Croatian national laws implementing the Medical Devices Regulation (MDR) 2017/745 and the In Vitro Diagnostics Devices Regulation (IVDR) 2017/746 are mainly the Act on 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…
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.…
MDR: 37th Notified Body on NANDO!
The NANDO database has a new Notified Body under the MDR! SLG PRÜF UND ZERTIFIZIERUNGS GMBH is the 37th EU Notified Body under the Regulation…
How MDCG 2022-18 applies in Switzerland: certification gaps and notification
Following the Council’s agreement on the new measures to implement the Medical Devices Regulation (MDR), the Medical Device Coordination Group (MDCG) published a position paper…
MDCG Guidance on Article 5 (5) of MDR & IVDR!
The Medical Devices Coordination Group (MDCG) has issued a guidance on Article 5(5) of the Medical Devices and In Vitro Diagnostics devices regulations. Thus, this…
Legacy devices: European Commission adopts proposal to extend Transitional period & Certificates!
The European Commission has adopted a new proposal to give more time to certify medical devices, which affects legacy devices under Article 120.3 of the…
MDR & IVDR: Update to Manual on borderline classification!
The Medical Devices Coordination Group (MDCG) released in December 2022 a new update to their manual on borderline and classification for medical devices under MDR…
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…