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Registering products in the Dutch Implant Registry (LIR)
In order to trace implants in a fast and efficient way, an automated registration of all implants is required. That is why the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport has commisioned the development of the Dutch Implant Registry, also called Landelijk Implantatenregister (LIR).
Deadline LIR
As of January 1st 2019, the registration of implants in the Dutch Implant Registry is legally required.
From 26 May 2021 the Dutch hospitals are required to register all class III medical devices, also in the Dutch Implant Registry (LIR). Manufacturers must be provided the medical devices with a UDI.
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Within the Netherlands the Dutch hospitals are required to register all medical devices mentioned on the inclusion list (appendix 4 of the agreements on unique coding medical devices) as of January 1st 2020 in the Dutch Implant Registry (LIR).
Manufacturers
In order for the hospital to comply with the regulation the hospitals and the Dutch Implant Registry need to receive your product data via the Global Data Synchronisation Network (GDSN). If the hospitals and the Dutch implant Registry do not receive the product data, the hospitals will be unable to register your products in the Dutch Implant Registry.
Within the regulation there is no official obligation towards the manufacturer, but without the help of the manufacturer the hospital cannot comply with the regulation. Document GS1 Standards give explanation for suppliers to comply with the requirements of the Dutch Implant Registry (LIR)’.
More information about UDI can be found on the page MDR.
GDSN - GS1 Data Source Healthcare
GS1 Data Source is the Dutch service we offer in order to use the Global Data Synchronisation Network (GDSN) to exchange product data. We would advice you to connect with a GDSN certified data pool to share your product data with Dutch hospitals (or other recipients over the world).