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23 Commission Directive 2005/50/EC on the Reclassification of Hip, Knee and Shoulder Joint Replacements in the Framework of Council Directive 93/42/EEC Concerning Medical Devices, OJ L 210/41; Directive 2003/12/EC on the Reclassification of Breast Implants in the Framework of Directive 93/42/EEC Concerning Medical Devices, OJ L 28/43.

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38 Commission Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices, (COM(2012) 541 final.

39 Amanda Maxwell, “Third Way Surfaces in EU Medtech Regulatory Reform Debate”, 17 May 2013, available on the Internet at: <www.rajpharma.com/productsector/medicaldevices/> (downloaded on 21 May 2013).

40 European Parliament Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety, Rapporteur: Dagmar Roth-Behrendt, MEP (S&D, Germany), Draft Report on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on Medical Devices, and Amending Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009. COM(2012)0542 – C7-0318/2012 – 2012 /0266(COD); Rapporteur: Peter Liese (MEP, EEP, Germany), Draft Report on the Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices, 3 April 2013, available at the Internet at: <www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/get-Doc.do?pubRef=2f%2fEP%%2f%2fNONSGML%2bCOMPAAARL%2bPE-506.196%2b01%2bDOC%2bPDF%2bV0%2f%2fEN> (last accessed on 30 April 2013).

41 Under the Lisbon Treaty (2009) new legislation has to be adopted respecting “non-legislative acts”, which can be “delegated acts” or “implementing acts.” These acts need to be defined before EU-level committees of national device chiefs, scientific-academic experts and Commission staff can take up their work.

42 Eucomed Medical Technology, “Position Paper. Towards a Regulation That Guarantees Patient Safety, Ensures Patient Access and Keeps Innovation in Europe. Eucomed's Response to the Commission's Proposal for the Revision of the EU Medical Device Directive”, 30 January 2013, available on the Internet at: <eucomed.org/key-themes/medical-devices-directives> (downloaded on 29 April 2013). On the IVDR, see Jesus Rueda Rodriguez, “Industry's View on the Future of In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) Legislation in Europe”, 10 May 2013, available on the Internet at: <medtecheurope.org/newsletternews/218/86>.

43 Art. 97(1) of the proposed Medical Device Regulation; and Art. 90(2) of the proposed In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Device Regulation, supra note 37.

44 510(k) refers to the article in the 1976 legislation.

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50 House of Commons Science & Technology Committee (STC), “Regulation of Medical Implants in the EU and UK”, 1 November 2012, available on the Internet at: <www.publications.parliament/uk/pa/cm/201213/cmselect/cmsctech/163/16393.htm> (downloaded on 5 November 2012).

51 Eucomed, “Rushed Deal Leaves Patients and Jobs in Second Place”, Press Release of 25 September 2013, available from: [email protected] (received on 25 September 2013).

52 Paul Van de Water, “Excise Tax on Medical Devices Should Not Be Repealed. Industry Lobbyists Distort Tax's Impact”, Updated 2 October 2013, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, Washington, DC, available on the Internet at: <www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=3684> (downloaded on 3 October 2013).

53 Barry Meier, “Medical Device Industry Fears Law's Tax on Sales,” The New York Times, 1 October 2013, at p. A14.

54 The formal position of the Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA) is available on the Internet at: <www.medicaldevices.org/issues/Health-Care-Reform,-Device-Tax>; Elizabeth Warren, the consumer advocate, rejects the tax, available on the Internet at: <abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2012/09/whyelizabeth-warren-wants-to-repeal-part-of-obamacare/> and <www.massdevice.com/blogs/massdevice/mass-sen-hopeful-elizabeth-warren-device-tax-fda-and-climate-innovation>.

55 Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC), “Medical Technology Innovation Scorecard: The Race for Global Leadership”, January 2011.

