What EU MDR Clinical Evaluation & Clinical Investigation Requirements (2026) requires
Strict requirements under the EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR) for conducting clinical evaluations. It mandates a continuous, methodologically sound process to collect, appraise, and analyze clinical data to verify the safety and performance of a device, severely limiting the historical reliance on 'equivalence' to predicate devices.
Pillar: Medical & Healthcare · Authority: European Commission (MDCG) · Version: 1.0.0 · Last updated:
Primary source: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32017R0745
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Primary Citations — 2 traced to source
- Regulation (EU) 2017/745 (MDR) Article 61 (Clinical Evaluation)
- MDCG 2020-13 Clinical evaluation assessment report template
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