The MedAccred program, an industry managed, consensus-driven approach to ensuring critical manufacturing process quality throughout the medical device supply chain, is giving all stakeholders access to its Qualified Manufacturers List (QML), following a recommendation from the new Best Practices in Supply Chain Resiliency and Quality Working Group. The working group includes leading MedTech OEMs, contract manufacturers, suppliers, government, and industry associations, and is chaired by the MedAccred program.
Accredited companies included in the QML have achieved MedAccred Accreditation after meeting stringent critical process audit requirements, set by MedAccred OEM Subscribers, which include Baxter, BD, Boston Scientific, Edwards Lifesciences, Johnson & Johnson, Medtronic, Philips, Roche Diagnostics, and Stryker. Until now, the QML has only been accessible to OEM Subscribers of the MedAccred program.
“Expanding access to the MedAccred Qualified Manufacturers List will be of immense value to the medical device industry, and to a range of other stakeholders, as we continue to work together towards improving product quality and patient safety. Anyone viewing this list can be assured that these companies are the very best performers in the world,” says Bob Lizewski, Vice President, MedAccred, and Chair of the Best Practices in Supply Chain Resiliency and Quality Working Group.
The list will be of interest to Quality, Procurement, and Research and Development personnel, regulators, and many others, as it provides a resource for identifying supplier quality, sourcing suppliers, and conducting research and development, among other activities.
The QML can be accessed by visiting and registering on the EAN platform at www.eauditnet.com.
The list includes companies accredited to the following critical processes:
- Cable and Wire Harness
- Heat Treating
- Plastics Extrusion
- Plastics Injection Molding
- Plastics Mechanical Assembly
- Printed Boards (Bare Boards)
- Printed Circuit Board Assembly
- Sterile Device Packaging
- Sterilization
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