The MDR brings many challenges for medical device manufacturers. Certainly, an area that requires increased attention and careful planning is labeling.
Section 23 of annex I of the MDR defines the General Safety and Performance Requirements (SPR) for labels and instructions for use. Depending on the intended use of a device, numerous changes may need to be implemented under the MDR – compared to the MDD.
Below is a non-exhaustive list of elements that should be considered
- If a website exists, manufacturers must make available and keep up-to-date the instructions for use (IFU) and related information on that website,
- contrary to the MDD, the MDR clearly requires that the details of the EU Auth. Rep. must be included on the label,
- labels must indicate blood and tissue derivatives,
- labels must indicate CMR or endocrine-disrupting substances,
- the UDI is a new element that must be reflected on the label,
- if there is no expiry date, the date of manufacture has to be reflected,
- warnings and precautions must appear on the labels,
- an indication that the product is a medical device is required to appear on the label,
- the IFU must contain information about residual risks.
Source: MDR
In case you need to know more on labeling changes
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