Recommendations of the Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany’s (AWMF) Ad-hoc Commission Medical Devices on the handling of medical devices after explantation

The explantation of medical devices is a common procedure. However, the legal regulations and the resulting obligations of treating physicians and institutions regarding the handling of explanted medical devices are not always well known. The present recommendations aim to summarize the essential le...

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Main Authors: Markewitz, Andreas, Aschendorff, Antje, Mittelmeier, Wolfram, Asfour, Boulos, Berlis, Ansgar, Beyna, Torsten, Blohmer, Jens-Uwe, Gorenflo, Mathias, Katoh, Marcus, Knapp, Wolfram, Lenarz, Thomas, Spitzenberger, Folker, Tüshaus, Ludger, Vogt, Peter M., Werner, Gerald, Wilhelmi, Mathias
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author Markewitz, Andreas
Aschendorff, Antje
Mittelmeier, Wolfram
Asfour, Boulos
Berlis, Ansgar
Beyna, Torsten
Blohmer, Jens-Uwe
Gorenflo, Mathias
Katoh, Marcus
Knapp, Wolfram
Lenarz, Thomas
Spitzenberger, Folker
Tüshaus, Ludger
Vogt, Peter M.
Werner, Gerald
Wilhelmi, Mathias
author_facet Markewitz, Andreas
Aschendorff, Antje
Mittelmeier, Wolfram
Asfour, Boulos
Berlis, Ansgar
Beyna, Torsten
Blohmer, Jens-Uwe
Gorenflo, Mathias
Katoh, Marcus
Knapp, Wolfram
Lenarz, Thomas
Spitzenberger, Folker
Tüshaus, Ludger
Vogt, Peter M.
Werner, Gerald
Wilhelmi, Mathias
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description The explantation of medical devices is a common procedure. However, the legal regulations and the resulting obligations of treating physicians and institutions regarding the handling of explanted medical devices are not always well known. The present recommendations aim to summarize the essential legal and practical aspects involved in the process following the explantation of medical devices.
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spelling doaj-art-3911e6a3fd71485db791007657655bdc2025-08-20T03:30:05ZdeuGerman Medical Science GMS Publishing HouseGMS German Medical Science1612-31742025-07-0123Doc0610.3205/000342Recommendations of the Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany’s (AWMF) Ad-hoc Commission Medical Devices on the handling of medical devices after explantationMarkewitz, Andreas0Aschendorff, Antje1Mittelmeier, Wolfram2Asfour, Boulos3Berlis, Ansgar4Beyna, Torsten5Blohmer, Jens-Uwe6Gorenflo, Mathias7Katoh, Marcus8Knapp, Wolfram9Lenarz, Thomas10Spitzenberger, Folker11Tüshaus, Ludger12Vogt, Peter M.13Werner, Gerald14Wilhelmi, Mathias15Bendorf, GermanyDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, University Medical Center Freiburg, GermanyOrthopaedic Clinic, University Medical Center Rostock, GermanyDepartment of Pediatric Heart Surgery, University Medical Center Bonn, GermanyDiagnostic and Interventional Neuroradiology, University Hospital Augsburg, GermanyMedical Clinic, Evangelical Hospital, Düsseldorf, GermanyClinic for Gynecology with Breast Center of the Charité, Berlin, GermanyClinic for Pediatric Cardiology and Congenital Heart Defects, University Hospital Heidelberg, GermanyClinic for Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, Helios Hospital Krefeld, GermanyGerman Society for Nuclear Medicine, Göttingen, GermanyClinic for Ear, Nose and Throat Medicine, Hanover Medical School, Hanover, GermanyCenter for Regulatory Affairs in Biomedical Sciences, Lübeck University of Applied Sciences and Arts, Lübeck University of Technology, Lübeck, GermanyClinic for Pediatric Surgery at the University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, GermanyClinic for Plastic, Aesthetic, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, Hanover Medical School, Hanover, GermanyUniversity Heart and Vascular Center Frankfurt/Main, GermanyClinic for Vascular Surgery, St. Bernward Hospital, Hildesheim, GermanyThe explantation of medical devices is a common procedure. However, the legal regulations and the resulting obligations of treating physicians and institutions regarding the handling of explanted medical devices are not always well known. The present recommendations aim to summarize the essential legal and practical aspects involved in the process following the explantation of medical devices.https://journals.publisso.de/en/journals/gms/volume23/000342medical devicesexplantationlegal requirements
spellingShingle Markewitz, Andreas
Aschendorff, Antje
Mittelmeier, Wolfram
Asfour, Boulos
Berlis, Ansgar
Beyna, Torsten
Blohmer, Jens-Uwe
Gorenflo, Mathias
Katoh, Marcus
Knapp, Wolfram
Lenarz, Thomas
Spitzenberger, Folker
Tüshaus, Ludger
Vogt, Peter M.
Werner, Gerald
Wilhelmi, Mathias
Recommendations of the Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany’s (AWMF) Ad-hoc Commission Medical Devices on the handling of medical devices after explantation
GMS German Medical Science
medical devices
explantation
legal requirements
title Recommendations of the Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany’s (AWMF) Ad-hoc Commission Medical Devices on the handling of medical devices after explantation
title_full Recommendations of the Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany’s (AWMF) Ad-hoc Commission Medical Devices on the handling of medical devices after explantation
title_fullStr Recommendations of the Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany’s (AWMF) Ad-hoc Commission Medical Devices on the handling of medical devices after explantation
title_full_unstemmed Recommendations of the Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany’s (AWMF) Ad-hoc Commission Medical Devices on the handling of medical devices after explantation
title_short Recommendations of the Association of the Scientific Medical Societies in Germany’s (AWMF) Ad-hoc Commission Medical Devices on the handling of medical devices after explantation
title_sort recommendations of the association of the scientific medical societies in germany s awmf ad hoc commission medical devices on the handling of medical devices after explantation
topic medical devices
explantation
legal requirements
url https://journals.publisso.de/en/journals/gms/volume23/000342
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