When it was announced that the Medical Device Directive (MDD) would be replaced by the Medical Device Regulation (MDR) several years ago, it triggered an enormous task for healthcare providers and manufacturers. Instructions for use (IFUs) remain vital to improving hygiene and healthcare safety and standards around the world. Alan White at The Translation People explores why hundreds of thousands of existing IFUs would need to be updated in the many languages they are already written in and be made available and accessible in additional languages.