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MDCG 2024-3 – Guidance on content of the Clinical Investigation Plan for clinical investigations of medical devices – March 2024

Theme Clinical investigation plan (CIP)  Target Audience Sponsor of clinical investigation  Products concerned MD Documents mentioned RDM (EU) 2017/745   - article 70  - annex XV  ISO14155:2020  This guide is intended to help sponsors draw up their clinical...

Summaries of MDCG documents

This table lists all the documents published by the Medical Devices Coordination Group (MDCG), and helps to know at a glance the theme, the target audience and the type of MD concerned for each document. Would you like to know more? Find the complete summary of each...

MDCG 2024-2 : Procedures for the updates of the European Medical Device Nomenclature

Theme European Medical Device Nomenclature (EMDN)  Target Audience All the actors  Products concerned MD, IVD  Documents mentioned RDM (UE) 2017/745 – article 26  RDIV (UE) 2017/746 – article 23  This guide relates to the :  revision of the European Medical Device...

MDCG 2024-1 Guidance on the vigilance system for CE-marked devices – DSVG 00 Device Specific Vigilance Guidance Template

Theme Vigilance  Target Audience Manufacturers Products concerned Specific devices : cardiac ablation, coronary stents, cardiac implantable electronic devices, breast implants  Documents mentioned MDR (EU) 2017/745 – articles 87 et 88, 92  IVDR (EU) 2017/746 –...

MDCG 2023-7 Guidance on exemptions from the requirement to perform clinical investigations pursuant to Article 61(4)-(6) MDR and on ‘sufficient levels of access’ to data needed to justify claims of equivalence

Theme Clinical investigation exemption, demonstrating equivalence  Target Audience Manufacturers Products concerned Class III and implantable MD  Documents mentioned MDR (EU) 2017/745 – Article 61(4)-(6)  MDCG 2020-5   MDCG 2020-6   MDCG 2020-8  This MDCG guide aims...

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