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Does my medical device need MPBV messtechnische Kontrollen (metrological checks) in Austria?

Describe your device to check whether MPBV messtechnische Kontrollen (metrological checks) may apply, why, what facts are missing, and which official source to review.

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Preliminary applicability · country-specific scope

What you receive

Not just a yes or no

A route-by-route answer. Separate product certificates, dossier evidence, import documents, and facility licences stay separate.

Trigger reasoning. See which product facts matter and which missing facts prevent a reliable conclusion.

Official starting points. Open the regulator or government sources behind the maintained country matrix.

Maintained country rule

What this MPBV messtechnische Kontrollen (metrological checks) check is screening

Checks whether a clinical measuring function needs model approval or initial/periodic verification. Applies to the facility, operator, or installation rather than only the product.

Requirement family: Legal metrology
Regulatory object: device operated in health facility
Maintained rule status: mandatory for use site
Useful product facts: Measured quantity, clinical decision use, units, accuracy claim, and whether the value drives treatment.

§ 7 MPBV (Medizinproduktebetreiberverordnung, BGBl. II Nr. 70/2007) requires metrological checks — calibration and assessment traceable to national or international standards using manufacturer error limits — for devices listed in Anhang 2 and for any device whose manufacturer prescribes such checks in the accompanying documents; only persons or bodies meeting Anhang 4 (e.g. the BEV test service and accredited calibration bodies) may perform them; intervals follow manufacturer specification, otherwise Anhang 2 defaults (overrun allowed up to six months considering device type and hazard potential, otherwise at least a two-year cycle).

How to read the answer

Classification is only the first layer

A device may have one medical risk class and still trigger separate radio, electrical, measurement, radiation, environmental, import, or installation requirements. The checker keeps each regulatory object separate.

Product approval

A certificate or approval attached to the finished product, component, or radio host.

Dossier or import evidence

Testing can belong inside the medical dossier, while some documents apply to each shipment.

Site or operator licence

Radiation, installation, use, or measurement controls may apply to a facility or operator.

Country-specific scope

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Official starting points

Use these authority pages to confirm current scope, technical rules, application routes, and transition dates. A linked source does not turn a preliminary result into an authority decision.

RIS (Österreichisches Rechtsinformationssystem)

§ 7 MPBV Medizinproduktebetreiberverordnung messtechnische Kontrollen

About this checker

A preliminary tool, not a regulatory determination

Describe the complete product — radio, power, measurement, radiation, battery, materials, accessories, intended use, import route, and existing approvals. The free checker maps those facts to the maintained Austria scheme matrix and links each route to its official source.

Use the result to identify questions and official sources. Final scope can depend on exact models, modules, bands, components, claims, HS codes, import structure, installation site, and current authority interpretation.

Is this the same as medical device classification in Austria?: No. Risk classification determines the main medical-device pathway. This checker runs after classification and looks for additional product certificates, dossier evidence, import documents, and facility or operator licences.
Does “no separate certificate” mean no testing is required?: No. Safety, EMC, performance, or other evidence can still be required inside the medical-device dossier even when there is no separate national product certificate.
Is the result an official regulatory determination?: No. It is a preliminary applicability assessment. Review the linked official source and confirm the final route with the relevant authority, certification body, importer, or regulatory professional.