Global Call To Rethink MDR Timing Sees Commission Dig Heels In Further

The calls for a delay in the implementation of the new EU MDR are becoming increasingly loud on the international front, with the US, for one, wanting to see a three-year postponement. Is the European Commission right to remain stubbornly attached to its deadline?

The US, Canada and South Korea have added their voices to those of the EU medtech industry and authorities in Ireland and Germany, all of whom are deeply concerned that the EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR) will not be sufficiently ready on time.

They made plain their fears last month, at the level of the World Trade Organization at its Goods Council...