The Challenges of Setting Up a Clinical Study with the New European Union Medical Device Regulation

Authors

  • Sílvia Rêgo Fraunhofer Portugal AICOS (Fraunhofer Portugal Research Center for Assistive Information and Communication Solutions). Porto; Faculdade de Medicina. Universidade do Porto. Porto.
  • Marco Dutra-Medeiros Department of Ophthalmology. Centro Hospitalar Universitário Lisboa Central. Lisbon; NOVA Medical School. Universidade NOVA de Lisboa. Lisbon; Portuguese Retina Institute. Lisbon. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0421-1211
  • Francisco Nunes Fraunhofer Portugal AICOS (Fraunhofer Portugal Research Center for Assistive Information and Communication Solutions). Porto. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4913-9412

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20344/amp.19423

Keywords:

Clinical Research, European Union, Medical Device Legislation

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2023-05-26

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Rêgo S, Dutra-Medeiros M, Nunes F. The Challenges of Setting Up a Clinical Study with the New European Union Medical Device Regulation. Acta Med Port [Internet]. 2023 May 26 [cited 2024 Nov. 15];36(7-8):455-7. Available from: https://actamedicaportuguesa.com/revista/index.php/amp/article/view/19423

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