French propose tougher measures for medtech post-Mediator
This article was originally published in RAJ Devices
Executive Summary
The French Health Ministry is on a mission to tighten up the regulation and oversight of medical devices, including with regard to the evaluation of clinical data, and be stricter about the evidence required of the effectiveness of a device before the state will pay for it1.
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