EU Parliament Considers More Stringent Medical Device Regulations

EU Parliament committee continues debate on medical device regulations, focusing on pre-market approval, scrutiny of notified bodies and post-market surveillance.

The EU Parliament’s Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Committee continued to discuss possible changes to Europe’s medical device regulations at its March 20 meeting.

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