New Zealand upgrades WAND database
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
New Zealand's devices regulatory agency, Medsafe, yesterday launched an upgraded Web-Assisted Notification of Devices (WAND) system. Among the new features of the system is the ability to specifically notify in vitro diagnostic (IVD) products. New Zealand requires all products to be registered in the database within 30 days of their supply or export; this is set out in the Medicines (Database of Medical Devices) Regulations 2003, which came into force on January 1 2004. Details of how to access WAND, together with user instructions and other New Zealand market regulatory information, is available at: http://www.medsafe.govt.nz/regulatory/wand.asp/