title: Update on the European database.
abstract: The European medical device Directives require the establishment of a centralised database for storing regulatory information and data on medical devices. The work to establish this system is progressing and the database may be operational within 18 to 24 months. This article discusses the work that has been done to establish the database, the types of data to be stored in it, and the current status of the project.
authors.affiliation: donawa@srd.it
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Donawa
mesh_terms: D003628:Database Management Systems; D016208:Databases, Factual / Q000592:standards*; D004282:Documentation / Q000379:methods* / Q000592:standards*; D004869:Equipment Safety / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D004864:Equipment and Supplies / Q000592:standards*; D005062:European Union; D016247:Information Storage and Retrieval / Q000379:methods; D011358:Product Surveillance, Postmarketing / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D012308:Risk Management / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D009626:Terminology as Topic; D018875:Vocabulary, Controlled