BioMed Alliance published an important survey on the availability of medical devices in August 2022. It assesses if clinicians experience that any devices that they normally use are no longer available on the market. The survey was developed by BioMed Alliance in cooperation with ESC and is available here until 18 September. Reports from clinicians, the European Commission and manufacturers have shown that many devices are at risk of being taken of the market in the coming years with serious consequences for the provision of healthcare in Europe.
This survey intends to assess whether clinicians in different fields are already experiencing issues around the availability of certain medical devices, which devices are affected and whether they expect to experience any issues in the future. The results will help us to gather more information on the extent of the issue and will serve as a basis for discussions with policy makers and stakeholders on this topic.