The Regulation (EU) 2017/745 on Medical Devices (MDR) entered into force in 2017. Although most of the provisions will only apply as of 26 May 2020, the time for impact assessments, such as content-related evaluations of the new legal text and approaches to the implementation of the MDR has begun. On 13 November 2017, the EC published its first roadmap for the implementation of the MDR.

This article written by our lawyers Geneviève Michaux and Chistoph J. Crützen highlights the key dates for the MDR and explains the roadmap towards implementation.