56 Institute of Medicine, supra note 3, at pp. 16–17.

57 Grant Castle and Robin Blaney, “European Union Regulation of In Vitro Diagnostic Medical Devices”, in Scott D. Danzis and Ellen Flannery (eds), In Vitro Diagnostics: The Complete Regulatory Guide (Washington, D.C.: The Food and Drug Law Institute, 2010), at pp. 231–232.

58 Ibid., at p. 231.

59 Institute of Medicine, Public Health Effectiveness of the FDA 510(k) Clearance Process. Balancing Patient Safety and Innovation (Washington, D.C.: The National Academies Press, 2011)Google ScholarPubMed; Wright, Elisabeth Ann and Datlof, Steven B., “Adverse Event Reporting in the EU and the US. Similarities and differences”, 7(3) Journal of Medical Device Regulation (2010), pp. 14 et sqq Google Scholar.

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61 This co-regulation instrument was used historically in some EU Member States prior to its incorporation into the legal system of the single market.

62 Nupur Chowdury, “Common Market But Divergent Regulatory Practices: Exploring European Regulation and The Effect on Regulatory Uncertainty in The Marketing Authorization of Medical Products”, Journal of European Integration (2012), DOI:10.1080/07036337.2012.711825, available on the Internet at: <www.tandonline.com7loi/geui20> (last accessed on 8 June 2013).

63 Statement of Jeffrey Shuren, M.D., J.D. Director, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services Before the Subcommittee on Health, Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives, 17 February 2011, available on the Internet at: <www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Testimony/ucm243716.htm> (downloaded on 5 April 2013); for more details of U.S. perspectives on the EU system, see “FDA User Fees 2012: How Innovation Helps Patients and Jobs (JS).” Statement by Jeffrey Shuren, M.D., J.D. Director, Center for Devices and Radiological Health. Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human Services Before the Subcommittee on Health. Committee on Energy and Commerce. U.S. House of Representatives, 18 April 2012, available on the Internet at: <www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Testimony> (downloaded on 5 April 2013).

64 Center for Devices and Radiological Health. U.S. Food and Drug Administration, “Strengthening Our National System for Medical Device Postmarket Surveillance. Update and Next Steps”, April 2013, available on the Internet at: <www.fda.gov/downloads/MedicalDevices/Safety/CDRHPostmarketSurveillance/UCM348845.pdf> (downloaded on 29 April 2013).

65 Liz Fuller, “Transparency Policies at the US FDA”, 26 October 2012, available on the Internet at: <www.rajpharma.com> (received on 29 October 2012).

66 On 14 June 2012, the European Parliament voted on a pharmastyle regulation for medical devices. The report by ENVI submitted on 12 April 2013, by Dagmar Roth-Behrend, rapporteur of ENVI, upheld this recommendation.

67 Steven Bridges, “Medical Devices in the EU Spotlight”, 18 December 2012, available on the Internet at: <www.rajcom> (downloaded on 19 December 2012), pp. 1–2.

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71 Josh Makower, M.D.with support from Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA), National Capital Association (NCA) and multiple State medical industry organizations, “FDA Impact on U.S. Medical Technology Innovation. A Survey of Over 200 Medical Technology Companies”, November 2010, pp. 20 et sqq, available on the Internet at: <www.medtechEurope.org/newsletternews/203/86> (downloaded on 29 April 2013).

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73 Institute of Medicine, supra note 3, at p. 204.

74 Mitchell D. Feldman, Amy J. Petersen, Leah S. Karliner and Jeffrey A. Tice, “Who is Responsible for Evaluating the Safety and Effectiveness of Medical Devices? The Role of Independent Technology Assessment”, 23 Suppl. 1 J Gen Intern Med 23 (2007) (DOI: 10.1007/s11606-007-0275-4), pp. 57 et sqq, at p. 57.

