Note on the regulation of veterinary medical devices in the EU: A review of the current situation and its impact on animal health and safety

Result code in IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62157124%3A16370%2F20%3A43878597" target="_blank" >RIV/62157124:16370/20:43878597 - isvavai.cz</a>

Alternative codes found

RIV/00216224:14160/20:00118085

Result on the web

<a href="https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/ufaw/aw/2020/00000029/00000001/art00004;jsessionid=58lum7g59h8et.x-ic-live-03" target="_blank" >https://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/ufaw/aw/2020/00000029/00000001/art00004;jsessionid=58lum7g59h8et.x-ic-live-03</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.7120/09627286.29.1.037" target="_blank" >10.7120/09627286.29.1.037</a>

Result language

angličtina

Original language name

Note on the regulation of veterinary medical devices in the EU: A review of the current situation and its impact on animal health and safety

Original language description

Medical devices form a large heterogeneous group of products ranging from simple tools to medical testing and implants, the safety and efficacy of which are strictly regulated in all developed countries. Thanks to the health and cost benefits, medical devices have also found their way into veterinary medicine but, surprisingly, the regulation of these products is far less complex or, in some cases, missing altogether. Given the complexity and potential hazards of certain veterinary devices, the current state of affairs may lead to health and safety risks, both for animals and personnel involved. This review is the first to systematically map the current situation in the EU, revealing health and safety risks in practice for both animals and personnel involved and discussing them in a broader context. Only six out of the EU&apos;s 28 member states (Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, Germany, Hungary, and Slovakia) were found to have at least a degree of regulation of veterinary devices. As a result, a single product may be regulated as a veterinary medicinal product, a veterinary medical device or not be regulated at all, depending on the particular EU member state in question. As things stand, veterinary medicine makes use of all kinds of medical devices, including human products, regardless of their regulatory status and (pre-market) control. However, the use of such devices may influence the health and well-being of animals. Several measures are therefore suggested to attain the required levels of safety and efficacy surveillance for veterinary medical devices without creating excessive administration.

Czech name

—

Czech description

—

Type

J_imp - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database

CEP classification

—

OECD FORD branch

30104 - Pharmacology and pharmacy

Project

—

Continuities

I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace

Publication year

2020

Confidentiality

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Name of the periodical

Animal welfare

ISSN

0962-7286

e-ISSN

—

Volume of the periodical

29

Issue of the periodical within the volume

1

Country of publishing house

GB - UNITED KINGDOM

Number of pages

7

Pages from-to

37-43

UT code for WoS article

000518404800004

EID of the result in the Scopus database

—