Medical Device Classification In The European Union — pepgra.com
Brief Different medical devices have different parameters through which it can be classified. With that reasoning, it does not make sense to subject all medical devices to stringent conformity assessments. Moreover, the onus of classifying a medical device is the responsibility of the medical device manufacturer. The device manufacturer has to be aware about the class under which their device will fall under, right from the time the device is in the process of development. Philosophy of Medical Device Classification In terms of practice it can’t be economically justified neither is it feasible to form all medical devices undergo every stringent assessment in terms of conformity. A system of control which is graduated should be quite enough. Under the tenets of such a system, the degree of control matches with the degree of possible risks innate within a selected device type. This warrants the necessity for a system for classifying medical devices. Th...