Brussels, 10/12/2013 (Agence Europe) - Reconciling a higher level of protection for patients while not putting a brake on the availability of equipment for these patients and technological innovation - that is the challenge that the new framework on medical devices has to meet. On 10 December, the EU ministers responsible for this issue held an initial exchange of views on the European Commission's proposal during the Health Council. While opinions diverge as to the need for a second...