Ask the Writers

Ask the Writers: A Comparison of Critical Elements of the Scientific Validity Report vs. the CER State-of-the-Art and Best Practice Writing Strategies

In this highly interactive question-and-answer session, Criterion Edge experts Laurie Mitchell, President, and Dr. Sarah Chavez, Director of IVD and Scientific Writing Services, will outline the must-have elements for two very similar regulatory reports: the State-of-the-Art section of an EU MDR-compliant Clinical Evaluation Report (CER) and the EU IVDR Scientific Validity Report (SVR).

Participants will understand the required and critical content that is common to both documents and learn best-practice writing strategies to support successful completion of these challenging projects. Come with your questions ready to get feedback from our experts!

Please submit your questions ahead of time while registering for this session so we have ample time to answer them thoughtfully. Also, please be aware that answers will be limited to 3 minutes per question.

This forum will answer questions on a first come first serve basis, so please submit all your questions when you register for this event.

Who is this forum for?

Those regulatory, quality and clinical leaders and teams who are tasked with the development, writing, review, or approval of Clinical Evaluation Reports for MDR submissions or Scientific Validity Reports for IVDR submissions. Anyone interested in learning more about the requirements for these reports is also welcome to attend.

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Why is it important to establish state of the art during the clinical evaluation?

The large number of mentions of state of the art throughout MEDDEV 2.7/1 rev 4 provide not only a comprehensive description of the importance, purpose, and role of establishing the state of the art, but also inform on how to incorporate this analysis into the clinical evaluation. The image below summarizes several core roles of this analysis.

Establishing and describing state of the art is not an isolated task, but is central to the entire clinical evaluation. Defining the current, accepted best treatment options, and describing the risks and benefits of these options, provides essential information for multiple aspects of the clinical evaluation. Thus, establishing state of the art yields information that is essential for determining if the safety and performance of a device is compatible with current standards (in comparison to available treatment options). In other words, state of the art establishes a reference standard that is used throughout the clinical evaluation.

If you want to find out more about State of the Art according in MEDDEV 2.7/1 rev 4, you can download our full whitepaper.