Common regulation of medical devices in Europe and patient safety are the priorities
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Svens Henkuzens, the Director of the State Agency of Medicines, and Daiga Lagzdiņa, the Head of the Medical Devices Evaluation Department, are participating in the meeting of Competent Authorities for Medical Devices in Dublin, Ireland, on 17th and 18th November 2015, thus, continuing the professional discussions started at the previous CAMD meeting in Riga in February 2015 regarding a common, improved regulation of medical devices, market surveillance of medical devices and other new issues in the field in Europe.1 Svens Henkuzens, the Director of the State Agency of Medicines: "The development of the field of medical devices is currently very dynamic, and the European Commission together with the competent authorities of the member states have to be ready to ensure an appropriate legal framework, as well as effective market surveillance mechanisms for the rapidly growing field, so that patients would be equally protected throughout the EU. These regular discussions among experts from competent authorities bring us closer to this goal." Read more
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