Showing posts tagged with: FDA 510k

When someone is talking about pre-market approval or notification known as 510(k), they have in mind the US market. In the EU, the concept to get to the EU market is done differently. What you need to know to apply for approval or notification will be explained here below. For better understanding, you have to know...

“Efficiency without Effectiveness misses the Purpose Effectiveness without Efficiency misses all the Profit Effectiveness with Efficiency brings Performance.” ― Martin U.  Ugwu   Verifying the effectiveness of corrective and preventive actions (CAPAs) closes the loop between identifying a problem and completing the actions to solve it. Reminder: The main purpose of corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) is to improve the organization processes...

The new version of qmsWrapper is updated in December 2019. We were still shaking from a disastrous ISO audit. Joe, the perennial QMS manager from Jurassic times, just have been fired. Even though he liked pushing the paper-based system, a medical device company has too many regulatory pitfalls to trip you up. Brilliant engineers and developers just...

When I say Validation For Intended Use, most of you picture an extensive documentation required by ISO and FDA. Although Validation for intended use documentation is useful for several reasons (ensure accuracy, reliability, consistent intended performance, the ability to discern invalid or altered records, etc.) people mainly think of it as a regulatory requirement only. In FDA's...

Whether you are freshly minted into the QMS position or you are a founder of a Startup, or a product manager with a new project... your strategy requires QMS oversight. QMS Joe will guide you with handy tips & tricks to streamline your way to compliance. Bolt-on Quality Management Apps put the cart before the horse The mistake...

In the previous article, we took a closer look at ISO13485:2016 and the pending doomsday scenario. In this article, I’ll take a closer look at the similarities between ISO 13485:2016 and FDA QSRs. Similarities between ISO 13485:2016 and FDA QSR A quick reality check of ISO 13485:2016, reveals that it actually looks more, smells more, and sounds...

Surprisingly, this is a real and topical question. At every MedDev or MedTech oriented exhibition this is the off-stage topic, actually more like the main grippe session. The 2016 ISO version requires a lot more emphasis on risk management and embedding risk management into the quality system processes. But really there are two issues in play...

  So you want to design a new version of your medical device? Here’s what you need to do to ensure ISO and FDA compliance. As a medical device design engineer, you know every part of your design; you know how all the pieces fit together and how they are built and their purpose. Sadly, it also...