Is The Implementation Of The EU Medtech Regulatory Structure Entering A New Phase?

Three weeks have gone by now since the European Commission published a “latest update” on the medical device sector pages of its website. What does this mean for the sector?

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Slowdown in publication of official EU level medtech regulation documents

After several years of seeing new medtech regulatory documents published daily at EU level to support the implementation of the Medical Device Regulation and the IVD Regulation, there has been an uncharacteristic hush.

A quick glance at the commission’s medical device sector webpages, for example, shows no new postings among the latest updates...

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