"As a result of Brexit and with the switch from the CE mark to the UK CA mark, Notified Bodies accredited within the European Union are no longer empowered to certify medical devices on their compliance with UK regulations, explains Agnieszka Tabanska-Bira from TÜV Rheinland UK. “As a result, EU Notified Bodies wishing to operate within the United Kingdom long term must seek recognition from the competent authority MHRA”, Tabanska-Bira continues. UK Approved Bodies are appointed by the MHRA to determine whether manufacturers and their medical devices meet the requirements set out in the Medical Devices Regulations 2002.

TÜV Rheinland recognizes the British (UK) medical device market and medical device manufacturers located within the UK to be of major significance under a global perspective. As to be present locally and to be able to provide national certifications services to all manufacturers and distributors that intend to serve the market with medical devices and in-vitro diagnostics, TÜV Rheinland UK has founded a medical section last year. This part of TUV Rheinland UK has been added to the MHRA’s list of designated UK Approved Bodies just recently and is now able to help support patients access to safe and effective medical devices and in-vitro diagnostics needed to support general healthcare within the United Kingdom by verifying the quality and design of a device as it is defined to be suitable for each unit or batch. This reflects the core competency of TÜV Rheinland’s medical branch and is based on more than 25 years of experience.