title: Contraceptive devices and the medical devices directive.
abstract: The Medical Devices Agency (MDA), an executive agency of the Department of Health, has responsibility for the safety of medical devices within the UK. The MDA is responsible for enforcing the European Medical Devices Directive (MDD) within the UK. Contraceptive devices such as copper-containing IUDs and condoms are regulated by the MDD, and this brief report is an introduction to it.
authors.affiliation: Implants and materials Section, Medical Devices Agency, London, UK.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Austin
mesh_terms: D003257:Consumer Product Safety / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000592:standards*; D005062:European Union; D006801:Humans; D006113:United Kingdom