This post discusses the Government’s response to the MHRA’s consultation on the future of medical device regulation. In October 2021, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) launched a consultation on proposed changes to the Medical Device Regulations 2002. As we have written previously, the consultation comes within a period of flux for medical … Continue reading “The Future of Medical Devices Regulation in the UK? Plus Ça Change, Plus C’est la Même Chose”
Month: November 2022
Do-It-Yourself Diabetes Technology and the Law
This piece was originally posted as a Birmingham Law School Research Blog Post This post summarises a paper we published a few months ago in Diabetic Medicine: ‘#WeAreNotWaiting DIY Artificial Pancreas Systems and the Challenges for the Law’* Authors: Rachael Dickson, Jessica Bell, Amber Dar, Laura Downey, Victoria Moore, Muireann Quigley Post written by: Rachael Dickson OS AID … Continue reading “Do-It-Yourself Diabetes Technology and the Law”
Visions of the Everyday Cyborg Workshop
Earlier in September, the Everyday Cyborgs 2.0 project hosted a two-day workshop at the University of Birmingham’s Edgbaston Park Hotel. The workshop brought together an interdisciplinary group of scholars including lawyers, clinicians, sociologists, cybersecurity researchers, and regulatory experts to discuss the regulation of medical devices. Short summaries of the papers are presented in the workshop … Continue reading “Visions of the Everyday Cyborg Workshop”