adverse event

Defined in Article 2, Medical Device Regulation (MDR)

Definitions over time (2)

1. 24/04/2020 – today applies on 12/11/2026 Article 2, Medical Device Regulation (MDR) Scope: Whole act

   For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:

   ‘adverse event’ means any untoward medical occurrence, unintended disease or injury or any untoward clinical signs, including an abnormal laboratory finding, in subjects, users or other persons, in the context of a clinical investigation, whether or not related to the investigational device;

2. 05/05/2017 – 25/05/2017 Article 2, Medical Device Regulation (MDR) Scope: Whole act

   For the purposes of this Regulation, the following definitions apply:

   ‘adverse event’ means any untoward medical occurrence, unintended disease or injury or any untoward clinical signs, including an abnormal laboratory finding, in subjects, users or other persons, in the context of a clinical investigation, whether or not related to the investigational device;

Used in (22 places in 10 provisions on 12/11/2026)

Medical Device Regulation (MDR) (22 in 10)

Recital 46 · Recital 69 · Recital 79 · Article 2³ · Article 73 · Article 78 · Article 80⁷ · Article 81² · Article 120 · Annex XV⁴