http://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2017/745/annex/VIII/chapter/II/division/3.6/adoptedRegulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 on medical devices, amending Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 and repealing Council Directives 90/385/EEC and 93/42/EEC (Text with EEA relevance)Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilRegulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 on medical devices, amending Directive 2001/83/EC, Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 and Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 and repealing Council Directives 90/385/EEC and 93/42/EEC (Text with EEA relevance)2020-12-12King's Printer of Acts of Parliamenthttps://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/eu-exit/https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=CELEX:32017R0745texttext/xmlenANNEX VIIICLASSIFICATION RULESCHAPTER IIIMPLEMENTING RULES3.6.

In calculating the duration referred to in Section 1, continuous use shall mean:

(a)

the entire duration of use of the same device without regard to temporary interruption of use during a procedure or temporary removal for purposes such as cleaning or disinfection of the device. Whether the interruption of use or the removal is temporary shall be established in relation to the duration of the use prior to and after the period when the use is interrupted or the device removed; and

(b)

the accumulated use of a device that is intended by the manufacturer to be replaced immediately with another of the same type.

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