The previous 2024 deadline worried the medical devices sector. With foreseeable market disruptions and negative consequences for health systems and patients, the Council found new…
New extensions to implement MDR: impact on legacy devices
The new Regulation on Medical Devices (MDR) entered into force in May 2021, replacing the previous Directive. Since then, many medical devices are subject to…
MDR: 36 Notified Bodies on NANDO
The NANDO database newly listed 36 Notified Bodies under the MDR! ICIM S.P.A. has been the latest NB notified under the Regulation (EU) 2017/745 on…
MDCG Position Paper on Hybrid Audits
Implemented during the pandemic and helped by new technologies, hybrid audits have become more frequent. A hybrid audit is an audit conducted on site and…
MDR & IVDR national implementation: Austria
The Austrian Medical Device Act 2021 implements the EU Regulations on medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices in Austria. The Austrian Federal Office…
Annex XVI devices: Common specifications and reclassification
The official journal of the European Union now includes two Commission Implementing Regulations on Annex XVI of the Medical Devices Regulation 2017/745 (MDR). The first…
MDR: 35 Notified Bodies on NANDO
The NANDO database newly listed 35 Notified Bodies under the MDR! INSTITUT PRO TESTOVÁNI A CERTIFIKACI, a. s. has been the latest NB notified under…
Clinical investigations under the MDR: New Revision of MDCG on Safety reporting
The Medical Devices Coordination Group (MDCG) released on October 2022 a new revision to their MDCG guidance on safety reporting in clinical investigations of medical devices…
MDCG Joint Implementation plan on IVDR
In October 2022, the Medical Device Coordination Group (MDCG) released a new update to its joint plan on the preparedness and implementation of the In…
Guidance on EAR: obligations and responsibilities under the Regulations
In October 2022, the Medical Device Coordination Group (MDCG) published a new Guidance on obligations and responsibilities of the Authorised Representative. According to the Regulations…