Switzerland – New organisational structure with separate Medical Devices Surveillance Sector
For the strategy period 2023-2026, Swissmedic’s objectives include making legal responsibilities for medical devices more visible and stepping up international collaboration in this area....
UK – Heart vests to identify those at high risk of sudden cardiac death
In the UK, heart rhythms affect around two million people and can cause sudden death.
A re-useable heart vest developed by researchers from University College...
UK- Wearable technology to be offered to thousands with type 1 diabetes in UK
The condition affects around 270,935 people in England and 16,090 people in Wales.
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published final...
USA – FDA updates third party 510(k) guidance
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has published a draft guidance that updates a 2020 final guidance on its third party 510(k) review...
Europe – The clock is ticking – MedTech Europe’s recommendations ahead of May 2025...
Class D IVDs are critical for public health. They mainly fall into two categories: a) those related to blood, cells, tissues or organ screening,...
Europe – Questions & Answers for applicants, marketing authorisation holders of medicinal products and...
This Question and Answer (Q&A) document provides practical considerations concerning the implementation of the medical devices and the in vitro diagnostic medical devices regulations.
This...
Europe – MDCG 2023-6 Guidance on demonstration of equivalence for Annex XVI products :...
The Regulation (EU) 2017/745 on medical devices, hereafter referred to as the MDR (medical device regulation), provides a possibility to use clinical data related...
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 – Update – MDCG 2021-6 – Rev.1 – Regulation (EU) 2017/745 – Questions...
This document is intended for sponsors of clinical investigations of devices conducted within
the scope of the Regulation (EU) 2017/745 (MDR). This document may be...
USA – Experts discuss red flags that can trigger legal action against drug and...
Legal observers discussed some of the red flags that can trigger legal actions against healthcare product manufacturers, as well as some of the lessons...
