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Market Surveillance – Responsibilities of National Regulatory Authorities
We've explored post-market surveillance (PMS) for medical device manufacturers many times, for example, in our articles on post-market surveillance under the MDR, MDR post-market surveillance compared to the IVDR, and the relationships between [...]
Classifying In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Under The MDR
May 26, 2022, marks the start of the 5-year staggered implementation of the In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation (IVDR, 2017/746). Unlike the In Vitro Diagnostic Directive (98/79/EC), the IVDR emphasizes continuous lifecycle management of [...]
Term Refinement in Literature Search
A literature search is a systematic search through existing data in an organized way to determine an extensive range of quality references to a specific subject. Literature searches serve many functions for a medical [...]
Self-Certification for CE Mark – An Overview
The gradual implementation of the European Medical Device Regulation (MDR, 2017/745) changed the game for medical device manufacturers commercializing their devices in the European Union. For manufacturers of higher-risk devices (Class IIa, Class IIb, and [...]
Is MDR Compliance Expensive?
The short answer is, yes, it can be. MDR compliance may not have been expensive in the past, but as the regulations are changing, so is the cost to follow them. The new rules [...]
Post-Market Surveillance and Vigilance: MDR vs IVDR
The Medical Device Regulation 2017/745 (MDR) and the In Vitro Diagnostic Regulation 2017/746 (IVDR) are two sides of the same regulatory coin in almost all aspects: both regulations seek to set up a regulatory system [...]