(TÜVRheinland, Newtown, CT) -- Starting March 21, all medical device manufacturers must comply with the Directive 2007/47/EC or risk being pulled from the European Community’s marketplace. TÜVRheinland and the Washington State Department of Commerce are offering a half-day seminar about the amendments to the medical device directive as a result of the new directive.

The educational event called  “Changes to the Medical Device Directive: Staying Competitive in the Global Market” will take place Friday, March 12, from 12–4 p.m. at the University of Washington-Bothell, 18115 Campus Way NE, Bothel, Washington, in The Rose Room (280) UW1 Building. The event includes a panel discussion with Washington State’s overseas representatives as well as a networking reception.

At the seminar, TÜVRheinland will explain the changes to the Directive 2007/47/EC, which amends sections of the Medical Device Directive (93/42/EEC), the Active Implantable Medical Device Directive (90/385/EEC), and the Biocidal Product Directive (98/8/EC).

The seminar will summarize the new Directive 2007/47/EC and its effect on all previously classified medical devices. Additionally, the agenda will include the medical device directive’s:

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