On 17 June 2026, the Official Journal of the EU released Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2026/1231. This Decision amends the annex to Implementing Decision (EU) 2021/1182 on harmonised standards for medical device drafted in support of the Medical Devices Regulation (MDR). The newly harmonised standards concern biological evaluation of medical devices, symbols to be used with information to be supplied by the manufacturer, medical electrical equipment, transfusion equipment for medical use, ophthalmic optics, non-active surgical implants, washer-disinfectors, prosthetics and sharps injury protection.
The Decision includes both revised and new standards.
Revised harmonised standards
The existing harmonised standards whose references were replaced with amended versions are:
- EN ISO 10993-23:2021/A1:2025 – Biological evaluation of medical devices – Part 23: Tests for irritation
- EN ISO 10993-12:2021/A1:2025 – Biological evaluation of medical devices – Part 12: Sample preparation and reference materials
- EN ISO 15223-1:2021/A1:2025 – Medical devices – Symbols to be used with information to be supplied by the manufacturer – Part 1: General requirements (updated EC-REP symbol)
- EN IEC 60601-2-83:2020/A11:2021 + EN IEC 60601-2-83:2020/A1:2025 – Medical electrical equipment – Part 2-83: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of home light therapy equipment
- EN ISO 10993-17:2023/A1:2025 – Biological evaluation of medical devices – Part 17: Toxicological risk assessment of medical device constituents
Newly added harmonised standards
The Decision also adds the following new entries to the Annex:
- EN ISO 1135-4:2025 – Transfusion equipment for medical use – Part 4: Transfusion sets for single use, gravity feed
- EN ISO 1135-5:2025 – Transfusion equipment for medical use – Part 5: Transfusion sets for single use with pressure infusion apparatus
- EN ISO 10993-1:2025 – Biological evaluation of medical devices – Part 1: Requirements and general principles for the evaluation of biological safety within a risk management process
- EN ISO 10993-5:2009/A11:2025 – Biological evaluation of medical devices – Part 5: Tests for in vitro cytotoxicity
- EN ISO 12870:2025 – Ophthalmic optics – Spectacle frames – Requirements and test methods
- EN ISO 14607:2025 – Non-active surgical implants – Mammary implants – Specific requirements
- EN ISO 14889:2025 – Ophthalmic optics – Spectacle lenses – Fundamental requirements for uncut finished lenses
- EN ISO 15883-1:2025 – Washer-disinfectors – Part 1: General requirements, terms and definitions and tests
- EN ISO 15883-2:2025 – Washer-disinfectors – Part 2: Requirements and tests for washer-disinfectors employing thermal disinfection for critical and semi-critical medical devices
- EN ISO 15883-3:2025 – Washer-disinfectors – Part 3: Requirements and tests for washer-disinfectors employing thermal disinfection for human waste containers
- EN ISO 15883-7:2025 – Washer-disinfectors – Part 7: Requirements and tests for washer-disinfectors employing chemical disinfection for non-critical thermolabile medical devices and health care equipment
- EN ISO 22675:2025 – Prosthetics – Testing of ankle-foot devices and foot units – Requirements and test methods
- EN ISO 23908:2025 – Sharps injury protection – Sharps protection mechanisms for single-use needles, introducers for catheters and needles used for blood testing, monitoring, sampling and medical substance administration – Requirements and test methods
- EN 60601-1:2006/A13:2024 – Medical electrical equipment – Part 1: General requirements for basic safety and essential performance
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