Module 15 Presentations

4/15/2024

Requirements for Lay Persons

Lay Persons

GSPR 22: Protection against the risks posed by medical devices intended by the manufacturer for use by lay persons Design and manufacture must : • Take account of : • skills and means available

Protection against risk

• Variations in the lay person’s technique and environment • Information/instructions easy to understand and apply • Ensure safe use (with training) • Reduce risks of injury (cuts) and risk of user error • Include a procedure to verify the device will perform as intended • Warning if the device fails to provide a valid result

GSPR 23.4 Instructions for use (w) for devices intended for use by lay persons, the circumstances in which the user should consult a healthcare professional

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Claims Article 7

Claims

In the labelling, instructions for use, making available, putting into service and advertising of devices, it shall be prohibited to use text, names, trademarks, pictures and figurative or other signs that may mislead the user or the patient with regard to the device's intended purpose, safety and performance by: (a) ascribing functions and properties to the device which the device does not have; (b) creating a false impression regarding treatment or diagnosis, functions or properties which the device does not have; (c) failing to inform the user or the patient of a likely risk associated with the use of the device in line with its intended purpose; (d) suggesting uses for the device other than those stated to form part of the intended purpose for which the conformity assessment was carried out. Article 2(12) ‘intended purpose’ means the use for which a device is intended according to the data supplied by the manufacturer on the label, in the instructions for use or in promotional or sales materials or statements and as specified by the manufacturer in the clinical evaluation

Labels IFU Brochures Trademarks Pictures Signs Website Social media CER

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