CE marking related to the registration medical devices in Europe.
Introduction United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulates all medical devices manufactured in the U.S. The FDA regulations, coupled with European Commission regulations, nearly cover all international distribution of medical devices. However, not all manufactured medical devices go through the same regulations. Depending on the possible risk factors, safety, and reliability of the devices,…
Everything You Need to Know About EUDAMED: Preparing for the New Medical Device Regulation EUDAMED is the EU medical device database that came into effect in May 2021. The regulation, known as MDR (Medical Device Regulation), replaces the Medical Devices Directive (MDD) and sets new standards for medical device registration and market surveillance. It is…
Everything You Need To Know About Medical Device Coordination Group (MDCG) The Medical Device Coordination Group (MDCG) is a regulatory body of health and industry experts with the goal to improve medical device coordination, ensuring the safe and effective use of medical devices in Europe. The group is mainly known for publishing MDCG guidance starting…
Understanding the Differences Between MDD vs MDR: The European Regulation There are many regulations in place that govern how medical device manufacturers can produce and supply their products. The EU has a few different regulatory requirements for medical devices. In Europe, there is the MDD (Medical Devices Directive) as well as MDR (Medical Device Regulation).…
EU MDR harmonized standards first set released The manufacturer must justify and document the design steps of his device. He must verify compliance with the requirements of Annex I to the European Medical Device Regulation 2017/745 dedicated to general safety and performance requirements. EU MDR harmonized standards and reference requirements can be used for that…
What is the new EU MDR? Everything you need to know The European Union (EU) Medical Device Regulation is the latest step in regulating medical devices in the European Union and has been developed to strengthen the monitoring of the medical devices on the market and their manufacturers. The EU MDR has been made effective…
What is the IVDR? There has actually been an EU Directive (98/79/EC) controlling in vitro diagnostic medical devices (IVDs). Nonetheless, troubles emerged with the analysis and also application of that Directive, especially that it provided only reduced degrees of examination for possibly ‘high risk’ devices therefore EU IVDR regulation was enacted. IVDR meaning is:…
EU MDR Post-market Surveillance System The European Medical Device Regulation 2017/745 requires establishing a post-market surveillance system once the medical device is on the market. The EU MDR Post-Market Surveillance requirements will be explained below: PMS system is established for the following: For each device: variants can be grouped for a device but the PMS…
EU MDR Technical Documentation Summary The European Medical Device Regulation 2017/745 requires the compilation of technical documentation. See below a summary of the information to be included to comply with EU MDR Technical Documentation. The manufacturer shall develop technical documentation for each of its devices[1]. The technical documentation must be such that it allows the…
Definition of UDI from the MDR EU MDR UDI has been introduced and even though it may not be new for those selling medical devices in USA, it is a new requirement to achieve the CE marking of a medical device. The European Medical Device Regulation 2017/745 defines the UDI as follow: (15)‘Unique Device Identifier’…