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16 Jan
Software medical devices in combination with hardware: The new MDCG guidelines
Medical device softwares (“MDSW”) that work in combination with hardware or hardware components to achieve their medical purposes: this is the topic of the guidelines issued by the MDCG-4, addressing manufacturers directly in an effort to provide regulatory guidance.
14 Sep 23
The AI Act: What will the impact be on the medical device industry?
The European Parliament approved the “AI Act” (June 14, 2023), a proposal for a regulation providing a uniform legal framework for the use of artificial intelligence in the EU.
6 Jul 22
Telemedicine: When is software a medical device? The Court responds
On February 23, 2012, the Regional Administrative Court of Lombardy—seat of Milan—issued a ruling on the qualification as a medical device of a software platform used to provide healthcare services remotely.
15 Apr 21
Software as Medical Device
The European Commission has published an interesting infographic showing which logical path should be followed in order to understand whether a software can be qualified as a medical device.
12 Dec 19
New European Guidance on the qualification and classification of software as medical devices
In October 2019, the European Commission’s Medical Devices Coordination Group (MDCG) published a new guidance on the qualification and classification of software as medical devices (MDSW) under the new Medical Devices Regulation (MDR) and In Vitro Diagnostic Regulations (IVDR) (the “Guidance”).
6 Jun 19
Artificial intelligence software: FDA news
On April 2, 2019, a discussion paper describing a proposal for a regulatory framework for modifications to Artificial Intelligence-based medical devices that are already on the market, was published by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in view of the future formulation of guidelines that relate to this issue.
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October 6, 2023
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