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New EU Commission guidance on medical devices borderline products and classification

Yesterday the European Commission’s Working Group on Borderline and Classification issued the new version (1.10) of its Manual on Borderline and Classification in the Community Regulatory Framework for Medical Devices. This manual…

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The MHRA's new guidance on standalone software as medical device and DIA Euromeeting update

A nice repack, with some additional little gems. That’s how I would describe the recently released MHRA guidance on standalone software as a medical device. The guidance of course has to color between…

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The unfinished internal market for medical devices

The EU market for medical devices is not fully harmonized, which means that you cannot rely on a medical device being a medical device everywhere in the EU. That, essentially, is what…

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ENVI vote results out: we have a draft legislative resolution

The ENVI vote results that have already been hotly debated and opined upon are now finally out in the form of a draft European Parliament legislative resolution that the Parliament will vote…

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"S" is for scope: does that include to 'enhance'?

The scope of the concept of medical device is in constant flux. The EU amended the definition slightly in 2007 to accomodate for standalone software as medical device, the GHTF changed its…

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A medical device is medical – but what does that mean?

Last week the EU Court decided Brain Products / BioSemi, one of the pending borderline cases involving demarcation between medical devices and ‘general stuff’. This case is interesting and important because it…

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New EU medical devices regulations proposals out – first impression: nothing unexpected but devil is in the details

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,…

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EU court decides another borderline case regarding "pharmacological effect"

Last Thursday the EU Court rendered judgment in the mouthwash case, C-308/11 Chemische Fabrik Kreussler vs Sunstar. The judgment immediately brought one of my favorite Yogi Berra quotes to mind: “You’ve got…

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From Borderline to Border Area

Traditionally the borderlines between different categories of regulated products (medicinal products, medical devices, food, cosmetics, etc.) have been looked at as strict lines. More and more however it becomes evident that although…

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