Essentials of European Medical Device Regulatory Affairs - October 2019

Device or Medicine ?

Consider the manufacturer’s claim

• Device – NOT by pharmacological, immunological or metabolic means • Medicine – correcting or modifying physiological functions

Device action tends to be physical e.g. a support or barrier.

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Guidance Documents

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/sectors/medical-devices/guidance_en MEDDEVS for medical device directive. Guidances under development for the regulation.

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