Medtech

Health ministers back EU Commission's staggered approach to new medtech requirements

At an EPSCO meeting on Friday, EU health officials backed the Commission’s new proposal to extend the implementation of new medical device regulation, MDR, to prevent potential critical shortages.
Magnus Heunicke, current functioning Minister for Health of Denmark | Photo: Katrine Hørup Noer/Ritzau Scanpix
Magnus Heunicke, current functioning Minister for Health of Denmark | Photo: Katrine Hørup Noer/Ritzau Scanpix
by andreas lønstrup, translated by daniel pedersen

New EU requirements for medical equipment under the Medical Device Regulation, MDR, has evidently created challenges for the union when it comes to certifying new medical products.

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