Theme Obligations of persons referred to in Article 16 Target audience Persons referred to in Article 16 Products concerned MD, IVD Regulatory references MDR (EU) 2017/745 Article 16 IVDR (EU) 2017/746 Article 16 Documents mentioned This guide provides...
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MDCG 2018-5 : UDI Assignment to Medical Device Software – October 2018
Theme UDI – MD software Target audience Manufacturers Products concerned MD, IVD Regulatory references MDR (EU) 2017/745 Annex VI Part C IVDR (EU) 2017/746 Annex VI Part C Documents mentioned MDCG 2018-1 This guide provides additional information on the...
MDCG 2018-4 : Annex: UDI database Definitions/Descriptions and formats of the UDI core elements for systems or procedure packs – October 2018
Theme UDI – Systems and procedure pack Target audience Persons referred to in Article 22 (Systems and procedure pack producer) Products concerned MD Regulatory references MDR (EU) 2017/745 Article 29(2) Annex VI Part B Documents mentioned This guide provides...
MDCG 2018-3 Rev.1 : Guidance on UDI for systems and procedure packs – June 2018
Theme UDI – Systems and procedure pack Target audience Persons referred to in Article 22 (Systems and procedure pack producer) Products concerned MD Regulatory references MDR (EU) 2017/745 Article 22 Article 29(2) Annex VI Part C points 3.7 and 6.3.1 Documents...
MDCG 2018-2 : Future EU medical device nomenclature – Description of requirements – Mars 2018
Theme European MD nomenclature (EMDN) Target audience All actors Products concerned MD, IVD Regulatory references MDR (EU) 2017/745 Article 26 IVDR (EU) 2017/746 Article 23 Documents mentioned The purpose of this guide is to clarify the criteria and...
MDCG 2018-1 Rev. 4 : Guidance on basic UDI-DI and changes to UDI-DI – March 2020
Theme Basic UDI and UDI-DI Target audience Manufacturers Products concerned MD, IVD Regulatory references MDR (EU) 2017/745 Chapter III Annex VI IVDR (EU) 2017/746 Chapter III Annex VI Documents mentioned UDIWG 2018-1 European Commission : Q/A about UDI ...
MD and IVD Regulations and standards: where are we now?
On 29 October 2020, the European Commission published a new version of the Draft standardisation request as regards medical devices (MD) in support of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 and in vitro diagnostic medical devices (IVD) in support of Regulation (EU) 2017/746. Does...
The regulatory minute: IUD and EUDAMED, are distributors concerned?
It is not a surprise, the obligations of distributors are now specified in the European medical devices (MD) and in vitro medical devices (IVD) Regulations, whereas the Directives did not mention it. But what about their obligations regarding UDI and EUDAMED, the two...
The regulatory minute – Choose the conformity assessment procedure for your MD: no stress!
The conformity assessment procedure is the regulatory path that allows the manufacturer (or the notified body if applicable) to assess the conformity of a device before it is placed on the market. There are several possible path, depending on the class of the device....
The regulatory minute: UDI & EUDAMED, what are your obligations?
UDI and EUDAMED are two KEY new features of the MDR. But practically speaking, as a manufacturer, what will you actually be required to do? Let's recap! 1) To get started, you will need to assign a UDI to the device and all higher levels of packaging and assign a...
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