USA – FDA guidance proposes devices be deemed adulterated for refusing inspections
The US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) has issued draft guidance proposing that devices be deemed adulterated and refused entry to the US market...
France – Solutions d’informatique embarquée pour les DM à base d’IA
Le big data, l'apprentissage automatique (Machine Learning) et l'intelligence artificielle (IA) permettent d'obtenir des informations approfondies en analysant de grandes quantités de données issues...
Europe – MDCG 2023-5 – Guidance on qualification and classification of Annex XVI products...
The Regulation (EU) 2017/745 on medical devices, hereafter referred to as the MDR, is applicable to the groups of products without an intended medical...
Europe – European Notified Body survey: MDR, IVDR certification numbers remain low
A new survey from the European Commission shows that many medical device and in vitro diagnostic (IVD) manufacturers have yet to apply for certification...
Europe – Data generated from ‘Off-Label’ Use of a device under the EU Medical...
‘Off label use’ is mentioned within the Medical Device Regulation (MDR) in Annex XIV Part B, in the context that manufacturers should proactively identify...
USA – FDA: Nearly 700 breakthrough medical device designations since 2015
The US Food and Drug Administration has granted almost 700 designations over the past seven years under a voluntary program for expedited regulatory review...
Europe – European Regulators Move to Increase Notified Body Capacity
The European Commission (EC) has taken new measures to relieve some of the pressure on Notified Bodies and free up capacity to perform medical...
Europe – European Council members support proposal to delay MDR deadlines
European Council members expressed support for a proposal by the European Commission to delay the transitional deadlines for medical devices under the Medical Devices...
Europe – UPDATE – MDCG 2020-3 Rev.1 – Guidance on significant changes regarding the...
Article 120(3) of the Medical Device Regulation (EU) 2017/745 (MDR), last amended by Regulation (EU) 2023/607, states that devices which continue to comply with...
UK – MHRA expected to launch recognition framework for devices
According to Richard Phillips, executive director of the Association of British HealthTech Industries (ABHI), the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is...
