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MDSAP Audit Checklist & Readiness Assessment

Assess whether your QMS evidence connects core audit processes with the country-specific regulatory tasks tested under MDSAP. Capture readiness and evidence notes in one browser-based worklist.

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01 · Audit scope and market authorizationCore

Are all audited sites, legal manufacturers, product families, activities, outsourced processes, and participating-market authorizations accurately identified?

Evidence to sample: Site/activity matrix, licenses and registrations, product list, organization chart, outsourced-process map, prior audit scope.

02 · Management processCore

Can management demonstrate QMS planning, responsibilities, resources, regulatory awareness, management review, and action on quality and compliance data?

Evidence to sample: Quality objectives, management reviews, regulatory updates, resource decisions, organization/authority records, action tracking.

03 · Risk and process linkageCore

Are product and process risks used to set controls and priorities across design, suppliers, production, complaints, CAPA, and changes?

Evidence to sample: Risk files, process-risk methods, traceability to controls, change assessments, post-market updates, escalation criteria.

04 · Measurement, analysis and improvementCore

Are internal audits, data analysis, nonconformities, CAPA, and effectiveness checks capable of detecting and correcting systemic issues?

Evidence to sample: Audit program, KPI/trend analysis, NCR/CAPA files, root cause, effectiveness results, recurring-issue analysis.

05 · Design and developmentHigh

Are design planning, inputs, outputs, reviews, transfer, changes, V&V, risk controls, and jurisdiction-specific design requirements complete and traceable?

Evidence to sample: Design file, trace matrix, V&V, reviews, transfer evidence, change records, essential-principles or GSPR mapping.

06 · Production and service controlsCore

Do production, validation, infrastructure, environmental, identification, traceability, servicing, release, and preservation controls operate consistently at all relevant sites?

Evidence to sample: Batch/traveler records, validated processes, environmental logs, identification/traceability, release and service records.

07 · Purchasing processCore

Are supplier controls risk-based, including qualification, monitoring, purchasing information, acceptance, outsourced processes, and supplier-change notification?

Evidence to sample: Supplier evaluations, quality agreements, scorecards, audits, specifications, acceptance records, supplier-change files.

08 · Device marketing authorization and facility registrationHigh

Can the organization show current product and facility authorizations for each participating jurisdiction and controls to maintain them after changes?

Evidence to sample: TGA entries, ANVISA records, Canadian licences, Japan approvals/certifications, FDA listings, renewal/change logs.

09 · Adverse events and advisory noticesHigh

Are complaints consistently assessed against each market’s vigilance, recall, correction, and advisory-notice requirements within required timelines?

Evidence to sample: Reportability decisions, jurisdictional submissions, recall/advisory files, timelines, communications, effectiveness checks.

10 · Australia-specific controls

Are Australian sponsor relationships, ARTG inclusion, conformity evidence, incident reporting, recalls, and TGA change obligations controlled where applicable?

Evidence to sample: Sponsor agreement, ARTG evidence, TGA correspondence, incident/recall assessments, change notifications.

11 · Brazil-specific controls

Are ANVISA registration, Brazilian Registration Holder, GMP/certification, technical-responsibility, vigilance, and field-action obligations controlled where applicable?

Evidence to sample: ANVISA records, BRH agreement, BGMP evidence, technical-responsibility records, NOTIVISA/field-action files.

12 · Canada-specific controls

Are Medical Device Licence, establishment licensing where applicable, mandatory problem reporting, recalls, and MDSAP certificate maintenance controlled?

Evidence to sample: MDL/MDEL evidence, licence changes, mandatory-report files, recall records, MDSAP certificate/scope.

13 · Japan-specific controls

Are MAH/DMAH relationships, QMS conformity, product authorization, change controls, vigilance, and foreign-manufacturer requirements managed where applicable?

Evidence to sample: MAH agreement, product authorization, QMS certificate, change assessments, PMDA/MHLW communications, vigilance files.

14 · United States-specific controls

Are FDA establishment registration/listing, premarket status, Quality System requirements, Medical Device Reporting, corrections/removals, and tracking obligations controlled?

Evidence to sample: Registration/listing, 510(k)/PMA/De Novo evidence, MDR files, 806 assessments/reports, device tracking where applicable.

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The score summarizes reviewed items only. It is not an audit grade or certification prediction.

Turn checklist answers into audit evidence

Sample records across products, sites, shifts, and time periods. Look for consistent execution, traceability between connected processes, competent decision makers, and evidence that actions were effective.

Use every partial or gap result as a work item with an owner, target date, containment where needed, root-cause depth proportionate to risk, and an effectiveness check. Revisit the assessment after changes are implemented.

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Frequently asked questions

What countries participate in MDSAP?

The participating regulatory-authority markets covered by this tool are Australia, Brazil, Canada, Japan, and the United States. Applicability depends on where the manufacturer markets devices and its regulatory roles.

Is MDSAP the same as ISO 13485 certification?

No. MDSAP audits a medical device QMS using a defined audit model that incorporates ISO 13485 and participating-country regulatory requirements.

Is this an official MDSAP audit model?

No. This is a high-level readiness assessment using paraphrased process prompts. Audit organizations and regulators use current official MDSAP documents and jurisdictional requirements.

Where is my assessment data stored?

Selections and evidence notes stay in this browser and are not uploaded. Download the text summary to share the worklist internally.