INTRODUCTION
Objective •Product registration applications for medical devices submitted to HSA may be prepared in the format set out in the ASEAN Common Submission Dossier Template (CSDT) or the International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF) Non-In Vitro Diagnostic Device Market Authorisation Table of Contents (nIVD MA ToC). •This document aims to provide guidance on the preparation of a product registration submission for general medical devices using the ASEAN CSDT. In particular, this document serves to provide a summary of the information to be submitted under each section of the ASEAN CSDT. For detailed technical information to be provided under each section of the dossier, please refer toTR- 01: Contents of a Product Registration Submission for General Medical Devices using the ASEAN CSDT. •This document should also be read in conjunction with the ASEAN CSDT document, Product Registration Submission Guide for General Medical Devices, GN-15: Guidance to Medical Device Product Registration and other relevant guidance documents as specified in this document. The ASEAN CSDT document contains elements of the Global Harmonisation Task Force (GHTF) guidance document titled “Summary Technical Documentation for Demonstrating Conformity to the Essential Principles of Safety and Performance of Medical Devices (STED)” (Document number: SG1/N011R17), and the International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF) Non-In Vitro Diagnostic Device Market Authorisation Table of Contents (nIVD MA ToC). The ASEAN CSDT document is intended to provide a common template for the submission of medical device information to medical device regulatory authorities of ASEAN member countries. R4 When preparing a ASEAN CSDT or IMDRF ToC-based submission to HSA via our online Singapore Health Product Access and Regulatory E-System (SHARE) platform, please refer to Product Registration Submission Guide for General Medical Devices for guidance on uploading of the relevant CSDT or ToC dossier sections to the appropriate folders in SHARE. •The ASEAN CSDT document contains elements of the Global Harmonisation Task Force (GHTF) guidance document titled “Summary Technical Documentation for Demonstrating Conformity to the Essential Principles of Safety and Performance of Medical Devices (STED)” (Document number: SG1/N011R17), and the International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF) Non-In Vitro Diagnostic Device Market Authorisation Table of Contents (nIVD MA ToC). •The ASEAN CSDT document is intended to provide a common template for the submission of medical device information to medical device regulatory authorities of ASEAN member countries. •R4► When preparing a ASEAN CSDT or IMDRF ToC-based submission to HSA via our online Singapore Health Product Access and Regulatory E-System (SHARE) platform, please refer to Product Registration Submission Guide for General Medical Devices for guidance on uploading of the relevant CSDT or ToC dossier sections to the appropriate folders in SHARE. ◄ Background Scope This document applies to all general medical devices. This document is not applicable to in-vitro diagnostic medical devices. Please refer toGN-18 Guidance on Preparation of a Product Registration Submission for In-Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices using the ASEAN CSDT. Definitions ADVERSE EFFECT (as set out in the Act): means any debilitating, harmful, toxic or detrimental effect that the medical device has been found to have or to be likely to have on the body or health of humans when such a medical device is used by or administered to humans. ADVERSE EVENT: any event or other occurrence, that reveals any defect in any medical device or that concerns any adverse effect arising from the use thereof. FIELD SAFETY CORRECTIVE ACTION (as set out in the Regulations): any action taken to reduce a risk of death or serious deterioration in the state of health associated with the use of a medical device, including •the return of the medical device to its product owner; •replacement or destruction of the medical device; •any action regarding the use of the medical device that is taken in accordance with the advice of its product owner; •the clinical management of any patient who has used the medical device; •the modification of the medical device; •the retrofitting of the medical device in accordance with any modification to it or any change to its design by its product owner; Definitions R2► MEDICAL DEVICE SINGLE AUDIT PROGRAM (MDSAP): Medical Device Single Audit Program administered by the International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF) ◄ MEDICAL DEVICE: means a medical device as described in the First Schedule of the Act. PRODUCT OWNER (as set out in the Regulations): in relation to a health product, means a person who — •supplies the health product under his own name, or under any trade mark, design, trade name or other name or mark owned or controlled by him; and •is responsible for designing, manufacturing, assembling, processing, labelling, packaging, refurbishing or modifying the health product, or for assigning to it a purpose, whether those tasks are performed by him or on his behalf. REGISTRANT (as set out in the Act): in relation to a registered health product, means the person who applied for and obtained the registration of the health product under the Act. NOTE: Definitions that do not indicate they are set out in the Health Products Act (Act) and Health Products (Medical Devices) Regulations 2010 (Regulations) are intended as guidance in this document. These definitions are not taken verbatim from the above legislation and should not be used in any legal context. These definitions are meant to provide guidance in layman terms.