Distinguished Legal Specialist Erik Vollebregt Joins EMDT and medtechinsider for Upcoming Webcast: Stand-Alone Medical Software: Understanding Compliance

LOS ANGELES, March 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

European Medical Device Technology (EMDT) and medtechinsider, two of UBM Canon's leading brands focused on medical device technologies including materials, design, manufacturing processes and regulation, today announced an upcoming webinar that will cover the recently published MEDDEV 2.1/6 document outlining regulatory issues for stand-alone medical software.

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The featured speaker for this webcast is Erik Vollebregt, founding partner of Amsterdam-based Axon Lawyers. Mr. Vollebregt will provide legal insight into compliance and regulatory issues that surround stand-alone software for the medical device industry.

"You do not want to miss this important webcast on stand-alone software, an area recently impacted by the European Commission's MEDDEV 2.1/6 document, published in January 2012," stated Norbert Sparrow, Editor-in-Chief, EMDT. "Mr. Vollebregt will provide insight into how MEDDEV 2.1/6 helps manufacturers achieve compliance and where it may fall short."

Mr. Vollebregt will define what is-and what is not-stand-alone software from a medical perspective, and how that affects the regulatory pathway as well as provide perspectives on how the medical device directives may affect the regulation of clinical decision support software.

After his presentation, Mr. Vollebregt will participate in a live Q&A session, moderated by Mr. Sparrow. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions and join in the discussion about the regulation and compliance of stand-alone software for the medical device industry.

The webcast will take place on Tuesday, April 24 at 14:00 London/15:00 Paris.  There is a small registration fee to attend.  The event will be archived for six months on the EMDT website and in the Qmed webcast archive. 

For more information about Mr. Vollebregt and the webcast or to register, please click here. 

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