The Optical Distributors and Manufacturers Association of Australia (ODMA) says the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has agreed to remove both optical frames and optical lenses from the Australian Register of Therapeutic Goods (ARTG) as class 1 medical devices. The date of removal has yet to be advised but will be in the next few months, it says.
The move follows ODMA joining forces with three like-minded Australian organisations to form The Medical Devices Small Business Coalition to ensure the needs of small business in the medical devices sector are recognised and supported in government policy-making. Its collaborators are The Australian Dental Industry Association (ADIA); the Australian Medical Manufacturers and Distributors Association (AMMDA); and the Assistive Technology Suppliers Australasia (ASTA).
