Council Directive 93/42/EECShow full title

Council Directive 93/42/EEC of 14 June 1993 concerning medical devices

[F13. The documentation must allow an understanding of the design, the manufacture and the performances of the product and must contain the following items in particular: U.K.

  • a general description of the type, including any variants planned, and its intended use(s),

  • design drawings, methods of manufacture envisaged, in particular as regards sterilisation, and diagrams of components, sub-assemblies, circuits, etc.,

  • the descriptions and explanations necessary to understand the abovementioned drawings and diagrams and the operation of the product,

  • a list of the standards referred to in Article 5, applied in full or in part, and descriptions of the solutions adopted to meet the essential requirements if the standards referred to in Article 5 have not been applied in full,

  • the results of the design calculations, risk analysis, investigations, technical tests, etc. carried out,

  • a statement indicating whether or not the device incorporates, as an integral part, a substance, or human blood derivative, referred to in Section 7.4 of Annex I, and the data on the tests conducted in this connection which are required to assess the safety, quality and usefulness of that substance, or human blood derivative, taking account of the intended purpose of the device,

  • a statement indicating whether or not the device is manufactured utilising tissues of animal origin as referred to in Directive 2003/32/EC,

  • the solutions adopted as referred to in Annex I, Chapter I, Section 2,

  • the pre-clinical evaluation,

  • the clinical evaluation referred to in Annex X,

  • the draft label and, where appropriate, instructions for use.]