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EASSI The European Association of the Surgical Suture Industry

EASSI represents the interests of the European manufacturers of surgical sutures and meshes. EASSI is recognized as the European authority regarding technical questions and standardization of surgical sutures and meshes.

About

The association serves as a platform for information and discussion of the relevant regulations, standards and initiatives in the healthcare sector. EASSI’s main objectives are:

  • to represent members’ interests in national and international standardization projects,
  • to initiate harmonization of regulations and standards,
  • to formulate common positions with regard to matters of EASSI concern.
„High-quality suture material is essential for patient care - we create standards to ensure that it remains high quality in Europe.“

Organisation

Technical Committee

The Technical Committee (TC) is EASSI’s forum for discussion of technical questions regarding sutures, meshes and needles. The TC’s main purpose is to guarantee a high quality level of the medical devices in question by actively monitoring, developing and promoting standards. The Technical Committee is also in charge of observing relevant regulatory developments and formulating EASSI’s position on legislative initiatives.

The Technical Committee currently has the following Working Groups (WG):

WG Medical Device Regulation (MDR)

The MDR WG works on all topics related to the new European MDR and other regulatory issues.
In March 2021 the group published a Surgical Suture position paper to draw attention to the MDR's obstacles for suture manufacturers.

WG Environment & Sustainability (ES)

The WG ES was founded in autumn 2021 initially with the aim of providing information; the constitutional took place in summer 2022. The background of the group are in particular the new challenges for the industry due to the Green Deal of the EU (environmental protection, sustainability, sterilization, supply chains ...).

WG Standardization of Surgical Meshes (SSM)

The SSM aims at developing standardized test methods for surgical meshes. The tests refer to:
  • linear tensile strength
  • suture pull-out force
  • burst strength
  • pore size.

WG Needles

The aim of the working group is to identify and define surgical needle specifications and their corresponding testing methods.

Board

2024-2025

Chairman of the Board
Thomas Pfeiffer, SERAG-WIESSNER (GER)

Deputy Chairmen of the Executive Board
Martina Laporte, B. Braun Surgical S. A. (ES)
Maurizio Longo, Assut (IT)

Members of the Executive Board
Alessandra Polo, Johnson & Johnson MEDICAL GmbH (CH)
Marcin Sieczek, CHIRANA T. Injecta (CZ

Head office

General secretary

Clara Mailin Allonge Lena Maria Richter


Finance & Controlling

Yvonne Röchert

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