To ensure transparency around the supply of medical devices in the UK, we are now providing a list of manufacturers and devices granted an exceptional use application. We also provide a list of recently expired, withdrawn or cancelled authorisations for a 2 month period.
Medical devices granted an exceptional use authorisation can be sold to the NHS and within the social care setting to ensure a continued supply of medical devices.
Exceptional use authorisations will be issued directly to the manufacturer of the medical device and normally do not allow for distributor sales.
We only consider applications where there is a clear clinical need and there is no available supply of CE marked or already derogated alternatives.
An updated list (if there are any changes to report) will be published weekly to reflect any new, withdrawn or expired applications.
Published 29 June 2020 Last updated 29 August 2023 +show all updates
Updated Open and Closed lists.
Open and closed lists have been updated.
Updated: 'List of medical devices given exceptional use authorisations' &'List of medical devices that are no longer covered by an exceptional use authorisation'
Updated open & closed lists.
Added 'S.A.L.F. S.p.A. Laboratorio Farmacologico (aka S.A.L.F.) - Servator M ' to Open list. Moved 'UnifAI - Covid-19 Digital Reader ' to the Closed list.
List of medical devices given exceptional use authorisations updated to include DEU/005/2022/006, DEU/005/2022/006, DEU/012/2022/013, DEU/002/2021/001 and remove DEU/008/2022/002, DEU/007/2022/003, DEU/008/2022/005, DEU/010/2022/003, DEU/010/2022/004, DEU/010/2022/006. Extension issued to DEU/012/2022/015.List of medical devices that are no longer covered by an exceptional use authorisation updated to include DEU/008/2022/002 and DEU/007/2022/003, and remove DEU/003/2022/001, DEU/005/2022/006 and DEU/002/2021/001.
Updated 'List of medical devices that are no longer covered by an exceptional use authorisation'
Added HeartWave Inc (Medtronic Ltd) HVAD Controller to the New medical devices given exceptional use authorisations list.
New medical devices given exceptional use authorisations added. Rocket Medical Plc - R54411 IPC Dressing Pack and 1000ml Bottle extension issued.
Removed the following from Open List:DEU/010/2022/003 - ESCO Medical Technologies UAB (IVF Synergy) - CultureCoinDEU/003/2022/001 - Hunter Scientific Ltd - Pure Sperm WashDEU/005/2022/006 - Smiths Medical ASD, Inc.
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