Medical Devices Ordinance: Swissmedic's position

In issue 7-8/2024, an article dealt with the consequences of the EU Medical Devices Regulation for the Swiss medtech industry. The report focused on the risk that an "approval backlog" could jeopardize the security of supply of medical devices in hospitals. André Breisinger from Swissmedic, the Swiss regulatory and supervisory authority for medicinal products and medical devices, provides additional information.