2023: Will The Road Ahead Be Any Smoother For The EU’s Medtech Regulations?
Executive Summary
Originally intended to increase medical device safety, the implementation of the EU’s medtech regulation was so hampered in 2022 that it had started to look as if the new regulations were a bigger potential threat to patients than any of the scandals leading to its more stringent requirements. With the European Commission’s latest plans to ease challenges around implementation, will 2023 be a more positive year for the EU medtech sector?
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