Why There Is A Need For A Clinical Evaluation Report (CER) For Your Medical Devices?
Both the Medical Devices Directive 93/42/EEC (MDD) and the Medical Devices Regulation (EU) 2017/745 (MDR) require medical device makers to create a clinical evaluation for their products. A clinical evaluation's ultimate goal is to review and analyze clinical data about a medical device to offer proof of the product's clinical safety and performance. The review is based on pre and post-market clinical data relevant to the intended use of a device. Manufacturers may provide data relevant to the equipment being evaluated as well as data from comparable devices (where equivalence may be established). A Clinical Evaluation Report (CER) is a complete summary of facts relevant to the clinical use of a medical device that has been evaluated. All clinical data sources are reviewed, as well as certain non-clinical testing data that may affect the device's benefit-risk analysis. When all of the information is considered together, it provides a comprehensive knowledge of the safet...