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Medical Devices Implementation Act · Chapter 2 · Notification, placing on the market, putting into service and making available
Section 11

Operation and use of devices

§ 11 MPDG · Betreiben und Anwenden von Produkten

Medizinprodukterecht-Durchführungsgesetz (MPDG) · German text as of 29 October 2026 · translation edited by Alexander Baranov

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Devices and products referred to in section 2 subsection (2) shall not be operated or used if they have defects which may endanger patients, employees or third parties.

Produkte und Produkte nach § 2 Absatz 2 dürfen nicht betrieben oder angewendet werden, wenn sie Mängel aufweisen, durch die Patienten, Beschäftigte oder Dritte gefährdet werden können.

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Devices and products referred to in section 2 subsection (2) may be operated and used only in accordance with the statutory ordinance under section 88 subsection (1) sentence 1 item 6.

Produkte und Produkte nach § 2 Absatz 2 dürfen nur nach Maßgabe der Rechtsverordnung nach § 88 Absatz 1 Satz 1 Nummer 6 betrieben und angewendet werden.

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Unofficial translation for information only. Only the German text is legally binding. German text: consolidated version from gesetze-im-internet.de, retrieved 29 October 2026. Where German statutes use “soll”, “shall” denotes an obligation that admits exceptions in atypical cases. Not legal advice.