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Medical Device Regulation

Continuous Commitment to Perfusion Through MDR

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The European Medical Device Regulation (EU MDR) regulates the way medical devices are placed on the market, made available on the market or placed into service. It improves transparency and ensures the safety and performance, including clinical benefits, of the device when used as intended by the manufacturer.

LivaNova is leading a vast effort to provide clinical continuity by making its proven solutions available under the new regulation. Thousands of products will be transitioned to MDR, many of which have already been transitioned.

Unique Opportunity to Increase Focus on Patient Outcomes

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Safety for Patients & Users

The transition to the new regulation allows us to maintain high standards of product documentation and update our line to state-of-the-art safety requirements.
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Product Continuity

A full team of LivaNova experts is working on securing our product line to minimize impact on patients and users.
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Portfolio Relevance

MDR provides us with the opportunity to review our portfolio and ensure our offering remains relevant for the needs of patients and clinicians.

LivaNova’s MDR Product Details

For any additional information, please contact your LivaNova sales representative.
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Perfusion Tubing Systems

More than 4,000 customized Perfusion Tubing Systems will be transitioned to MDR! LivaNova will continue to provide customized PTS to match patient tailored treatments and perfusionists’ clinical needs.
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1000+ Sterile Stand-Alone Products

More than 1000 Sterile Stand-Alone Product codes will be transitioned under the MDR.
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DEHP-Free Catalogue

A renewed full PVC tubing catalogue without DEHP will be available for the perfusionist.
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Minimization of Hazardous Substances

Minimization of hazardous substances from the entire product portfolio (DEHP, DOTE, etc.).

How we are preparing for the new regulation

While MDR is no doubt a comprehensive regulation that poses some challenges in its initial implementation, LivaNova is taking all steps necessary to make sure we are prepared to fully comply to the new framework.

Key EU MDR requirement

Impact for Manufacturers

LivaNova Approach

Benefits for patients and Health-care professionals

New
Up-classification

Additional requirements on up-classified products. Increased scrutiny on legacy products with long market histories

Map the current MDD portfolio and phase-out the old devices with no or low demand. Maintain products granting competitive advantages without compromises

Only the latest products will be available. Clean up old and obsolete
products in the catalogue

Claims

Claims must not mislead the user or the patient with regard to the device’s intended purpose, safety and performance

LivaNova will have clear, updated and comprehensive marketing tools and website

Clean up old products from outdated claims and adhere to new and updated claim matrices supported by clinical evidence

Hazardous
substances

Necessitating material replacement projects

Removal from all products any hazardous materials
(DEHP, DOTE) where present

Provide the customer with products without substances which are recognized to be CRM or endocrin disruptors

Technical
documentation

Significantly increased
documentation requirement

LVN develops a completely new format of Technical Documentation in conformity with both EU and IMDRF requirements

Generate a documental
system which can be used for regulatory submissions and support hospital documental requirements

Expanded labelling
requirements

Every label of every product needs to be updated

Labels and IFU redesigned

HCP can rely on new labeling, which is more user-friendly and understandable

QM system, PMS,
vigilance, PSURs,
trend reports

Significantly more requirements added from post-market activities

Include these trend analyses into our CAPA system as a source of information to detect in advance potential failures

More data to analyze trends and reduce failures

Summary of safety & clinical performances

New clinical requirement for all class III products. New system needs to be created

Generate SSCP which can be shared with HCP and patients and increase our visibility

Increase transparency towards the patient and HCP, providing clear information

Eucomed economic
operators’ registration,
UDI linked device registration

Additional regulatory requirements

Better control of resale products and of local affiliates. Implementation of a new SW tool for the deployment of UDI registration which could be used also for Product Lifecycle Management

Unique Device Identifier will decrease the chance of mismatch and allow a better traceability