Theme Clinical investigation Target Audience Sponsors (recital 49) Products concerned MD Documents mentioned MDR (EU) 2017/746 Chapter VI Directive 90/385/EEC Directive 93/42/EEC ISO 14155 :2020 Aimed primarily at sponsors of clinical investigations, MDCG...
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MDCG 2021-5 Rev.1 : Guidance on standardisation for medical devices – April 2021
Theme Harmonised standard, conformity assessment Target Audience Manufacturers, Subcontractors, Notified Bodies Products concerned MD and IVDMD Documents mentioned MDR (EU) 2017/745 IVDR (EU) 2017/746 Directive 90/385/EEC Directive 93/42/EEC Directive 98/79/EC...
MDCG 2021-4 Rev 1 : Application of transitional provisions for certification of class D in vitro diagnostic medical devices according to Regulation (EU) 2017/746 – April 2021
Theme Transitional provisions – Conformity Assessment - EURL Target Audience Manufacturers, Notified Bodies Products concerned Class D IVD Documents mentioned IVDR (EU) 2017/746 This guide in the form of questions and answers provides indications on how to...
MDCG 2021-3 : Questions and Answers on Custom-Made Devices & considerations on Adaptable medical devices and Patient-matched medical devices – March 2021
Theme Custom-Made, Adaptable and Patient-Matched medical devices Target Audience Manufacturers Products concerned MD Documents mentioned MDR (EU) 2017/745 Article 2(3), 16(1) Annex XIII IMDRF/PMD WG/N49 FINAL:2018 This document aims to answer questions...
MDCG 2021-2 : MDCG Guidance on state of the art of COVID-19 rapid antibody tests – March 2021
Theme Performance evaluation - COVID-19 Target Audience Manufacturers Products concerned IVD Documents mentioned Directive 98/79/EC Annexes I & III IMDRF/GRRP WG/N47 FINAL:2018 This new MDCG guide focuses on the state of the art of COVID-19 rapid antibody...
MDCG 2021-1 Rev. 1 : Guidance on harmonised administrative practices and alternative technical solutions until EUDAMED is fully functional – February 2021
Theme EUDAMED Target Audience Economic Operators, Notified Bodies, Sponsors, Member-State, European Commission Products concerned MD - IVD Documents mentioned MDR (EU) 2017/745 – Article 123(3) (d) Directive 93/42/EEC Directive 90/385/EEC This 31-page guide...
New MDCG 2021-1 Guide : administrative practices and technical solutions to be followed in the absence of EUDAMED
One of the biggest changes brought about by the new regulations on medical devices and in vitro diagnostics, Regulation (EU) 2017/745 (MDR) and Regulation (EU) 2017/746 (IVDR) respectively, is the creation of a European medical device database (EUDAMED). EUDAMED will...
Recent changes in the biological evaluation of your products : State of play
The normative environment for the biological evaluation of medical devices has changed significantly in recent years. The 2018 version of ISO 10993-1: Biological evaluation of medical devices - Part 1: Evaluation and testing within a risk management process has led to...
Less than 16 months before IVDR date of application, have you gotten a head start ? It’s time to get moving !
The new in vitro Diagnostic Regulation (EU) 2017/746 (IVDR) which replaces the IVD Directive (98/79/EC), entered into force on May 25th 2017, and will enter into legal application by 26 May 2022 after a 5-yeartransition period. Team-NB published a consideration...
Commission Notice regarding temporary extraordinary measures, including remote audits
Given the exceptional circumstances of the COVID-19 epidemic, the European Commission published a Notice on 11/01/2021 that temporarily allows notified bodies to perform remote conformity assessments of manufacturers QMS under the MDR/IVDR. Certain conditions...
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