The Medical Device Coordination Group (MDCG) has issued a new guidance document MDCG 2021-1, Guidance on harmonised administrative practices and alternative technical solutions until EUDAMED is fully functional. The document… Read More
Below we listed a collection of useful documents to support your compliance process. These have been compiled by or on behalf of mdi Europa and are thus not available free… Read More
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
The section below is intended for all parties who are involved in the manufacturing of medical devices including in vitro diagnostic medical devices. You will find more than 40 important… Read More
The European Commission has published a key guidance document on the classification of in vitro diagnostic medical device (IVD) under Regulation (EU) 2017/746 on in vitro diagnostic medical devices (IVDR)… Read More
The European Commission has fallen behind when it comes to providing guidance and structures required to support the in vitro medical devices sector in timely compliance with Regulation (EU) 2017/746… 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
Till date, neither the European Commission nor a related organization has issued an official guidance document on the medical devices regulation (MDR) and in vitro diagnostic medical devices regulation (IVDR)… 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 Medical Device Coordination Group (MDCG) has issued a guidance document that is intended to streamline audit processes and efforts under the medical devices regulation (MDR) and IVD regulation (IVDR).… 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
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
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
mdi Europa is constantly screening various sources on news and guidance that could be of importance for medical device manufacturers. In this context, we came across two guidance documents that… Read More
The European Commission seemingly wants to catch up with the shortfalls of the last years. Late April, the following guidance documents for Regulation (EU) 2017/745 on medical devices (MDR) have… Read More
The European Commission has officially recommended to postpone Regulation (EU) 2017/745 on medical devices (MDR) for one year. All eyes are on the EU institutions if the proposal will be… Read More
Regulation (EU) 2017/745 on medical devices (MDR) requires manufacturers to fulfill much more specific obligations with regards to usability. It is important to note that these requirements are applicable for… Read More
The European Commission has issued new guidance documents on the new nomenclature system EMDN that manufacturers must use under the Medical Devices and IVD Medical Devices Regulation (EU) 2017/745 and… Read More
ISO 14971 is a global risk management standard that has just been updated in keeping with technological and regulatory changes in the medtech industry. In the EU, the standard is… 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
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
The requirements under the Medical Devices Directive and In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Directive (93/42/EEC, MDD and 98/79/EC, IVDD) for the set-up of technical files were very general in nature.… 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 European Commission is continuing efforts to designate additional Notified Bodies under the new Regulations. More recently, bsi Netherlands and DARE!! Services have both been designated under Regulation (EU) 2017/745… Read More
Performance evaluations will take an integral part in the CE Marking process of in vitro diagnostic medical devices under the In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation (IVDR). This article outlines,… 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
MedTech industry is desperately waiting for more Notified Bodies to be designated under the MDR and IVDR. Two more organizations have now been appointed. You may already have heard the… 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
You are a medical device manufacturer and have CE marked your products under the In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Directive 98/79/EC (IVDD)? Then you must transition to the IVDR in the… 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
