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 legal and practical aspects involved in the process following the explantation of medical devices.
Authors
- Andreas Markewitz
- Torsten Beyna (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3071-0428)
- Ludger Tüshaus (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7997-6396)
- Jens‐Uwe Blohmer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7969-250X)
- Boulos Asfour (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0941-0439)
- Ansgar Berlis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5321-5118)
- Antje Aschendorff (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3447-3917)
- Wolfram Mittelmeier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0369-3482)
- Matthias Gorenflo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3326-5959)
- Folker Spitzenberger (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9434-0599)
- Mathias Wilhelmi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8607-8068)
- Gerald S. Werner (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6011-0135)
- Thomas Lenarz
- Wolfram H. Knapp
- Marcus Katoh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4030-6082)
- Peter Maria Vogt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2533-3250)
Institutions
- Goethe University Frankfurt (DE)
- German Society of Surgery (DE)
- University of Bonn (DE)
- Heidelberg University (DE)
- University Medical Center Freiburg (DE)
- University Hospital Augsburg (DE)
- University Hospital Heidelberg (DE)
- Medizinische Hochschule Hannover (DE)
- Helios Klinikum Krefeld (DE)
- St. Bernward Krankenhaus (DE)
- University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein (DE)
- Breast Center (CH)
- Evangelisches Krankenhaus Düsseldorf (DE)
- University Hospital Frankfurt (DE)
- German Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (DE)
- University of Rostock (DE)
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin (DE)
- University of Lübeck (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PubMed
- Published
- 2025-07-11
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3205/000342
- Primary Topic
- Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00