Category - notified bodies

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Happy IVDR day!

Happy IVDR day my readers! My apologies for the low level of activity on this blog the last time. I’ve been very busy with MDR and IVDR work. And of course I have been working hard on the second edition of the big book, the Enriched MDR and IVDR, which is nearing completion and will […]

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The new EU AI regulation proposal, medical devices and IVDs

Now this is fun: at a time just before the date of application of the MDR when we do not even have harmonised standards for the new software requirements in Annex I, section 17 MDR and Annex I, section 16 IVDR, the Commission proposes new mandatory regulation to supplement the the MDR and the IVDR […]

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The urgency with IVDs and the IVDR

Many people ask me these days: why the urgency with IVDs? The IVDR’s date of application (26 May 2022) is still almost two years away. Why the hurry? The hurry has everything to do with simply counting back from the date of application and understanding the requirements of the IVDR. Notified bodies are very scarce […]

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The urgency with IVDs and the IVDR

Many people ask me these days: why the urgency with IVDs? The IVDR’s date of application (26 May 2022) is still almost two years away. Why the hurry? The hurry has everything to do with simply counting back from the date of application and understanding the requirements of the IVDR. Notified bodies are very scarce […]

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New MDCG guidance on temporary extraordinary measures related to medical device Notified Body audits during COVID-19 quarantine orders and travel restrictions

When it rains guidance, it pours. The MDCG just released Guidance on temporary extraordinary measures related to medical devices Notified Body audits during COVID-19 quarantine orders and travel restrictions. The guidance takes immediate effect and is valid for the whole period of duration of the pandemic COVID-19 as declared by the World Health Organisation. It […]

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A not so happy MDR and IVDR Christmas Carol

Just before the Christmas holidays the Commission updated its rolling plan and the MDCG ongoing guidance overview. As the year draws to an end, the date of application of the MDR is very close now and I see more and more things happen that everybody could see coming for a long time, I would like […]

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First notified body EU MDR designated!

BSI reports that it has achieved designation as UK notified body for the MDR. So far, it’s the first notified body to appear in the NANDO database with an MDR designation – see here for scope and here that it’s only BSI so far for the MDR (the last link is a dynamic reference to […]

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MDR/IVDR Implementation: the transition period halfway point

If you are still free this Wednesday afternoon and somehow involved on the medical devices industry in the EU, our seminar that afternoon in Amsterdam is for you as it discusses where we are with the implementation of the MDR and IVDR. We still have a few seats available, so this will be time well […]