In January 2013 new Revision 8 of MEDDEV 2.12-1 about vigilance system in Europe was posted on the European commission webpage. The document itself can be found here. We’ll highlight below the changes that occured in the new guidance.
MEDDEV 2.7.1: clinical evaluation New Regulation on Clinical Evaluation One of the changes of the Medical Device Regulation by the European Commission is the compliance with clinical evaluation. This means that a report with an expert opinion of medical professionals about the quality and safety of the medical device will not be sufficient any longer.…
What happened before the EU Medical Device Regulation and In vitro Diagnostic Regulation ? See what changes in EU medical Device Regulation. The existing European regulatory framework originated in the 1990s consists of three directives designed to regulate about 500,000 types of medical devices (e.g. contact lenses, breast implants, x-ray machines, pacemakers) and in-vitro diagnostic…
The Notified Bodies Oversight Group (NBOG) has published (Nov. 2014) the following revised Notified Body guidance documents. The aim of such guidance is to address some of the best practice expected from manufacturers and Notified Bodies. The guidance documents can be found on the below link: 1. NBOG BPG 2014-3 – Guidance for manufacturers and…
borderline and classification medical devices: UPDATED MANUAL ON BORDERLINE AND CLASSIFICATION IN THE COMMUNITY REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR MEDICAL DEVICES Version 1.16 (07-2014) Borderline cases are considered to be those cases where it is not clear from the outset whether a given product is a medical device, an in vitro diagnostic medical device, an active implantable…
Having visitors is not always a pleasure. On top of that some of them have the right to step in. So it’s better to be prepared for that situation and deal with it no matter what happens. How do you deal with Notified Body Unannounced Audits announced to be taking place soon (if not already)…
May 16, 2014: the list of harmonized standards for the medical devices directive is updated. It’s been more than one year since this list was updated. Last time was Jan. 24, 2014. So what’s the change ? Since it is very hard to figure out just by reading the publication on the Official Journal of…
Manufacturers of medical devices in Europe won’t need to change their labeling. Initially EN 980:2008 was about to be replaced by EN ISO 15223-1:2012 but as stated by the European Commission that won’t be the case. Some people were surprised seeing that no standard related to symbols was addressed anymore in the list of harmonized…