CEN/TC 257/WG 2 - Information provided with medical devices by the manufacturer

This standard specifies requirements for information to be supplied by a manufacturer for medical devices regulated by Council Directive 90/385/EEC relating to active implantable medical devices and Council Directive 93/42/EEC concerning medical devices. It does not specify the language to be used for such information, nor does it specify the means by which the information is to be supplied. It is also intended to complement the specific requirements of the cited EU Directives on medical devices by providing guidance on means by which certain requirements can be met. If a manufacturer follows these means, they will provide a presumption of conformity with the relevant Essential Requirements regarding information to be supplied.
This standard does not cover requirements for provision of information for in vitro diagnostic medical devices, which are covered by other labelling standards (see Bibliography).
NOTE   When national transpositions of the Directives specify the means by which information shall be supplied, this standard does not provide derogation from these requirements for that country.

This European Standard specifies symbols for use in the information supplied by the manufacturer with medical devices. The requirements of this European Standard are not intended to apply to symbols specified in other standards. However, every effort should be made to prevent the specifying of different symbols with the same meaning. This standard does not specify the requirements for information to be supplied with medical devices, which are addressed by EN 375, EN 376, EN 591, EN 592 and EN 1041.

This standard specifies requirements on information to be supplied by a manufacturer for different categories of medical devices, as required by the relevant EU Directives. It does not specify the language to be used for such information. It is intended to complement the specific requirements of the EU Directives on medical devices in the context of specifying means by which certain requirements can be met. If these means are followed by a manufacturer, they will provide presumption of conformity with the relevant essential requirements regarding information to be supplied.

This European Standard specifies graphical symbols for use in the information supplied by the manufacturer with medical devices.
NOTE   This standard does not specify the circumstances under which particular symbols are used. Guidance on this is given in EN 1041.

This European Standard specifies graphical symbols for use in the information supplied by the manufacturer with medical devices.  Note: This standard does not specify the circumstances under which particular symbols are used. Guidance on this is given in prEN 1041.