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UK’s MHRA launches consultation on regulation around medical devices

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The process will look into four key areas, including UKCA marking, international reliance, In vitro diagnostic (IVD) devices and assimilated EU law.

The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has launched a consultation process aimed at looking into existing regulation around medical devices and proposed changes to the current rules.

The process will assess the requirements a specific medical device must currently meet in order to be allowed on

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