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formal policy for the identification of specific prostheses. A post-market surveillance system for medical devices should provide the following functions: readily identify underperforming devices, characterize and disseminate information about real
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recognized that enhanced post-market surveillance would be useful and an initiative called ‘Beyond Compliance’ was introduced in 2012. 58 It was named Beyond Compliance because this was voluntary and beyond the European regulatory requirements. The NJR
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Directive issued in 1993. The MDR requires post-market surveillance of all class IIb and III products by the manufacturers, who have to demonstrate the clinical safety of their products on a yearly basis. This will provide a substantially higher level of
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to their device. The clinical evaluation then informs the extent to which the device manufacturer is required to further examine their device once made available on the market, by means of post-market surveillance (PMS) or post-market clinical follow
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. Under the MDR, post-market surveillance is expected to be proactive and continuous, with clinically meaningful comparator(s) and clinically relevant endpoints (risks and benefits). The evidence identified in this review would often not have met those
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post-market surveillance. Transparency and accountability The NJR is funded as part of the NHS. This leads to inevitable tensions between the politicians who want all outcome data to be published, and the surgeons who have concerns about the
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the increased use of post-market surveillance and intends to fortify the 510(k) system. This falls significantly short of the Institute of Medicine’s recommendation to eliminate the 510(k) route. The US system will improve device recall and will
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the chances of union. Utilizing a large post-market surveillance registry database, Zura et al reported an overall healing rate for all fractures sustained < 90 days prior to LIPUS treatment as 96% (4032/4190). 13 However, this cohort excluded
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industry dedicated to providing high-performance implants. 13 The registry is seen as an essential tool of post-market surveillance and clinical control that justifies improvements in materials, design and concepts. In their view the downside is that
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important difference; and what follow-up intervals would be recommended for assessing PROMs for specific interventions. A systematic review will assess how PROMs have been used in trials and studies for regulatory purposes and post-market surveillance, and