Member States' health authorities are actively preparing for this: in less than a year, the regulation on medical devices (Regulation 2017/745) will become applicable and, in three years, the regulation on in vitro medical devices (Regulation 2017/746) will become applicable. However, many questions remain outstanding, in particular with regard to notified bodies and the transparency of the future Eudamed database.
The medical devices are products for internal and external use, such as...