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Article 18

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Article 18

Implant card and information to be supplied to the patient with an implanted device

1.

The manufacturer of an implantable device shall provide together with the device the following:

  1. (a)

    information allowing the identification of the device, including the device name, serial number, lot number, the UDI, the device model, as well as the name, address and the website of the manufacturer;

  2. (b)

    any warnings, precautions or measures to be taken by the patient or a healthcare professional with regard to reciprocal interference with reasonably foreseeable external influences, medical examinations or environmental conditions;

  3. (c)

    any information about the expected lifetime of the device and any necessary follow-up;

  4. (d)

    any other information to ensure safe use of the device by the patient, including the information in point (u) of Section 23.4 of Annex I.

The information referred to in the first subparagraph shall be provided, for the purpose of making it available to the particular patient who has been implanted with the device, by any means that allow rapid access to that information and shall be stated in the language(s) determined by the concerned Member State. The information shall be written in a way that is readily understood by a lay person and shall be updated where appropriate. Updates of the information shall be made available to the patient via the website mentioned in point (a) of the first subparagraph.

In addition, the manufacturer shall provide the information referred to in point (a) of the first subparagraph on an implant card delivered with the device.

2.

Member States shall require health institutions to make the information referred to in paragraph 1 available, by any means that allow rapid access to that information, to any patients who have been implanted with the device, together with the implant card, which shall bear their identity.

3.

The following implants shall be exempted from the obligations laid down in this Article: sutures, staples, dental fillings, dental braces, tooth crowns, screws, wedges, plates, wires, pins, clips and connectors. The Commission is empowered to adopt delegated acts in accordance with Article 115 to amend this list by adding other types of implants to it or by removing implants therefrom.

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MDCG 2021-24 rev.1Guidance on classification of medical devicesApril 2026
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Borderline and Classification
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April 2026
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MDCG 2024-5 MDCG 2024-5 Appendix AGuidance on the Investigator’s Brochure contentAppendix A of the MDCG 2024-5April2024April2024
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Catalogue section
Clinical investigation and evaluation, performance studies and evaluation
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April2024April2024
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MDCG 2024-3 MDCG 2024-3 Appendix AGuidance on content of the Clinical Investigation Plan for clinical investigations of medical devicesClinical Investigation Plan Synopsis TemplateMarch 2024March 2024
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MDCG 2019-9 - rev.1Summary of safety and clinical performanceMarch 2022
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MDCG 2021-11Guidance on Implant Card – Device typesMay 2021
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Implant cards
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May 2021
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MDCG 2019-8 v2Guidance document implant card on the application of Article 18 Regulation (EU) 2017/745 on medical devicesMarch 2020
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Implant cards
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March 2020
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MDCG 2022-4 rev.2Guidance on appropriate surveillance regarding the transitional provisions under Article 120 of the MDR with regard to devices covered by certificates according to the MDD or the AIMDDMay 2024
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May 2024
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MDCG 2021-19Guidance note integration of the UDI within an organisation’s quality management systemJuly 2021
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Unique Device Identifier (UDI)
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July 2021
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MDCG 2021-25 rev.1Application of MDR requirements to "legacy devices" and to devices placed on the market prior to 26 May 2021 in accordance with Directives 90/385/EEC or 93/42/EECOctober 2024
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