Localization of the User Interface (UI) of medical devices is extremely important. Medical devices are used in hospitals, healthcare clinics, and home health care settings. Accurate translation and localization of such devices ensure that end-users, both medical professionals and patients, will properly understand how to use such devices. This is critical because of the sensitivity […]
The European Union published its new Medical Device Regulation (MDR) in May 2017, and is nearing the end of its three-year transition period ending on May 26, 2020. By that date, medical device companies need to comply with these new standards. The goal of the MDR is to improve the safety, reliability, quality and performance
Medical device translation services are in growing demand due to globalization and the increase in overseas sales of medical devices. The United States, for example, is a major exporter of medical devices, shipping them to a wide variety of countries where different languages are spoken. Medical device translation is required by the life science industry,
As May 26th, 2020 approaches, most medical device companies understand the implementation dates associated with EU MDR 2017/745 and have a loose plan to come into compliance. While many organizations have decided to take the “wait and see” approach before making their content available in all 24 official languages of the EU Member States, forward-thinking
