On 25 May 2017 was announced that the transitional period of MDR will end on the 26 May 2020. The new Medical Device Regulation (MDR), also called the European Medical Device Regulation, should have came into force across Europe by the 26 May 2020. Due to the corona pandemic, the EU Commission has now decided to set 26 May 2021 as the amended date of implementation of the MDR.