Pre-Market Authorization And Other Sweeping Proposals Unveiled In EU Parliament
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
A key legislator on device reform in the European Parliament has issued a strong call to establish pre-market authorization for high-risk devices in Europe, among other consequential regulatory changes.
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