In this online exclusive, Stephanie Ward, a quality assurance engineer at technology and product design firm Cambridge Design Partnership looks at the new European medical devices regulation in more detail and the impact these may have on manufacturers.
As the complications of vaginal mesh implants make headlines again, the need for patients to be reassured by the medical device regulations is more important than ever. With routes to markets and manufacturer responsibility in the spotlight, can the European Medical Devices Regulation (MDR) help ensure manufacturers are not overlooking their products – and the patients they treat – once they are on the market?