The International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF) issued an update on PMCF studies

2024-02-29T14:41:05+00:00October 21st, 2020|Categories: Clinical Trial, Europe, USA|Tags: , , , , |

The International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF) has issued an update proposal to its guidance on postmarket clinical follow-up (PMCF) studies for medical devices. The proposal will be open for consultation untill 11 December 2020. The update includes advice [...]

Netherlands: Notifications of clinical investigations with medical devices to CCMO as of the 1st of October

2024-02-29T13:56:00+00:00October 9th, 2020|Categories: Clinical Trial, Compliance, Europe, MDR, Regulatory|Tags: , , , |

From the 1st of October 2020, manufacturers of medical devices must register clinical investigations with the Dutch Central Committee on Research Involving Human Subjects (CCMO). The Committee will take over the tasks of the Healthcare and Youth Inspectorate (IGJ) [...]

EU: EMA supports digital health technologies in clinical trials

2020-09-30T14:06:33+00:00September 30th, 2020|Categories: Clinical Trial, Europe, Innovation, Software|Tags: , , , , |

Digital health technologies  are becoming increasingly relevant for the conduct of clinical trials. As a demonstration, the European Medicine Agency (EMA) recently established an Innovation Task Force, "a multidisciplinary group that includes scientific, regulatory and legal competences [...] to provide [...]

EU: EUDAMED actor registration module active as of December 2020

2020-08-31T15:11:17+00:00August 31st, 2020|Categories: Europe, MDR, USA|

With the MDR, EUDAMED will act as central repository of information to lay the foundation for collaboration, transparency and interaction of all parties, namely the new European databank for medical devices and in vitro diagnostic devices. EUDAMED will have several [...]

EU: Common specifications for reprocessing single-use devices set by the European Commission

2020-08-24T08:31:47+00:00August 24th, 2020|Categories: Compliance, Europe, MDR, Regulatory|Tags: , , , , |

On August 19th, 2020 the European Commission implemented regulation as regard common specifications for the reprocessing of single-use medical devices under the Medical Device Regulation (MDR). Under the MDR, single-use devices may be reprocessed where permitted by national law. Reach [...]

EU: Medical Device Single Audit Program guidance by the EU Commission’s Medical Device Coordination Group

2024-02-23T16:35:16+00:00August 11th, 2020|Categories: Compliance, Europe, Regulatory|Tags: , , , , , |

The EU Commission’s Medical Device Coordination Group issued a guidance providing details on how notified bodies can reference Medical Device Single Audit Program  audit reports when planning surveillance audits under the MDR or IVDR. Meditrial can help you to [...]

The European Commission updates on MDR implementation

2024-02-29T14:40:29+00:00July 20th, 2020|Categories: Clinical Trial, Compliance, Europe, MDR|Tags: , , , , |

The European Commission over the past week provided several updates on the implementation of the Medical Device Regulation (MDR) and released a fact sheet explaining the information that will be available to the public about devices according to transparency [...]

EU agencies commends sponsors to ensure post-Brexit compliance with clinical trial rules

2024-02-02T11:58:44+00:00July 13th, 2020|Categories: Clinical Trial, Compliance, Europe|Tags: , , , |

The European Commission together with the European regulatory agencies EMA (European Medicines Agency) and HMA (Heads of Medicine), released a statement to urge sponsors to comply with clinical trials rules after Brexit. The deadline for compliance is 31st December [...]

UK: Changes to amendment submission to HRA/MREC

2024-02-29T15:14:45+00:00July 8th, 2020|Categories: Clinical Trial, Europe, UK|Tags: , , |

On 2 June 2020 changes were introduced in the Integrated Research Application System (IRAS) to the way amendments are notified to Research Ethics Committees and NHS/HSC in the UK: Project-based research should now prepare amendments using the Amendment Tool. Amendments [...]

EU: Availability and capacity of notified bodies to carry out conformity assessments for COVID-19 related medical devices and in vitro diagnostic medical devices

2024-02-02T12:24:26+00:00July 8th, 2020|Categories: Covid-19, Europe|Tags: , , |

The European Commission (EC) conducted a survey in order to quantify lead times for conformity assessment for the various routes by which COVID-19-related medical devices may be placed on the market in the EU and for which notified bodies [...]

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