Have Your Say: Should The EU Have eIFU For All Professional Use Devices?

17 Responses Received Within A Few Days

Industry and healthcare professionals generally welcome the European Commission's proposal to broaden the use of eIFUs. However, more official statements are still awaited.

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Is it time for all healthcare professionals to now be using electronic IFU for medtech products? • Source: Shutterstock

The European Commission has published a draft implementing regulation which would allow instructions for use in electronic format (eIFU) for all medical devices intended for exclusive use by healthcare professionals.

It is inviting feedback on the text, which will be published on its website, with the comment period due to...

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