Certain medical devices for individual use appearing on a list drawn up by order of the ministers responsible for health and social security may be returned to a state of good repair with a view to re-use by patients other than those who initially used them.
This return to good working order is subject to:
1° Compliance with criteria guaranteeing the quality and safety of use of the medical device returned to good working order;
2° An approval procedure for centres or professionals authorised to return the medical device to good working order.
The terms and conditions for the application of this article are laid down by decree in the Conseil d’Etat, in particular the conditions under which certain medical devices may be returned to a state of good repair and the conditions for carrying out the approval procedure provided for in 2°.