The answer seems to be in the direction of a US FDA Style review process for some higher class devices (Class IIb & III) which means longer time to market and more hurdles to get past for these types of
GHTF has transitioned to IMDRF
As of November 2012 the GHTF (Global Harmonization Task Force) is no longer operating as evidenced by several pieces of information. In it’s place the International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF) is working to “build on the strong foundation of
EU Team-NB adopted V3.0 Code of Conduct – Align to Recent Proposed Regulations
On 10 Oct 2012 The European Association for Medical devices of Notified Bodies (better known as Team-NB) issued a press release on the adoption of Version 3.0 of the Code of Conduct (CoC) for Notified Bodies under Directives 90/385/EEC (Active
EU Competent Authorities formed Central Management Committee (CMC) & Issued Decisions
The following is provided thx to one of Eisner Safety Consultants Associates, Christine Ruther, and many thanks to NSAI the Irish Notified Body: The European Competent Authorities have formed a Central Management Committee (CMC) to achieve greater consistency in the