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Acronyms

Acronym

Meaning

Actor ID

Actor Identifier, unique identifier of an actor in EUDAMED

ACT

Actor and by extension the Actor Module

AR

Authorised Representative

CRF

Certificate and by extension the Notified Body and Certificates module

CI

Clinical Investigation

CI/PS or CIPS

Clinical Investigation and Performance Study Module

CEAR

Clinical Evaluation Assessment Report

CECP

Clinical Evaluation Consultation Procedure

CER

Clinical Evaluation Report

CA

Competent Authority

CCA

Coordinating Competent Authority

DD

Device Deficiency (in the context of CI/PS)

DEV

UDI/Devices Module

DA

Designating Authority

DTX

Data Exchange

EC

European Commission

EMDN

European Medical Device Nomenclature

EUDAMED DI

Equivalent of Basic UDI-DI, EUDAMED Device Identifier for legacy devices

EUDAMED ID

Equivalent of UDI-DI, EUDAMED Device Identifier for legacy devices without a UDI-DI

FSCA

Field Safety Corrective Action

FSN

Field Safety Notice

IM

Importer

IVDR

In vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices Regulation

LAA

Local Actor Administrator

LUA

Local User Administrator

M2M

Machine to Machine Data Exchange

MDCG

Medical Device Coordination Group

MDR

Medical Devices Regulation

MF

Manufacturer

MIR

Manufacturer Incident Report

MS

Member State

MSU

Market Surveillance and by extension the Market Surveillance Module

NANDO

New Approach Notify and Designated Organisations Information System

NB

Notified Body

Non-EU MF

A manufacturer not established within the EU market (incl. EEA, Türkiye and Northern Ireland)

PMCF

Post Market Clinical Follow-up

PMPF

Post Market Performance Follow-up

PRRC

Person Responsible for Regulatory Compliance

PS

Performance Study

PSR

Periodic Summary Report (on similar serious incidents)

PSUR

Periodic Safety Update Report

SP

Sponsor for CI/PS

SPP

System and Procedure Pack

SPPP

System and Procedure Pack Producer

SAE

Serious Adverse Event

SIN

Single Identification Number for CI/PS

SRN

Single Registration Number (unique identifier of an Economic Operator Actor in EUDAMED)

SS(C)P

Summary of Safety and (Clinical) Performance

UDI

Unique Device Identification

UDI-DI

Unique Device Identification – Device Identifier

UoU DI

Unit of Use DI

VGL

Vigilance and by extension Post-Market Surveillance and Vigilance Module