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Regulate the whole intelligence, not only the algorithm

An AI-enabled medical product is a moving relationship between data, model behaviour, clinical purpose, people and change. We help make that relationship clear enough to evaluate, evidence and control.

A spectrum, not a category

What the technology does matters more than the AI label

Regulatory significance grows with the clinical consequence of the output, the degree of autonomy and the uncertainty introduced by data and change.

Interpret

Diagnostic and analytical AI

Images, signals, specimens and clinical data become information used for diagnosis or assessment.

Imaging · pathology · laboratory
Predict

Forecasting and decision support

Risk estimates, early warnings and prioritisation influence clinical and workflow decisions.

Triage · prognosis · risk
Generate

Generative and conversational AI

Clinical text and recommendations introduce new questions of boundaries, verification and oversight.

Assistants · content · foundation models
Act

Adaptive and autonomous functions

AI influences therapy, monitoring or device operation with limited human intervention.

Control · automation · personalisation

Evidence spine

Performance becomes meaningful only in context

A model metric cannot carry the clinical claim by itself. The evidence must form one traceable line from the origin of the data to the action taken by the user.

01
Input

Data foundation

Provenance, quality, representativeness, labelling and governance.

02
Behaviour

Model performance

Independent testing, robustness, subgroup performance and limitations.

03
Meaning

Clinical relevance

Population, environment, claims, benefit and meaningful endpoints.

04
Action

Human interaction

Transparency, usability, automation bias, oversight and response.

Regulatory horizon

One product story must cross two systems

The foundation can be shared. Qualification, submissions and lifecycle obligations cannot simply be copied from one market to the other.

Shared product truthPurposeModelDataEvidenceRisk
EU

MDR or IVDR alongside the AI Act

Device qualification and classification, conformity assessment, AI Act role and requirements, technical documentation and post-market duties.

US

FDA device pathway

Device class and product code, submission route, evidence expectations and a predetermined change control plan where appropriate.

MDRC support

Build a product that can change without losing control

We connect regulatory strategy with model development, software lifecycle, clinical evidence and post-market monitoring. The objective is not only a first submission, but a defensible route for every meaningful update that follows.

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  1. 01

    Define

    Purpose, claims, users, boundaries and route.

  2. 02

    Demonstrate

    Data, performance, clinical and human-factors evidence.

  3. 03

    Release

    Validated version, transparency and documented controls.

  4. 04

    Learn

    Drift, feedback, incidents and real-world performance.

  5. 05

    Change

    Planned updates, retraining and regulatory assessment.

Discuss your regulatory pathway

Whether you are developing medical software, an AI-enabled healthcare solution, a digital health platform or a software-driven medical device, we can help define the regulatory strategy, evidence requirements and next steps.

Where companies need support

Regulatory strategy
Technical documentation
Clinical and performance evidence
Software lifecycle and cybersecurity
Notified Body readiness

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Solutions

EU Authorised Representative (EC REP)

EU PRRC

Technical documentation

Risk management

Clinical evaluation

Notified Bodies

Quality management system

Post-market surveillance

Resources

Medical Device Regulation (MDR) - basics

CE-marking process for medical devices

CE-marking process for in vitro diagnostic medical devices

MDR technical documentation checklist

IVDR technical documentation checklist

Technical documentation checklist for medical device software (MDSW)

MDR-compliant quality system documentation checklist

MDR-compliant quality system documentation checklist for medical device software

Clinical Evaluation Plan checklist

Clinical Evaluation Report checklist

PRRC under MDR or IVDR

Articles

CE-Certificate vs. EC-Certificate

Basic UDI-DI (bUDI)

EUDAMED registration - a brief guide

Authorised Representative Mandate

GSPR – General Safety and Performance Requirements

More articles >>

Devices

General medical devices and equipment

In vitro diagnostics (IVD)

Medical software

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