As part of our series of blog posts covering the implementation of the EU Medical Devices Regulation (MDR), we comment below on the latest developments, including the deferred application of the MDR and the most recent guidance issued by the European Commission’s medical device coordination group (MDCG).
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MDCG guidance
Update on the European MDR and IVDR
Earlier this month, the European Commission published a “rolling plan” for the implementation of the new Medical Devices Regulation (MDR) and In Vitro Diagnostics Regulation (IVDR). As we mentioned in our blog from last year, CAMD’s (Competent Authorities for Medical Devices) Implementation Taskforce published a high-level MDR/IVDR roadmap setting out how the Regulations will be implemented, and the order in which key guidance and clarification will be developed. Now, the Commission has published the rolling plan, which contains a list of the essential implementing acts and actions that need to be introduced, as well as providing information on expected timelines and the current state-of-play.
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