IMDRF/GRRP WG/N47 provides the following definition: Developed stage of current technical capability and/or accepted clinical practice in regard to products, processes and patient management, based on the relevant
consolidated findings of science, technology and experience. Note: The state-of-the-art embodies what is currently and generally accepted as good practice in technology and medicine. The state-of-the-art does not necessarily imply the most technologically advanced solution. The state-of-the-art described here is sometimes referred to as the “generally acknowledged state-ofthe-art“.
[Definition according to MDCG 2020-6 No. 1.2]