Changes to European medical device regulations will not protect patients with diabetes and a central European Device Agency is needed, says EASD

The European Commission has just voted to approve new proposals to draft legislation to supposedly tighten medical device regulation and improve patient safety. But the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) says that the changes are inadequate and will not protect patients with diabetes. EASD President Professor Andrew Boulton said: "These changes will do little to improve Europe's antiquated regulations for regulating devices, that were brought in for electric toothbrushes and stethoscopes - not the wide range of medical devices vital for diabetes patients today...