Medizinprodukte

Medical Products

are all instruments, appliances, devices, software, substances and preparations from substances or other items that are intended to be used for people to identify, prevent, monitor, treat or alleviate illnesses.

MDD

Directive 93/42/EEC

In Germany, the Medical Devices Act (Medizinproduktegesetz – MPG) of August 2, 1994, regulates the marketing of medical devices. It serves for national implementation of three European (parent) directives (90/385/EEC [active implantable medical devices], 93/42/EEC [other medical devices], and 98/79/EC [in vitro diagnostics]), which have been supplemented or amended, respectively, by subsequent amending directives, most recently by Directive 2007/47/EC of September 5, 2007, effective March 21, 2010. The MPG and its implementing statutory ordinances moreover comprise further national regulations that mainly serve to monitor medical devices that are on the market (market surveillance or “vigilance”).

1. § 3 of the MPG contains the legal definition(s) of the term medical device under the Directive in №s 1 to 4.

2. The following classification makes no claim to be complete.

3. Annex IX to Directive 93/42/EEC contains the legal classification for medical devices under this Directive in the EU.

MDR

Regulation (EU) 2017/745

The Medical Device Regulation (EU) 2017/745 (MDR) entered into force on May 25, 2017. The MDR replaces the previous Medical Device Directives 93/42/EEC on medical devices (MDD) and 90/385/EEC on active implantable medical devices (AIMD). The MDR applies directly in the member states of the European Union and therefore does not need to be transposed into national law.

Nevertheless, national specifications are required that regulate, for example, which authorities are responsible in the respective country, and which languages are mandatory for instructions for use and declarations of conformity.

These specifications are made by the Medical Devices Implementation Act, MPDG (Medizinprodukte-Durchführungsgesetz), and (future) national regulations.

1. Article 2 of the MDR contains the legal definition(s) of the term medical device.

2. Annex VIII to Regulation (EU) 2017/745 contains the legal classification for medical devices under the MDR in the EU.

 

Classification

Based on the applicable statutory requirements for medical devices the manufacturers assign each of these to a certain class. In so doing, a distinction is made based on the Directive 93/42 EEC Appendix IX of the Medical Device Directive (MDD) between four classes that also imply different requirements for access to market. The criteria duration and invasiveness of the application, application site, and the feature active/not active plays a role.

MediProdukt Kl. 1

MedProduct Cl. 1

low risk

Generally all non-invasive products, products applied in the short term under certain conditions, low potential risk, such as impression making masses, bite registrations have a role to play

MediProdukt Kl. 2a

MedProduct Cl. 2a

medium risk

Generally invasive products with a short-term application, invasive products with a long-term application under certain conditions, medium potential risk, such as materials for the manufacture of otoplastics, protheses lining material, fissure sealant material, dental prosthesis

MediProdukt Kl. 2b

MedProduct Cl. 2b

high risk

Generally all implantable products, products with increased methodical potential risk, such as disinfection agents

MediProdukt Kl. 3

MedProduct Cl. 3

very high risk

Products with very high potential risk, e.g. application for the heart, central nervous or circulation system, development of a biological effect

 
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