ISO 14644-4 has been revised

ISO 14644-4 Cleanrooms and associated controlled environments — Part 4: Design, construction and start-up has been revised. ISO made some changes by renewing the standard, which was first published in 2001, at the end of last month. The main changes in the new version are as follows: 1. The normative content has been expanded;2. Added …

Common specifications for the groups of products without an intended medical purpose listed in Annex XVI of EU 2017/745 MDR

After the issue of implementing regulation for the reprocessing of single-use devices, EU Commission issued the implementing regulation 2022/2346 as regards common specifications (CS) for the groups of products without an intended medical purpose listed in Annex XVI of EU  2017/745 MDR.   The manufacturers who aim to produce the products covered by Annex XVI …

PMCF, PMS and PSUR Requirements

PMCF (Post Market Clinical Follow-Up) is maybe one of the most challenging new MDR (EU 2017/745) requirements. As many of you know, MDR has increased requirements for clinical evaluation and market surveillance.  The importance of the clinical data shows its effects for post market surveillance as a more detailed PMCF process. Of course this shall …

Implant Card Requirements of MDR

Implant card (IC) is one of the new requirements of the MDR – EU 2017/745. The requirements specified in Article 18 will bring new challenges to the daily life of the implantable device manufacturers. The guidance MDCG 2019-8 includes useful hints, which will help the manufacturers during design of an IC. Before diving into details …

EUDAMED Single Registration Number

The first module of the EUDAMED (European Databank on Medical Devices ) is live as of 1st December of 2020. This will enable economic operators to get a Single Registration Number (SRN). MDR Registration Requirements As you know, Chapter III of the MDR EU 2017/45 deals with identification and traceability of medical devices including registration …

UDI – Unique Device Identification System

The EU Commission issued Q&A document for Unique Device Identification (UDI) System. This guidance document gives an overview of the new UDI system and obligations of operators, which have to be fulfilled to CE Mark a medical device. For other details you can check our article “How to CE Mark a Medical Device” The UDI …