What Next for the Medical Devices Market?

With the increasing evidence-based medicine politics, the medical device market is changing. In this interview, Danielle Giroud, Founder of the World Medical Device Organisation, offers her viewpoint on where the market is moving towards. She discusses how the regulations in the EU compare with those in the US, how they are developing, and the likelihood of eventually having unified global regulations for medical devices. Danielle offers her perspective on the recent updates to the Medical Devices Directive, how it will impact the medical devices industry and what medical device professionals need to do to remain compliant. She also comments on the changes to safety reporting requirements and what challenges these might bring for the industry. Finally, the interview touches upon the new updates within ISO 14155 and how Danielle considers ISO's role within the medical devices industry will develop. Danielle Giroud will be chairing the Clinical Evaluations and Investigations for Medical Devices Conference, which is due to take place from 18th-20th October in Berlin. For further information about the event, please visit www.clinicalmedicaldevice.com, call 0800 652 2363 or email enquire@iqpc.co.uk.