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Industry and doctors warn: niche products disappear from the market

Medical professionals and Medtech manufacturers are sounding the alarm. Many medical devices for rare diseases could disappear from the market due to the stringent requirements of the new EU Medical Devices Regulation – at the expense of patients. Surgical instruments and implants for children appear to be particularly affected.

Von Eugenie Ankowitsch

Opinion

The medical device regulatory framework must be further developed

The EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR) has been in force since May 2021. The aim of the MDR is to harmonize the requirements for medical devices throughout Europe and to increase safety. The MedTech industry fully shares this goal, says Marc Pierre Möll from the German Medical Technology Association (BVMed). However, the system is not yet practical.

Von Redaktion

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Medical devices: State politics jump to the industry's aid

The EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR) should increase the safety and transparency of medical devices. But manufacturers and doctors warn that many products could disappear from the market. Now German state politicians are standing up for the economically important industry.

Von Eugenie Ankowitsch

News

Northern Ireland: EU accommodates London on medicines

In the dispute over the so-called Northern Ireland Protocol, the EU Commission wants to accommodate the UK and allow the unhindered supply of medicines from the UK to Northern Ireland. Commission Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič presented plans to this effect in Brussels on Friday.

Von Redaktion