Austrian MEP raises concerns over medtech regs ahead of first draft of recast
This article was originally published in RAJ Devices
Executive Summary
A member of the European Parliament has put forward some key questions about "dangerous medical devices, in particular implants", the answers to which are likely to influence the views of parliament ahead of it receiving a first draft of the proposed recast of the medical device directives1. The draft is expected to be available in the first half of 2012.
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