Brazil has passed legislation enabling class I (lowest risk) devices and diagnostics to gain market approval through a notification pathway rather than under the current review-based registration system. The move is essentially intended to help regulatory agency Anvisa refocus its efforts toward the higher-risk arena.

The outlook for sustained COVID-19 recovery in Italy has cheered the medtech industry, but the private sector spend has contracted, and Italy’s imaging equipment is aging rapidly.

Brazil's ABIMO medtech industry association reports newly-buoyant levels of export activity, as normal business routines crystalize further in the post-COVID phase. Meanwhile, member companies of the Brazil Health Devices initiative are outperforming industry averages.