DocumentCode
79577
Title
Medical devices need tighter regs - but how much tighter?
Author
Nerot, Pelle
Volume
8
Issue
7
fYear
2013
fDate
Aug-13
Firstpage
13
Lastpage
13
Abstract
Recent scandals have made the EU think again about its medical device regulation. Legislation is afoot to tighten up the rules as to what medical devices - from pacemakers to breast implants and artificial hips - are allowed on to the European market. But are European lawmakers about to go too far? Could we end up with the sclerotic approval system they have in the US, where products take years to get to market? The medical device manufacturers and some experts seem to think so.
Keywords
legislation; pacemakers; EU; European market; artificial hips; breast implants; lawmakers; legislation; medical device manufacturers; medical device regulation; pacemakers; sclerotic approval system;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Engineering & Technology
Publisher
iet
ISSN
1750-9637
Type
jour
DOI
10.1049/et.2013.0702
Filename
6577488
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