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1 / 4 New legislation on medical devices Greater safety? Peter H.Th.J. Slee Nr 5 | 2020 (54) | Page 45-51 | New | doi: 10.35351/gebu.2020.5.8 | 25-05-2020 The new European legislation on medical devices was to have come into force on 26 May 2020. This legislation is laid down in the so-called ‘Medical Device Regulation’ (MDR), which was agreed by the European Union (EU) on 26 May 2017. Due to the current coronavirus crisis, the European Commission has proposed to postpone the introduction by a year. After the introduction, there will be a second period of transition, which will last until 2025. The ‘Implant Files’ of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists have revealed various safety problems, which have arisen from weaknesses of the previous legislation ( www.icij.org ). The new requirements in the MDR are still less strict than those imposed on drugs, but tightening of the rules is intended to ensure a reduction of the risks of using medical devices. The new legislation will be implemented in phases, which means that the rules can be put into practice during a transitional period up to 2025. Despite this period of preparation it remains uncertain if the deadlines mentioned in the new legislation can be met. Ge-Bu Indication There have been many failures regarding medical devices in the past. The new legislation includes more safeguards. What is unclear is how these will function in practice. A major catch-up effort will have to be made within a short period of time, and it is unclear whether the parties involved are sufficiently prepared for all of the changes. Literature references 1. (legislative acts) Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 on medical devices, amending Directive 2001/83/EC, regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 and repealing Council Directives 90/385/EEC and 93/42/EEC. Via: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2017/745/oj . Geraadpleegd op 31 december 2019. 2. Ministerie van Volksgezondheid, Welzijn en Sport. Nieuwe regelgeving medische hulpmiddelen en in-vitro diagnostica. 30 november 2018. Via: https://www.rijksoverheid.nl/documenten/publicaties/2017/12/12/handreiking-medische-hulpmiddelen . Geraadpleegd op 23 april 2020. 3. Europese Commissie, Interne Markt, Industrie, Ondernemerschap en Midden- en Kleinbedrijf, Sector Medical Devices, New regulations. Via: https://ec.europa.eu/growth/sectors/medical-devices/new-regulations_en . Geraadpleegd op 23 april 2020. 4. CAMD Implementation Taskforce. Medical Devices Regulation/In-vitro Diagnostics Regulation (MDR/IVDR) Roadmap 2018. Via: https://www.camd-europe.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/NEWS_171107_MDR- IVDR_RoadMap_v1.3-1.pdf . Geraadpleegd op 23 april 2020. 5. European Commission. Nando (New Approach Notified and Designated Organisations) Information System Via: https://ec.europa.eu/growth/tools-databases/nando/index.cfm?fuseaction=directive.notifiedbody&dir_id=34 . Geraadpleegd op 19 mei 2020. 6. Slee PH. Lymfklierkanker door borstprothesen? Gebu . 2020;54(4):33-40

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New legislation on medical devicesGreater safety?Peter H.Th.J. SleeNr 5 | 2020 (54) | Page 45-51 | New | doi: 10.35351/gebu.2020.5.8 | 25-05-2020

The new European legislation on medical devices was to have come into force on 26 May 2020. This legislation is laiddown in the so-called ‘Medical Device Regulation’ (MDR), which was agreed by the European Union (EU) on 26 May 2017.Due to the current coronavirus crisis, the European Commission has proposed to postpone the introduction by a year.After the introduction, there will be a second period of transition, which will last until 2025. The ‘Implant Files’ of theInternational Consortium of Investigative Journalists have revealed various safety problems, which have arisen fromweaknesses of the previous legislation (www.icij.org). The new requirements in the MDR are still less strict than thoseimposed on drugs, but tightening of the rules is intended to ensure a reduction of the risks of using medical devices. Thenew legislation will be implemented in phases, which means that the rules can be put into practice during a transitionalperiod up to 2025. Despite this period of preparation it remains uncertain if the deadlines mentioned in the newlegislation can be met.

Ge-Bu IndicationThere have been many failures regarding medical devices in the past. The newlegislation includes more safeguards. What is unclear is how these will function inpractice.A major catch-up effort will have to be made within a short period of time, and it isunclear whether the parties involved are sufficiently prepared for all of the changes.

Literature references1. (legislative acts) Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 on

medical devices, amending Directive 2001/83/EC, regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009and repealing Council Directives 90/385/EEC and 93/42/EEC. Via: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg/2017/745/oj.Geraadpleegd op 31 december 2019.

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3. Europese Commissie, Interne Markt, Industrie, Ondernemerschap en Midden- en Kleinbedrijf, Sector MedicalDevices, New regulations. Via: https://ec.europa.eu/growth/sectors/medical-devices/new-regulations_en.Geraadpleegd op 23 april 2020.

4. CAMD Implementation Taskforce. Medical Devices Regulation/In-vitro Diagnostics Regulation (MDR/IVDR)Roadmap 2018. Via: https://www.camd-europe.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/NEWS_171107_MDR-IVDR_RoadMap_v1.3-1.pdf. Geraadpleegd op 23 april 2020.

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