EU: The European Commission issues a guidance on management of legacy devices in Eudamed

2023-03-31T13:14:00+00:00February 15th, 2021|Categories: Compliance, Europe, MDR|Tags: , , , |

The European Commission issued a new guidance explaining how legacy devices and in vitro diagnostics (IVDs) will be managed in its Eudamed database, expected to be fully rolled out by May 2022. "Legacy Devices are defined as Medical Devices, Active [...]

ISO issues standard revision ISO10993-23:2021: Biological evaluation of medical devices — Part 23: Tests for irritation

2023-04-21T11:02:51+00:00January 25th, 2021|Categories: Compliance, Innovation, Regulatory|Tags: , |

ISO issued a revision of ISO 10993-1: "ISO 10993-23:2021 Biological evaluation of medical devices — Part 23: Tests for irritation". The revised standard "specifies the procedure for the assessment of medical devices and their constituent materials with regard to their [...]

US: FDA Releases Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning Action Plan

2024-02-29T17:06:58+00:00January 19th, 2021|Categories: Compliance, Innovation, Software, USA|Tags: , , , , , , , |

The FDA has released an action plan to develop a regulatory framework on artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI/ML)-based software as a medical device (SaMD). The FDA aims to publish the draft guidance this year. As a Digital Research Organization, Meditrial [...]

Post-BREXIT EU relations with the United Kingdom and impact on medical devices

2024-02-29T14:05:00+00:00January 4th, 2021|Categories: Compliance, Regulatory, UK|Tags: , |

As of 1 January, 2021 new relationships between the UK and the EU came into force. Among others this will impact the medtech industry with new requirements for market access and device registration. Meditrial offers market access and regulatory [...]

UK: Get ready for UK market access and the new UKCA requirements

2023-03-31T16:32:08+00:00December 1st, 2020|Categories: Compliance, Regulatory, UK|Tags: , , |

The UKCA (UK Conformity Assessed) marking will be the UK product marking that will be used for goods being placed on the market in Great Britain (England, Wales and Scotland) as of January 1st 2021. Meditrial offers market access and [...]

EU: MDCG releases IVD classification guidance

2023-03-31T16:17:03+00:00November 17th, 2020|Categories: Compliance, Europe, Regulatory|Tags: , , , , , |

The European Commission’s Medical Device Coordination Group (MDCG) released a guidance on the classification of in vitro diagnostics (IVDs) under the In Vitro Diagnostic Regulation (IVDR). The guide provides industry a clarification on how to accurately classify diagnostics under the [...]

Netherlands: Notifications of clinical investigations with medical devices to CCMO as of the 1st of October

2024-02-29T13:56:00+00:00October 9th, 2020|Categories: Clinical Trial, Compliance, Europe, MDR, Regulatory|Tags: , , , |

From the 1st of October 2020, manufacturers of medical devices must register clinical investigations with the Dutch Central Committee on Research Involving Human Subjects (CCMO). The Committee will take over the tasks of the Healthcare and Youth Inspectorate (IGJ) [...]

US: FDA issues guidance on ISO 10993-1 for the biological evaluation of medical devices

2024-02-29T16:50:47+00:00September 25th, 2020|Categories: Clinical Trial, Compliance, Regulatory, USA|Tags: , , |

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a guidance document on the use of ISO 10993-1 in the assessment of medical devices that come in direct or indirect contact with the human body. The standard is recognized [...]

US: FDA “green lights” the path for ePRO through regulation

2024-02-29T16:38:59+00:00September 3rd, 2020|Categories: Clinical Trial, Compliance, Regulatory, Software, USA|Tags: , , , , |

The FDA issued a guidance for the selection of patient-reported outcome (PRO) instruments in clinical evaluation of their products. The guidance details such topics as modification or adaptation of existing PRO instruments as well as the possibility of including [...]

EU: Common specifications for reprocessing single-use devices set by the European Commission

2020-08-24T08:31:47+00:00August 24th, 2020|Categories: Compliance, Europe, MDR, Regulatory|Tags: , , , , |

On August 19th, 2020 the European Commission implemented regulation as regard common specifications for the reprocessing of single-use medical devices under the Medical Device Regulation (MDR). Under the MDR, single-use devices may be reprocessed where permitted by national law. Reach [...]

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