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A medical device is a terminal product that integrates multiple technologies and industries. Related industries encompass everything from conventional industries to high tech industries, including plastics, textiles, chemical engineering, materials, machinery, opto-electronics, mechatronics, electronics, information & communications technology (ICT) and biotechnology. The industry is structured as shown in Figure 3.
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For example, at Fooyin University, the MIRDC's strategic development partner commissioned the MIRDC to build an automated circulatory Tumor cell chip-based analyzer that uses biotechnology for its sample processing and testing principles; the main body of the device, as well as its moving components, comes from the mechanical
industry; sensors, controllers and electrical circuits come from the electrical engineering
industry; the core controller hardware and I/O interface belong to the electronics industry;
the test signal acquisition system comes from the opto-electronics industry; and the
control program as well as the interactive/message transfer components intended for use with future long-distance home care belong to the ICT industry.
If classified according to the product production process, the upstream part of the
supply chain consists of critical component suppliers; the midstream consists of product
R&D and manufacturers; while the downstream consists of medical device marketing
companies. There are also peripheral support vendors that provide safety testing and clinical trials for medical devices. While Taiwan has reached developed nation status
when it comes to the manufacturing of electronics, opto-electronics and precision
instruments, many bottlenecks still remain in the application of these components within
medical devices. These bottlenecks tend to be due to the stricter regulation of medical devices, such as the requirement for clinical trials of components and materials. Human
biochemical reactions must also be taken into account, so these reactions represent
challenges for trans-disciplinary integration of technologies. Medical device products are
also characterized by low volume and high variety. Due to the relatively small size of the medical material industry in Taiwan, the economies of scale simply do not exist for many parts or raw materials. Even upstream electronic component manufacturers for electronic
medical devices that enjoy a development advantage in Taiwan have expressed limited
Assistance Platform for Medical Device Certification
Many businesses in conventional industries in Taiwan are very interested in upgrading or transforming their business to enter the medical devices industry due to its high additional value . But beyond the higher technical requirements, the complexities of regulations governing the validation of biological safety and efficacy in pre-clinical and clinical trials take a lot of time to understand. Some businesses become confused by the plethora of regulations and give up.
The Department of Industrial Technology (DOlT) Ministry of Economic Affairs' (MOEA) of wishes to support businesses interested in developing products that conform with domestic and Western medical device regulations (GMP in Taiwan, FDA 510K and 21 CFR820 in the United States, and IS013485 and CE Mark for the European Union) and successfully pass the pre market validation process. To this end, the DOlT has been actively supporting the development of the domestic medical device industry and, at the Kaohsiung Campus of the Southern Taiwan Science Park, launched a 4-year R&D project for a medical devices industry service platform. The MIRDC was commissioned to set up a "Single Support Window for Regulatory and Validation Process" and establish an expert consultant database for collating legislation related to FDA or CE product review and manufacturer registration . The database also serves as a repository for related legislation and standards from all around the world . With the support of DOlT, MIRDC has set up regular support windows at its Kaohsiung headquarters and Taipei office to provide free consultation services for medical device legislation and product validation process. This is expected to shorten the amount of time businesses must spend under complex and strict medical legislation so as to shorten their time to market. Currently, relevant personnel are also being trained to provide product validation services similar to those of the FDA or CEo In recent years, the MIRDC has been actively involved with medical device R&D and assisting many conventional businesses upgrade and enter the medical device industry. With its extensive research of European and American legislation, this consultation service will help businesses understand the regulatory constraints during the product design & development phase and avoid wasting resources. For more information, please consult the Special Zone website (URL: http://www.ksmd.org.tw).
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