CE marking
Gain market access in Europe with CE mark approval
CE marking is the medical device manufacturer’s claim that a product meets the essential requirements of all relevant European Medical Device Directives. The Directives outline the saftey and performance requirements for medical devices in the European Union (EU). The CE mark is a legal requirement to place a device on the market in the EU.
As a Notified Body under the Medical Device Directives, BSI has the technical expertise and experience to provide CE marking services.
The European Medical Device Directives
The core legal framework for medical devices in the EU consists of three directives:
All medical devices must fulfil the essential requirements set out in the above mentioned Directives. Where available, relevant standards may be used to demonstrate compliance with the essential requirements defined in the Directives list of harmonized standards.
BSI is a full scope Notified Body to the Medical Device Directives. This means whatever type of device a manufacturer wishes to market in Europe, where CE marking is a legal requirement, BSI has the technical expertise to provide appropriate conformity assessment services.
Conformity assessment service for medical device CE marking
The CE mark is a legal designation that the manufacturer’s product has met the requirements of all relevant Medical Device Directives in the EU. In order to obtain CE certification, you must identify the appropriate conformity assessment route for your product. This dictates the required activities to demonstrate conformity. We will review the route you chose to confirm its suitability, and work with you to execute the most efficient review process for the route selected. Our trusted review processess allow you to build reliability and confidence into your CE marking project planning.
CE-Excellence: BSI technical documentation review services
BSI has a strong commitment to providing the most experienced and efficient routes to global markets. That is why we offer you our trusted technical documentation review service, CE-Excellence. We understand the challenges of achieving market access efficiently and safely, meeting commercial goals and regulatory requirements. Our services have been developed to support manufacturers seeking timely market access without compromise. They combine efficiency with the integrity, independence, predictability and thoroughness that you have come to expect from BSI.
Note: Our services do not guarantee a CE Marking certificate will be issued within a certain amount of working days, but are based on completing the review process with either a positive or negative recommendation. CE-Dedicated FastTrack and CE-Onsite FastTrack is not available for devices utilising animal tissue, blood derivatives or medicinal substances.
We can provide the following CE Marking services:
CE-Standard
The BSI CE-Standard review service allows you to work closely with your assigned BSI Product Expert on your product certification. These reviews are conducted remotely, with communication between you and your BSI Product Expert via phone and email, as required.
CE-Dedicated FastTrack
The BSI CE-Dedicated FastTrack review service review service allows you to schedule your technical documentation review with a dedicated BSI Product Expert. The review is conducted remotely via teleconferencing, allowing you to engage with your dedicated BSI Product Expert and provide immediate responsesto their questions. This allows predictability in planning for the review,and can improve the efficiency of the review process.
CE-Onsite FastTrack
The CE-Onsite FastTrack review service is conducted at your premises; a BSI Product Expert visits the facility for a period of time. CE-Onsite FastTrack reviews allow for dynamic communications and opportunities for immediate responses to questions raised by the reviewer. Planning a CE-Onsite FastTrack review in advance provides you with more predictability and the reassurance of knowing when your BSI Product Expert will be at your premises.
Why choose BSI for your CE marking approval?
Expansion into global markets like Europe represents a profitable future for medical device manufacturers, but this transition also requires an in-depth understanding of complicated regulatory demands and unique market challenges. With the goal of bringing your product to market in the most efficient manner possible, we can help you overcome every hurdle along the way. Our wealth of expertise across the medical device space allows you to:
- Understand the regulations of three different council directives (AIMDD, MDD and IVDD) as well as the six amending commission directives, and other additional directives
- Move past unforeseen administrative setbacks without delaying market approval
- Define unclear requirements on the quantity and quality of clinical data required
- Resolve the unclear regulatory status of a (borderline) product
- Prepare for and adjust to any new and/or revised legislation that will go into effect during your review
