The 7th EAAR Annual Conference on the New Medical Device Regulations

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Welcome 2-3 February in Brussels, Belgium to listen to Robert Ginsberg, Nils-Åke Lindberg and many other experienced speakers in the panel.

Read more about the speakers here.

RMD2023 homepage

Registration here

This Christmas we save children’s lives

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We at QAdvis wish all of our customers and partners a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
This year QAdvis refrains from sending Christmas gifts but instead chooses to contribute to the important work of UNICEF in Ukraine.

Proposed changes of MDR transition times

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EU Commission is proposing elements of a bridging measure for MDD certificates that expire pending MDR conformity assessment

A Commission proposal for bridging measures for certificates that expire pending MDR conformity assessment was on the agenda for the EPSCO meeting on December 9, 2022. The proposal suggests an extension of the transition time for legacy devices under MDR 2017/745 Article 120(3) by risk class to the year (dates not specified yet):

  • 2027 – Class III
  • 2027 – Class IIb
  • 2028 – Class IIa
  • 2028 – Class I devices that need involvement of a Notified Body in the conformity assessment

The extension of transition time could possibly be combined with an extension of validity of certificates issued under MDD by amending MDR Article 120(2).

Conditions for extension:

  • devices must not present any unacceptable risk to health and safety;
  • devices have not undergone significant changes in design or intended purpose;
  • manufacturers have already undertaken the necessary steps to launch the certification process under the MDR, such as adaptation of their quality management system to the MDR and submission and/or acceptance of the manufacturer’s application for conformity assessment by a notified body before a deadline still to be proposed.

Also, it was proposed to remove the “sell-off” provision in Article 120(4) and the corresponding Article 110(4) of IVDR 2017/746 enabling distribution of legacy products until stock is empty.

Although no concrete dates have yet been revealed, a new position paper has been published in the form of MDCG 2022-18 right after the EPSCO meeting. According to this position paper, if certification of devices under the MDR has not been finalized before expiry of the Directive’s certificate, and if the device does not present an unacceptable risk to health and safety, Article 97 of MDR enables Competent Authorities to require the relevant manufacturer, or its authorized representative, to bring the non-compliance to an end within a reasonable and clearly defined period. This might limit the impact of NB resource insufficiencies on the supply of safe and effective devices to patients and healthcare providers.

Internship at QAdvis

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We are happy to welcome Sneha Bangalore to QAdvis. Sneha has been hired via Jobbsprånget as an intern and will be a part of our teams in both Stockholm and Lund. She has recently finished her master’s degree in applied biotechnology from Uppsala University. During her master she has among other things studied molecular biotechnology, immunotechnology, nanobiotechnology, biosensors and microfluids. Sneha will support us in various projects. She has experience in testing and analysing,for example in microbiology and molecular biotechnology laboratory techniques including bioassays ELISA, SDS-PAGE, DNA studies and biosensor projects.

Sneha Bangalore:
“I am really happy about this internship and I look forward to get an introduction to Quality and Regulatory consulting within medical and in-vitro diagnostic medical devices. This opportunity will broaden my understanding in quality management systems and give insights into Swedish work culture. I am grateful for the amazing mentors and very understanding work environment at QAdvis”