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FDA Order: Surgical Mesh for Transvaginal Pelvic Organ Prolapse Becomes Class III Device

By MedTech Intelligence Staff

…must address safety issues, including severe pelvic pain and organ perforation. Companies will have 30 months to submit a PMA for surgical meshes that are already on the market. New

…must address safety issues, including severe pelvic pain and organ perforation. Companies will have 30 months to submit a PMA for surgical meshes that are already on the market. New

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Design Verification: The Testing Phase

By Roberta Goode

…in the product specification. Global regulatory bodies allow the commercial release of product following all appropriate testing and clearances, with accelerated aging data. This compromise allows manufacturers to bring life-saving…

…in the product specification. Global regulatory bodies allow the commercial release of product following all appropriate testing and clearances, with accelerated aging data. This compromise allows manufacturers to bring life-saving…

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Design Verification: Process Considerations Before Testing

By Roberta Goode

…design verification testing separately from the package design verification testing. This paper suggests a partial combination of functional product and dummy product to demonstrate the package is capable of protecting…

…design verification testing separately from the package design verification testing. This paper suggests a partial combination of functional product and dummy product to demonstrate the package is capable of protecting…

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Design verification in medical devices

Design Verification: Ensure Product Protection throughout the Supply Chain

By Roberta Goode

…from damage throughout the distribution cycle. The most common mistake when undertaking this testing is that often, manufacturers stop short of combining the conditions of the entire supply chain on…

…from damage throughout the distribution cycle. The most common mistake when undertaking this testing is that often, manufacturers stop short of combining the conditions of the entire supply chain on…

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CDRH Wants to Publish at Least 12 Final Guidance Documents in 2016

By MedTech Intelligence Staff

…of Symbols in Labeling 510(k) Modifications Software Modifications 510(k) Third Party Review Program Companion Diagnostics Co-Development Use of Real-World Observational Patient Data to Support Decision Making for Medical Devices UDI…

…of Symbols in Labeling 510(k) Modifications Software Modifications 510(k) Third Party Review Program Companion Diagnostics Co-Development Use of Real-World Observational Patient Data to Support Decision Making for Medical Devices UDI…

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MedTech Predictions for 2016

By Maria Fontanazza

…monitoring companies and early-stage companies that are developing clinical-grade wearables Healthcare spending will continue to dominate healthcare market (United States, Europe and Japan will hold on to 72% of market…

…monitoring companies and early-stage companies that are developing clinical-grade wearables Healthcare spending will continue to dominate healthcare market (United States, Europe and Japan will hold on to 72% of market…

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Most Serious Medical Device Recalls of 2015

By Maria Fontanazza

…after the company received reports that switching the tubes from an older version to a newer version could lead to breathing problems. This issue could be due to the fact…

…after the company received reports that switching the tubes from an older version to a newer version could lead to breathing problems. This issue could be due to the fact…

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Dr. Christopher Joseph Devine, President, Devine Guidance International
Devine Guidance

Detention Never a Good Thing, Even for Medical Devices

By Dr. Christopher Joseph Devine

…thing as maximum compliance or minimum compliance, there is only compliance.” It is Dr. D’s favorite quote. Enjoy! Warning Letter – December 11, 2015 For this last guidance of 2015,…

…thing as maximum compliance or minimum compliance, there is only compliance.” It is Dr. D’s favorite quote. Enjoy! Warning Letter – December 11, 2015 For this last guidance of 2015,…

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Evolution of Medtronic pacemakers, Maastricht

Most Popular Stories of 2015

…At EM-TRAC, Medtronic brings in physicians to participate in simulation training. 3: Medtronic’s European Research Center Focuses on Innovation for Survival The company’s Bakken Research Centre in the Netherlands is…

…At EM-TRAC, Medtronic brings in physicians to participate in simulation training. 3: Medtronic’s European Research Center Focuses on Innovation for Survival The company’s Bakken Research Centre in the Netherlands is…

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Dr. Christopher Joseph Devine, President, Devine Guidance International
Devine Guidance

The Twelve Days of Christmas: Not Exactly!

By Dr. Christopher Joseph Devine

With Christmas rapidly approaching, Dr. D hopes all of the readers that celebrate Christmas have completed their shopping. FYI, Dr. D has not but will begin shopping with a vengeance…

With Christmas rapidly approaching, Dr. D hopes all of the readers that celebrate Christmas have completed their shopping. FYI, Dr. D has not but will begin shopping with a vengeance…

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