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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…
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…
Guidance No About the guidance MDCG 2022-4 rev.1 Guidance on appropriate surveillance regarding the transitional provisions under Article 120 of the MDR with regard to devices covered by certificates according to the MDD or the AIMDD, Revision 1 – December…
Hologic has launched its Artificial Intelligence (AI) based Genius Digital Diagnostics system in Europe, for cervical cancer screening. The burden of cervical cancer in Europe According to a study by the EPF in 2020: Current estimates indicate that every year, 61,072…
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has adopted a guideline on quality documentation for medicinal products when used with a medical device. The guideline was adopted on 22 July 2021 and will come into effect on 1 January 2022. What is…
Last updated: 14 January 2022 See update(s) at the end of the post. The Medical Devices Regulation (EU) 2017/745 (MDR) requires require manufacturers to draw up a Summary of Safety and Clinical Performance (SSCP) for their devices. This post attempts to…
What are the implications of the new Medical Devices Regulation (EU) 2017/745 (MDR) becoming applicable, for Switzerland? Until 26 May 2021, Switzerland had been participating in the European Union (EU) internal market for medical devices through a specific chapter of…
The TGA, Australia has updated its guidance on the Declaration of Conformity (DoC) procedures for certain Class I medical devices. The guidance was originally published in December 2020. It has now been updated to Version 1.1 to include Class I…
Last updated: 23 August 2022 This post is an attempt to facilitate understanding of the basics of the UDI system, an EU identification system for medical devices introduced in the Medical Devices (EU) Regulation (EU) 2017/745 (MDR) and the In…
The UK MHRA has updated its guidance on medical devices: EU regulations for MDR and IVDR (Northern Ireland). About the EU Medical Device Regulations The Medical Device Regulations (2017/745) (MDR) and the in vitro Diagnostic Medical Device Regulations (2017/746) (IVDR)…