75 Institute of Medicine, supra note 3, at p. 87.

76 Ibid., at p. 3 and p. 87.

77 Ibid., at p. 89.

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80 David R. Challoner, Chair, Committee on the Public Health Effectiveness of the FDA (510(k) Clearance Process, Letter to Dr. Shuren, Director, CDHR, 20 July 2011; Institute of Medicine, supra note 4.

81 This irrespective of what global harmonization might mean in the global context and a definition of “good clinical practice,” “clinical evidence” and good “regulatory science” they and FDA have worked and agreed on in the Global Harmonization Task Force (GHTF 2007) between 1992 and 2012.

82 United States International Trade Commission (USITC), Medical Devices and Equipment: Competitive Conditions Affecting U.S. Trade in Japan and Other Principal Foreign Markets (Washington, D.C: USITC Publication 3909, 2007).

83 The GHTF was a joint regulator-industry forum from 1992 to March 2012 when it was replaced by a regulatory-only forum, the International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF).

84 International Conference on Harmonization of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH).

85 FDA Advisory Committees, available on the Internet at: <www.fda.gov/AdvisoryCommittees/CommmitteesMeetingMaterials/MedicalDevices> (last accessed on 14 April 2013).

86 In Europe, scientific input to drug regulation is channelled to the European Medicinal Agency, while numerous EU-level expert committees and three scientific committees on emerging and newly identified health risks (SCENIHR), on consumer safety (SCCs) and health and environmental risks (SCHER) are directly reporting to the Commission. Commission Decision Setting Up an Advisory Structure of Scientific Committees and Experts in the Field of Consumer Safety, Public Health and the Environment and Repealing Decision 2004/210/EC, OJ 2008 L 241/21.

87 Congressional hearings, supra note 8.

88 Dr. Shuren's spoken words, 2011.

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90 Vibha Sharma, “US Medical Device User Fee Programme Edges Closer to Implementation”, 19 March 2012, available on the Internet at: <www.rajpharma.com> (received on 21 March 2012).

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98 Challoner, supra note 80, at p. 2.

99 The two workshops were convened by the IOM and had a wide participation of academics representing a cross-section of expertise and knowledge, staff of the FDA and industry representatives. They provided information and presented commissioned papers. The final recommendations were approved by the 12-member Committee on the Public Health Effectiveness of the FDA 510(k) Clearance Process. In addition, fourteen reviewers and experts reviewed the final recommendations supervised by two experts (one from industry and one academic) appointed by the National Research Council.

100 These are The Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed), the Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA) and the Medical Imaging Technology Association (MITA).

101 FDA, “Understanding Barriers to Medical Device Quality”, 31 October 2011, available on the Internet at: <www.fda.gov/downloads/AboutFDA/CentersOffices/CDRH/CDRHReports/UCM277323.pdf.>

102 Statement by Jeffrey Shuren, M.D., J.D. Director, Center for Devices and Radiological Health, FDA, Department of Health and Human Services, Before the Subcommittee on Health of the Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representation, 18 April, 2012. This hearing produced extensive comments on specific reforms.

103 Stewart Eisenhart, “FDA Unveils Elements of 510(k) Overhaul. Postpones Hot-button Issues”, available from StewartEisenhart@ Emergo.Group.com (received on 1 January 2011).

104 For an update of FDA's efforts, see William Maisel, supra note 34.

105 Donna Young, “US Senate Adopts FDA User Fee Bill in Rare Bipartisan Move”, 25 May 2012, available on the internet at: <www.rajpharma.com> (received on 28 May 2012).

106 Representative Joe Pitts held a Hearing on Reauthorization Medical Device User Fee Act, 15 February 2012.

107 Vibha Sharma, “US FDA Consults on Creating External Expert Network for Emerging Medical Devices”, available on the Internet at: <www.rajpharma.com> (received on 5 May 2011).

108 Vibha Sharma, “New Bills in US House, Senate Aim to Streamline FDA Device Reviews”, available on the Internet at: <www.rajpharma.com> (received on 20 October 2011).

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