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European Commission publishes Q&A on European Medical Device Nomenclature

Published on: 16 June 2021
Published by LNB News

LNB News 16/06/2021

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Issue Date: 16 June 2021

Published Date: 16 June 2021

Jurisdiction(s): European Union

Article summary

The European Commission has published a Q&A on the European Medical Device Nomenclature (EMDN), which will be used by manufacturers to register medical devices in the EUDAMED database. The Q&A explains what the EMDN is, how it was created, the key principles behind it and how to access it. It also explains the structure of the EMDN, which includes clustering medical devices into three main levels, comprising categories, groups and types, as well as which of the levels users should assign their device to.

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