Meeting: When is software covered under the MDD?
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
What software is covered within the scope of the Medical Devices Directive, and what regulations and standards are applicable to software that is considered a medical device, or is used with a medical device? These are questions that are due to be addressed at a workshop being organised by COCIR, the EU trade association representing the radiological, electromedical and healthcare IT industries, in conjunction with the European standards committees CEN and CENELEC in Brussels on 12 October.
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