The first module of the EU medical device database, EUDAMED, is up and running. However, because actor registration is voluntary until 26 May 2022, when the complete database is planned… Read More
It is commonly known that COVID-19 IVD tests may be CE marked under annex III of the IVD Directive without the involvement of a Notified Body. To nonetheless increase supervision,… Read More
In August 2020, the Medical Device Coordination Group (MDCG) announced that the economic operator registration or actor registration module will be available as of December 1, 2020. This module will serve… Read More
In a recent article we have reported that the EUDAMED economic operator registration module will be available as of December 2020. The corresponding registration will trigger the assignment of a… Read More
Last year, the European Commission has announced that EUDAMED 3 as one central aspect for the implementation of important medical devices regulation (MDR) and IVD regulation (IVDR) mechanisms, will not… Read More
The European Commission has updated its Q&A document on UDI requirements under the Medical Devices Regulation (MDR) and In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation (IVDR). The paper provides answers to… Read More
The European Commission has updated its Q&A document on conformity assessment procedures for protective equipment like face masks, gloves, coveralls, etc. The corresponding document can be downloaded here. Furthermore, the… Read More
Back in April, 2020, the European Commission has committed itself to set up a database of CE marked COVID-19 IVD tests. The Commission has now published a link under which… Read More
In summer 2019, mdi Europa has reported that the European Commission has restructured its website on medical devices. Since then, manufacturers could retrieve valuable information about EU regulatory requirements under… Read More
mdi Europa has been contacted frequently throughout the COVID-19 crisis regarding regulatory requirements for surgical masks in Europe under Directive 93/42/EEC (MDD) and Regulation (EU) 2017/745 (MDR) on medical devices.… Read More
On its website on the European database on medical devices (EUDAMED), the European Commission has declared a new timetable for the new Eudamed medical device database. According to the Commission,… Read More
The German Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical Devices (BfArM) has specified on its website the provisions for this special route, which follows Recommendation (EU) 2020/403 from March 13. The article… Read More
The European Commission has published a derogatory report on the level of evidence available for COVID-19 tests – RNA, antigen and antibody tests – arriving on the market. It explains… Read More
The European Commission has continued to work on guidance for manufacturers and other economic operators of medical devices and personal protective equipment (PPE) to provide answers on specific questions that… Read More
The European Commission proposed to exempt certain medical devices and personal protective equipment (PPE) urgently required in the current COVID-19 crisis from regular CE marking requirements. Germany and the UK… Read More
The Medical Device Coordination Group (MDCG) issued two additional guidance documents in December 2019. The “Explanatory notes on MDR codes” provide further clarification on the use of designation codes of… Read More
On December 17, 2019, the final vote for the second corrigendum to the Medical Devices Regulation (2017/745, MDR) took place. It is now officially confirmed that some class I medical… Read More
The European Commission wants to permit early access to SRN before Eudamed launches in 2022 Eudamed will be delayed by at least two years. However, upon pressure by local country… Read More
During the past years, mdi Europa has provided a number of templates and checklists that may be useful for the transition of the Medical Devices Regulation and In Vitro Diagnostic… Read More
MedTech Europe has published an article earlier this year about symbols that have been proposed by the industry association to be included in the new revision of ISO 15223-1. MedTech… Read More
From different sources we have heard that the introduction of EUDAMED will be delayed – probably for two years. In the meantime, this has been confirmed on the European Commission’s… Read More
The Medical Device Coordination Group (MDCG) has published a long awaited guidance document in October on the qualification and classification of software under Regulations (EU) 2017/745 and 2017/746 on medical… Read More
Manufacturers of medical devices are eagerly waiting for more guidance on the implementation of the MDR. MDCG has now issued a useful guidance on the Summary of Safety and Clinical… Read More
Many important documents and guidance for the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 on medical devices (MDR) are still missing. In certain aspects, however, things seem to evolve in a direction… Read More
The European Commission has restructured and further developed its website on the Medical Devices Regulation (EU) 2017/745 (MDR) and In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation (EU) 2017/746 (IVDR). We strongly… Read More
mdi Europa has set up a checklist that is based on a formal template issued by the German competent authority. The template is used when reviewing the Technical Documentation, more… Read More
The European Commission has recently published a new reporting template for serious incidents under Regulation (EU) 2017/745 on medical devices (MDR) and Regulation (EU) 2017/746 on In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices… Read More
The Medical Device Coordination Group (MDCG) has recently published a useful guidance on the “Person Responsible for Regulatory Compliance” (PRRC) according to article 15 of the MDR and IVDR. There… Read More
The Medical Device Coordination Group (MDCG) has recently published a useful guidance on the Implant Card (IC) according to article 18 of the MDR. It makes sense to review the… Read More
The Medical Devices Coordination Group (MDCG) has published a number of guidance documents on the topic of UDI over the past months. More recently, the MDCG issued guiding principles for… Read More
The long overdue guidance on quality expectations for regulatory filings in the EU concerning integral and other kinds of drug-device combination (DDC) is available in draft form for public consultation.… Read More
In an effort to bring its guidance documents on clinical evaluation up to date, the International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF) has asked for feedback on proposed revisions to three… Read More
The European Commission’s Medical Devices Coordination Group (MDCG) recently published two guidance documents on timelines for device registration and on registration expectations for manufacturers of legacy devices. Legacy devices in… Read More
