Medical Device News December 2024 Regulatory Update

MEDBOARD: https://www.medboard.com/

EUROPE

TEAM-NB high level position – Making Medical Devices Safer and Faster: https://www.team-nb.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Team-NB-HighLevel-Strategy- PositionPaper-20241130.pdf
MDCG 2024-15 – Reporting Medical Device Trials Made Easy!: https://health.ec.europa.eu/document/download/0e076d19-62dc-4ff9-83f2-be6072a45993_en? filename=mdcg_2024-15_en.pdf
EMA activities on Combination products – Reminder on Drug-Device assessment.: https://www.ema.europa.eu/en/documents/presentation/presentation-sme-info-day- session-4-ema-activities-medical-devices_en.pdf

MDCG 2024-16 Interruption or Discontinuation – For certain devices: https://health.ec.europa.eu/document/download/b431b10f-8512-4f47-9191-e1b84b2f9a27_en? filename=mdr_qna-article10a_mdr-ivdr_en.pdf and annex https://health.ec.europa.eu/document/download/b4a7dea7-ae73-4e13-a8a8-11dcd2678d38_en?filename=md_mdc-2024-16 _annex_en.pdf
Joint Paper from 9 Member states – Council of the European Union: https://data.consilium.europa.eu/doc/document/ST-15380-2024-INIT/en/pdf
- Reduction of Administrative Burdens
- Centralization of System Management to the EMA
- Predictable Certification Procedures
- Enhanced Coordination and Support
- Impact Assessment and Resource Allocation
MDCG 2024-14 Master UDI-DI – Contact lenses: https://health.ec.europa.eu/document/download/c8c6cca5-460e-410e-a325-be08bfc7dea6_en?filename=mdcg_2024-14 _en.pdf
- Master UDI-DI Assignment
- Labelling Requirements
- Vigilance Reporting
- EUDAMED Registration
- Implementation Timeline
Artificial Intelligence in Medical Devices . Joint publication Team NB and IG-NB: https://www.team-nb.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/Team-NB-PositionPaper-AI-in-MDQuestionnaire-V1-20241125.pdf
Gradual Roll-out of EUDAMED – Be ready to start: https://health.ec.europa.eu/document/download/0e7327c7-0e06-4fbd-90d3-8ab7bb30fe9f_en?filename=md_mdcg_2024-11_eudamed-qa.pdf
Spain application for in-house devices – For hospitals: https://www.aemps.gob.es/informa/la-aemps-pone-en-marcha-una-nueva-aplicacion-para-la-comunicacion-de-fabricacion-de-productos-sanitarios-in-house-por-hospitales/

SMARTEYE

Eqms Smarteye: https://eqms-smarteye.com/

EVENTS

Arab Health – January 27 to 30th, 2025: https://medtechconf.com/event/total-radiology-conference/

TRAINING

Mini-Course MDR: https://easymedicaldevice.com/resource/resource-medical-device-regulation/mini-course-mdr/

ROW

US – Some healthcare software are not devices – WARNING: https://www.fda.gov/media/184083/download?attachment
- Administrative support in healthcare settings.
- Promoting healthy lifestyles without direct links to disease management.
- Serving as electronic patient records without interpreting or analyzing data.
- Transferring, storing, converting, or displaying medical data without interpretation.
- Providing limited clinical decision support to healthcare providers without interpreting clinical tests or device data.
US – PCCP Final guidance – Submit a PCCP with your submission: https://www.fda.gov/media/166704/download

• Webinar January 14, 2025 – https://www.fda.gov/medical-devices/cdrhnew-news-andupdates/webinar-final-guidance-marketing-submission-recommendations-predetermined-change-control-plan?utm_source=FDALinkedin