Companies have several avenues available to share their input on and help shape MedTech regulation. At the 2023 MedTech Regulatory Intelligence Summit, former FDA CDRH member Steven Silverman, and Patterson Shafer, strategic advisor to FDA, offered guidance on how to establish credibility with FDA and the most effective ways to make your voice heard.
Class 1 recalls are at a 15-year high. To reduce the number of recalls and nonconformances, medtech manufacturers need quality management and traceability processes that go beyond documenting and tracking changes to effectively connect people, processes and data.
Karandeep Badwal, consultant and president of QRA Medical, discusses the change in focus from EU MDD to EU MDR, and how companies will need to adapt to meet new reporting requirements and maintain compliance in the European market.
Stefano Vicenzetto, Design Systems Engineer at Flex, shares his insights on how Circular Economy principles can be applied within the MedTech industry to reduce environmental impact by shifting away from the linear take, make and waste approach.
Companies must now electronically submit all FDA 510(k) submissions using the eSTAR platform. Dr. Dhriti Roy, vice president of Regulatory Affairs Transformation at Essenvia and faculty at Oxford University’s MedTech innovation platform, highlights the benefits and challenges of eSTAR, as well as processes and tools companies need to adopt as they transition to this new submission process.
Behavioral health providers were excluded from the 2009 HITECH Act, which contributed to significant disparities in EHR adoption between mental and physical health providers. The Behavioral Health Information Technology (BHIT) Coordination Act could help remedy this, yet regulatory and societal barriers to full interoperability remain.
While billion-dollar deals are common in the medtech industry, multi-billion-dollar megadeal acquisitions were still notable in 2022. Often, these deals result in a ripple effect on the industry when two large companies merge. Here we look at some recent examples, the growth drivers behind them and what they mean for the medtech industry.
Megan Coder, Vice President for Product and Policy at the Digital Medicine Society (DiMe), discusses the society’s new project aimed at researching global regulations for digital health to create a foundation for approval and patient access that can cut across regions.
The growth of the medical device industry brings increased competition and a need to find ways to become more efficient and cost-competitive, without compromising quality. In this column, Doug Donahue, Director of Foreign Direct Investment and Manufacturing for Guanajuato’s Medical Device Cluster and co-managing partner of Entrada Group, discusses the benefits, challenges and opportunities available for companies investigating Mexico as a manufacturing site.
Computational simulations play a pivotal role in optimizing the design of point-of-care cassettes prior to manufacturing, shortening the development timeline and enabling swift adaptation to market demands.
