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.
New changes mean new challenges, but global harmonization could make things easier for device manufacturers in the long run.
With only one month until the compliance deadline, many medical device companies still have much to prepare in order to meet the requirements.
A discussion with Geoff Wood about the advantages offered by having a pre-assessment before a Stage 1 and 2 Initial Audit.
With digitalization impacting all areas of manufacturing operations, it should come as no surprise that medical device producers must adapt or risk missing the next wave of performance and product improvements.
Although the full impact of COVID-19 is uncertain, one sure thing is that industry continues to crave information to help them navigate EU MDR.
Although medical device manufacturers have more time to prepare due to the delayed EU MDR deadline, this shouldn’t distract from the extensive documentation they must compile in the meantime to prove their devices are compliant.
Operating with an antiquated QMS raises your risk. Here’s what to consider when modernizing your system.
The most successful medical device companies have the same characteristic in common: They’re cross-functional. Whether it be the device design and development activities or quality and regulatory affairs, every operation works together to produce and market medical devices that improve patients’ lives.
Both paper and digital paper are outdated approaches to medical device quality management.
