The analysis and the review of patient registers with implanted medical devices as the tool of the post-marketing clinical monitoring of medical devices

Abstract

The article conducts the analysis of the practice in the application of patient registers with implanted medical devices by regulatory authorities of various countries for vigilance of medical devices, as well as review of current patient registers their categories and applicability. In addition, the article review the recommendations of The International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF) on development, implementation and application methodology of patient registers.