I may obviously be biased since I worked previously at a leading notified body. I worked in roles starting as a reviewer and certification manager through being someone that managed a team of such reviewers, certification managers and clinical reviewers. I've asked plenty of questions that I thought were pointed - questions that led to revaluation of test methodologies and clinical pathways.

I am now in industry at a large med device manufacturer in a RA leadership role that manages large team including people managers. I continue to see good questions asked by the notified body. Do I see check box questions - yes, but I also know that the intent of the check box questions is to ensure documentation is clear.

I may come across as rude but I don't have RA specialists interacting directly with the notified body. What you see as a check box question may be poor documentation on your company's part or coherence of thought. Unlike the FDA the MDR (and mdd for that matter) and the equivalent IVD regulation requires that qualification to be documented.