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

Performing Quality Audits is not Optional

By Dr. Christopher Joseph Devine

…guidance for complying with the FDA’s quality system regulation – 21 CFR, Part 820. Charleston, SC: Amazon. FDA’s enforcement page. (2014, May). FDA.gov Website. Retrieved May 9, 2014, from http://www.fda.gov/ICECI/EnforcementActions/WarningLetters/2014/ucm397732.htm…

…guidance for complying with the FDA’s quality system regulation – 21 CFR, Part 820. Charleston, SC: Amazon. FDA’s enforcement page. (2014, May). FDA.gov Website. Retrieved May 9, 2014, from http://www.fda.gov/ICECI/EnforcementActions/WarningLetters/2014/ucm397732.htm…

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

No DHR = No Documented Evidence of Compliance

By Dr. Christopher Joseph Devine

…FDA expects a DHR, that supports compliance with the DMR, to be completed using GDP; (a) FDA; (b) DHR; (c) DMR; and (d) GDP. Failure of the Chief Jailable Officer…

…FDA expects a DHR, that supports compliance with the DMR, to be completed using GDP; (a) FDA; (b) DHR; (c) DMR; and (d) GDP. Failure of the Chief Jailable Officer…

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

What Part of Process Validation is Not Being Understood?

By Dr. Christopher Joseph Devine

…guidance for complying with the FDA’s quality system regulation – 21 CFR, Part 820. Charleston, SC: Amazon. FDA’s enforcement page. (2014, May). FDA.gov Website. Retrieved April 25, 2014, from http://www.fda.gov/ICECI/EnforcementActions/WarningLetters/ucm393157.htm….

…guidance for complying with the FDA’s quality system regulation – 21 CFR, Part 820. Charleston, SC: Amazon. FDA’s enforcement page. (2014, May). FDA.gov Website. Retrieved April 25, 2014, from http://www.fda.gov/ICECI/EnforcementActions/WarningLetters/ucm393157.htm….

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

Poor Cleanroom Controls + Non-Validated Sterilization Process = Recipe for a Warning Letter!

By Dr. Christopher Joseph Devine

…operating procedures (SOP’s), and methods that define and control the manner of production; Monitoring and control of process parameters and component and device characteristics during production; Compliance with specified reference…

…operating procedures (SOP’s), and methods that define and control the manner of production; Monitoring and control of process parameters and component and device characteristics during production; Compliance with specified reference…

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Devine Guidance

Bad Design Control Practices can Lead to a Warning Letter!

By Dr. Christopher Joseph Devine

…In fact, the requirements for complying with 21 CFR, Part 820.30 (Design Controls) are clearly defined. If an establishment fails to comply with 21 CFR, Part 820.30, then their product…

…In fact, the requirements for complying with 21 CFR, Part 820.30 (Design Controls) are clearly defined. If an establishment fails to comply with 21 CFR, Part 820.30, then their product…

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

Use Complaints to Fix Problems!

By Dr. Christopher Joseph Devine

…the cows come home to open and complete a complaint investigation. Additionally, complaint activities must be “DOCUMENTED” as in documented in writing or some other form of print that supports…

…the cows come home to open and complete a complaint investigation. Additionally, complaint activities must be “DOCUMENTED” as in documented in writing or some other form of print that supports…

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Devine Guidance

Failing to File MDRs will Result in a Warning Letter

By Dr. Christopher Joseph Devine

…to obey one of FDA’s basic commandments. In each case, no good can come out of a device establishment’s failure to comply with regulatory and statutory requirements. In the case…

…to obey one of FDA’s basic commandments. In each case, no good can come out of a device establishment’s failure to comply with regulatory and statutory requirements. In the case…

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Devine Guidance

You Have Just Been Disqualified, Ouch!

By Dr. Christopher Joseph Devine

…guidance for complying with the FDA’s quality system regulation – 21 CFR, Part 820. Charleston, SC: Amazon.  FDA’s enforcement page. (2014, March). FDA.gov Website. Retrieved March 31, 2014, from http://www.fda.gov/ICECI/EnforcementActions/ucm321308.htm. …

…guidance for complying with the FDA’s quality system regulation – 21 CFR, Part 820. Charleston, SC: Amazon.  FDA’s enforcement page. (2014, March). FDA.gov Website. Retrieved March 31, 2014, from http://www.fda.gov/ICECI/EnforcementActions/ucm321308.htm. …

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Devine Guidance

Control Your Suppliers or Else!

By Dr. Christopher Joseph Devine

…could not certify that (b)(4), the contractor that serviced the equipment on May 22, 2013, had been evaluated. In your response you commit to ensuring that service providers conducting preventive…

…could not certify that (b)(4), the contractor that serviced the equipment on May 22, 2013, had been evaluated. In your response you commit to ensuring that service providers conducting preventive…

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Medical Device Supplier Certification: the Rx-360 Approach

By MedTech Intelligence Staff

…device space to actively monitor their supply chain and keep abreast of changes in the device regulatory scene, and kept coming back to Rx-360, because “they have the infrastructure to…

…device space to actively monitor their supply chain and keep abreast of changes in the device regulatory scene, and kept coming back to Rx-360, because “they have the infrastructure to…

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