Industry stakeholders, including FDA officials, will discuss recalls and other key topics at MedTech Intelligence’sHHE and Recalls/Global Recallsconference, May 10–12, 2016 in Washington, DCRoberta Goode, president & CEO of Goode Compliance International, weighs in on the latest challenges medical device manufacturers are facing in risk management at the 2015 MedTech Intelligence HHE, Risk Assessment, & Recalls Conference in Washington, DC. One of the top concerns is how the regulatory bodies in the United States and Europe will interpret and implement the EN ISO 14972:2012, especially as it relates to the three annexes that were released. Goode explains how industry is struggling with some of the requirements, as well as the expectations of the Notified Bodies and how FDA is implementing the standard.
Mitigating risk of failure is one of the most important disciplines to perform for medical device manufacturers, and for the last couple of years, it has become an increasingly difficult discipline to master.
At Device Talks Boston in May, Ronald Kurz, Sr. Director and GM at Canon Virginia, Kathryn Unger, Sr. Mgr. of Global ESG Communications at Boston Scientific, and David Ettl, COO at Gradian Health System, addressed the question, how can we…
In addition to challenges brought by new EU MDR, Switzerland has struggled to approve and introduce new devices due to its revised national medical device ordinance, which created even tougher import hurdles.
Imagine a patient undergoing therapy being relaxed and enjoying the treatment, or receiving rewards for taking medicine religiously and on time. Creating a game-like experience can change patient perception of medical devices from boring or scary to engaging and attractive.…
The MedTech Intelligence staff consists of freelance journalists and industry contributing writers with decades of experience in covering medical device issues under the categories of business, market trends, product development, quality, regulatory, and operations.
You can contact our writing staff via our Contact Page.