Medical devices
What is a medical device?
Products which are used to diagnose, prevent, relieve or treat a disease, disability, injury, etc.
Products used for control or support of conception, and cleaning / sterilization of medical devices.
More than 500,000 different types of medical devices available: wheelchairs, glasses, pacemakers, implants, mobile phone apps, or surgical equipment.
Please refer to Article 2(1) of the regulation (Regulation 2017/745).
Risk classes
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