French National Authority for Health (HAS) has published new set of decisions about add-on and medical aid reimbursement in July

07

Aug 2017

French National Authority for Health (HAS) released new decisions about add-on and medical aid reimbursement of 10 medical devices from the meetings of the National Commission for Evaluation of Medical Devices and Health Technologies (CNEDiMTS).

Three decisions were released for wheelchair devices:

  • ALBER E-MOTION M15,  wheelchair add-on electric propulsion system (request of renewal of registration, approved)
  • ALBER TWION, manual wheelchair propulsion assist device (application for renewal of registration, approved)
  • ALBER SCALAMOBIL S35, adaptable and portable stair lift for manual wheelchair (application for registration, approved)

Two decisions were published for knee and feet prostheses:

  • PLIÉ  3.0, microprocessor controlled knee prosthesis (application for registration, rejected)
  • PRO-FLEX LP, prosthetic feet (III energy class) (application for registration, approved)

Five decisions were published for other devices:

  • EDWARS SAPIEN XT , pulmonary valve implanted by intravenous transcutaneous with its catheter insertion NOVAFLEX+ (request for extension of indication, approved)
  • VERCISE GEVIA, rechargeable deep brain stimulation device (application for registration, approved)
  • ACCU-CHEK MOBILE Kit & Cassette, kit and cassette for self-monitoring blood glucose (application for renewal of registration, approved)
  • PE TRIANON, highly crosslinked polyethylene (application for registration, approved)
  • SIMPLYGO, portable oxygen concentrator (application for renewal of registration, approved)

See full list of decisions in French here.

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