The European Commission has issued an updated document on their survey conducted among Notified Bodies on certifications and applications under the Medical Devices Regulation (MDR) and the…
European Commission updates factsheet for non-EU/EEA authorities
The European Commission has published an updated factsheet for authorities in non-EU/EEA states on medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices. This factsheet seeks…
Regulatory lookout: Which other new regulations may be applicable to medtech manufacturers?
The EU is preparing and implementing several new legislations that may impact medical device manufacturers in the upcoming years. We will briefly assess some of…
MDR & IVDR: New harmonised standards
On 5 July 2023, the Official Journal of the European Union published two new harmonised standards for sterilisation under the Medical Devices Regulation (MDR )…
CE recognition period extended: UK law officially published
On 14 June 2023, the UK Government published The Medical Devices (Amendment) (Great Britain) Regulations 2023. As mentioned in our previous post, Statutory Instrument 2023…
IMDRF latest developments: towards global regulatory harmonisation
International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF) is a group of regulators specialising in the field of medical devices. The IMDRF aims to move forward with…
UK recognises extended CE Certificates
The UK is taking new steps to recognise the extended CE Certificates in light of the recent amendment of the MDR and IVDR transitional periods.…
Q&A on extension of the MDR transitional period and removal of the “sell off” period
Following the publication of the latest amendment to the Medical Devices Regulations (MDR and IVDR), the European Commission published a Q&A document to facilitate the…
Amendment to the MDR and IVDR transitional period is official!
Today, 20 March 2023, the Official Journal of the European Union published the latest amendment to the Medical Devices Regulations (MDR and IVDR). After the…
New Timeline for MDCG Guidance Documents for 2023
The European Commission Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety has released the updated document on the ongoing work of the MDCG and its subgroups. You…