According to the Austrian Medical Devices Act (Medizinproduktegesetz), Austria is obliged to maintain a registry of medical devices. The Austrian National Public Health Institute (GÖG) was commissioned by the Ministry of Social Affairs, Health, Care and Consumer Protection (BMSGPK) to run and maintain the registry (since 2002). The scope of information to be entered into the Austrian Medical Devices Registry is regulated in the Austrian Ordinance on the notification of medical devices and in-vitro diagnostics (Medizinproduktemeldeverordnung 2024).
In order to handle registration procedures as quickly and efficiently as possible, the Medical Devices Registry has been organized as an internet database with restricted access. The corresponding website www.medizinprodukteregister.at (in German only) providing comprehensive further information on medical devices has been online since 2 January 2002 and was re-launched in May 2014 and November 2020.
The cost-free online database is partly publicly accessible. Registered users can only access their own information and cannot view data of other users.
For any questions please contact the medical devices helpline:
Mon to Fri 9:00 to 12:00
Stubenring 6
1010 Wien
Austria
Phone: +43 1 51 561-0
Fax: +43 1 513 84 72
E-Mail: medizinprodukte@goeg.at
Website: http://www.medizinprodukteregister.at