Latvia has implemented the Medical Devices Regulation 2017/745 (MDR) through its Medical Device Rule No 461 and the Procedures for conducting clinical investigations on medical devices for human…
Update on EUDAMED state of play
The European Commission has released new minutes of the MDCG EUDAMED working group meeting of June 29, 2023. Among other topics covered in the minutes,…
Swissdamed: roll-out plan of the Swiss database on medical devices
Like the European Union, also Switzerland implemented the obligation to register medical devices and IVD medical devices marketed in their territory – to an online…
National implementation law: Turkey
The Turkish Medicines and Medical Devices Agency released its national legislation on medical devices in June 2021. In this sense, as per the Customs Union between…
MDCG Q&A on MDR vigilance terms and concepts
The Medical Devices Coordination Group (MDCG) has issued new guidance clarifying important terms and concepts on vigilance stated in the Medical Devices Regulation (MDR) 2017/745.…
MDCG Guidance on Period Safety Update Report (PSUR) under MDR
Manufacturers of class IIa, class IIb, and class III medical devices have to prepare a Period Safety Update Report (PSUR) for each device or group…
MDCG template for substantial modification of performance study
Performance evaluation data can derive from performance studies. Data generated in performance studies must be reliable and robust, as stated in the Regulation on IVD…
MDCG templates for performance study application and PMPF study notification
In December 2022, the Medical Device Coordination Group published various templates on performance study application and PMPF (Post Market Performance Follow-up) study notification. Documents for…
Swissdamed: Database for Medical Devices in Switzerland
In Switzerland, Swissmedic enforces the registration of economic operators and medical devices. For this purpose, Swissmedic introduced a new database: Swissdamed. Swissdamed stands for “Swiss…
Practices and alternatives until EUDAMED is fully functional
The new Regulations on medical devices (MDR) and in vitro medical devices (IVDR) introduced EUDAMED, a new traceability system for medical devices on the EU…