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On January 31, 2024, the FDA issued a final rule (Medical Devices; Quality System Regulation Amendments) which was published on 2 February 2024 and will become effective on 2 February 2026. Why was the final rule issued? The final rule was issued…
Guidance No. About the guidance MDCG 2023-7 Guidance on exemptions from the requirements to perform clinical investigations pursuant to Article 61(4)-(6) MDR – December 2023 This guidance is intended to clarify the exemptions from the requirement to perform clinical investigations…
Last updated: 6 December 2023 See updates at the end of the post. The FDA has partnered with Health Canada to launch a joint eSTAR pilot. What is eSTAR? Electronic Submission Template And Resource or eSTAR is an interactive PDF…
Last updated: 14 November 2023 See all updates at the end of this post. Swissmedic has published guidance on the requirement for Swiss authorised representative (CH-REP) for medical devices. Definition of a Swiss authorised representative Natural or legal person in…
Last updated: 13 July 2024 To see updates, click on the ‘+’ sign below On 20 March 2023, Regulation (EU) 2023/607 amending the MDR and the IVDR as regards the transitional provisions for certain medical devices and IVDs was published.…
Date Guidance No About the guidance 30 Jun 2023 Add 1 – MDCG Position Paper on the application of Art.97 MDR to legacy devices for which the MDD or AIMDD certificate expires before the issuance of a MDR certificate Addendum…
Combination products are medicinal products with a medical device component. Combination products can either be non-separable combinations or separable combinations. EU MDR amendment of 20 March 2023 Regulation (EU) 2023/607 amending the MDR and the IVDR as regards the transitional…
Between Between August and December 2022, Swissmedic launched a focus campaign to investigate how the new regulation was being implemented with regard to Class I Medical devices. It reviewed declarations of conformity, evidence that Swissmedic had been notified of the…
Date Guidance No About the guidance 14 Feb 2023 MDCG 2023-3 – Questions and Answers on vigilance terms and concepts as outlined in the Regulation (EU) 2017/745 on medical devices – February 2023 This document aims to clarify important terms…
On 6 January 2023, the European Commission adopted a proposal allowing more time to certify medical devices to mitigate the risk of shortages. The proposal: Further details are provided below. What does the length of the proposed extension period depend…