ofthe permissible variants. b. The characteristics of a medical device may be considered as permissible variant under clause (1), if­ (i) the physical design and material ofconstruction of the medical device are the same or very similar; (ii) the manufacturing processes, including sterilisation method, for the medical devices are the same or very similar; (iii) the intended purpose of medical devices is the same; and (iv) the risk profile of the medical device, taking into account the above factors, is the same. Illustration: A. Condoms that differ in colour, size and texture but are manufactured from the same material and manufacturing process and share a common intended purpose can be licenced as a Family. B. Spherical contact lens with additional features of UV protection can be licenced as part of a Family, as this feature does not affect the basic design or manufacturing of the lens. C. Contact lens are available as toric lens and spherical lens. These products have different intended purposes and performances. They are designed and manufactured differently. Due to these differences, they shall not be considered as members of a Family. March,2018 Page 2 of 5Guidance Document on Medical Devices MoHFW, Government of India (iii) In vitro diagnostics Test Kit: a. An in-vitro diagnostics kit is a device that consists of reagents or articles which are,­ (i) from same license holder; (ii) intended to be used in combination to complete a specific intended purpose; (iii) sold under single proprietary Test Kit name; and (iv) compatible when used as a Test Kit; b. An in-vitro diagnostics kit does not include the instruments, such as analysers, need to be perform the test. c. Individual reagents or articles can be supplied separately as replacement items for kit. If the reagents or articles in a Test Kit are supplied for use in more than one Test Kit, such reagents or articles shall be included in the application of the other Test Kits. Illustration: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) Test Kit may contain controls, calibrators, and washing buffers. All the reagents and articles are used together to detect HIV and therefore can be licenced as Test Kit. These reagents and articles can be supplied separately as replacement items for that particular Test Kit. (iv) System: a. The medical devices comprises system , that are­ (i) from same license holder; (ii) Intended to be used in combination to complete a common intended purpose; (iii) Compatible when used as system; and (iv) sold under single proprietary system name; b. The constituent component in a system which is supplied for use in more than one System, such constituent components shall be included in the application for licence for each ofother System. c. If the several system fulfil the conditions, as specified in clause (b), to be grouped as Family, they may be licenced as family. March, 201,8 Page3 of 5Guidance Document on Medical Devices MoHFW, Government of India Illustration: A. A hip replacement system comprising of femoral and acetabular components can be licenced as system. The components must be used in combination to achieve a common intended purpose of total hip replacement. The size of component may vary. B. A glucose monitoring System cornpnsmg of a glucose meter, test strips, control solutions and linearity solutions can be licenced as a System. (v) In vitro diagnostics cluster An in-vitro diagnostics cluster comprises of a number of in-vitro diagnostics reagents or articles which are,­ (i) from same license holder; (ii) of a common methodology; (iii) sold under single proprietary name; and (iv) compatible when used as a Test Kit. (vi) Group a. A medical device Group is a collection of two or more medical devices, supplied in a single package by same license holder, which are,­ (i) sold under single proprietary Group name; and (ii) a common intended purpose. b. The medical device in the Group may have different proprietary name and intended purpose and designed and sold by different license holder. c. The collection of medical devices in a Group may differ in the number and combination of products that comprises each Group, while maintaining the same proprietary Group name and Group's intended purpose. d. The medical device in a Group is supplied for use in another Group, such a medical device shall be included in the application of that other Group. Illustration: A first aid kit consisting of medical devices such as bandages, gauzes, drapes and thermometers, when assembled together as one package, can be licenced as a Group. 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