Module 19: Regulation of In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices

13/04/2023

Intended PURPOSE??

• … is that the same as the Intended USE?

• Intended Use is not defined, but relates to: • The Intended User (lay-person, professional user…) • The Intended Environment of use (lab, near-patient, home, …)

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The device's intended purpose: • (i) what is detected and/or measured; • (ii) its function (e.g. screening, monitoring, diagnosis or aid to diagnosis, prognosis, prediction, companion diagnostic); • (iii) the specific information that is intended to be provided in the context of: • — a physiological or pathological state; • — congenital physical or mental impairments; • — the predisposition to a medical condition or a disease; • — the determination of the safety and compatibility with potential recipients; • — the prediction of treatment response or reactions; • — the definition or monitoring of therapeutic measures;

Which information in the Intended Purpose?

Annex I. 20.1.4.c

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