As announced, the IMDRF is on the case for software, which shows how important this subject is becoming in the medical devices field. I notice this everyday in my medical devices practice, as more and more medical devices software work comes in. That is great for me, as I grew up around software engineers in […]
These days I am more and more involved in medical devices software matters: interesting questions about modularisation, whether or not EHRs are medical devices in Europe and negotiation of systems integration agreements within the systems integration clause of the EU medical devices directive, just to mention a few. But so far I have not really […]
Many companies developing medical software, especially the smaller app developers, have difficulties applying the EN62304 standard. For that reason a number of experts under the auspices of Team NB started work on an FAQ document shedding more light on how this standard works, as to enable companies to conduct more productive discussions with their notified […]
After the GHTF had been decommissioned – much to the disappointment of many – the IMDRF had big shoes to fill and everybody is watching if they manage. The outcome statement of the last meeting in Nice, France of 19-21 March gives us a peek into what is happening. Standalone software The new work items […]
The European Article 29 Working Party has just released its opinion 02-2013 on apps on smart devices. This detailed opinion provides very useful and detailed guidance for companies developing and distributing healthcare apps in the EU, as well as manufacturers of mobile operating systems and devices that run apps. Finally, there is also guidance for […]
Sweden is a lovely and industrious country that takes engineering very seriously; the small Scandinavian country that we know from its boxy but good cars also builds its own fighter jets (pretty good ones actually) and is determined to put its mark on the regulation of standalone software under EU medical devices law. The Swedish competent […]
The end of the year is upon us, and I’d like to take the opportunity to wish the readers of this blog all the best for the new year, a new year with lots of exciting developments ahead. This post will not be the usual regulatory and legal analysis of rules, but something more forward […]
Last week the Commission launched its new eHealth Plan (EHAP). It was announced under the header “Putting patients in the driving seat: A digital future for healthcare”. A nice rundown of the relevant documents is here and a good summary by MedTech Europe (Eucomed and EDMA) is here. Then there is the convenient overview and […]
Today was a big day with a half hour press conference by Commissioner Dalli (for Twitter summaries see here and here) to festively launch the two much anticipated EU medical devices regulation proposals (one for general medical devices, including active implantables, and one for IVDs). The generalities of the proposals, as you can read in the press release and the Commission’s communication on the subject, are […]
Our seminar on IVD legal and regulatory issues of 12 september was a big succes. We had the passionate story of Henk Viëtor about Skyline Diagnostics’ efforts to bring its products to the market and presentations of my partner Carine van den Brink about marketing, advertising and online sales of IVDs and me about software […]