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

Complaints (Subsections a, b, & c)

By Dr. Christopher Joseph Devine

Complaint, complaints, and more complaints, if you want to play in the medical-device industry sandbox, device manufacturers better get use to the concept. Complaint and complaint handling is a daily…

Complaint, complaints, and more complaints, if you want to play in the medical-device industry sandbox, device manufacturers better get use to the concept. Complaint and complaint handling is a daily…

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Tom Maeder, Senior Editor, MedTech Intelligence

Making Translational Engineering Work: A Conversation with MIT’s Robert Langer

By Thomas Maeder

…Langer’s four basic requirements for a combined clinically-useful and commercially-successful idea: “You want a platform technology. You want a powerful blocking patent so that you own the space. You want…

…Langer’s four basic requirements for a combined clinically-useful and commercially-successful idea: “You want a platform technology. You want a powerful blocking patent so that you own the space. You want…

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

Device History Record

By Dr. Christopher Joseph Devine

example: a. When requested, no DHR for the research, research-waterload or the waterload software Version (b)(4) tested and distributed to customers was provided. b. There is no record of device…

example: a. When requested, no DHR for the research, research-waterload or the waterload software Version (b)(4) tested and distributed to customers was provided. b. There is no record of device…

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

Device Master Record

By Dr. Christopher Joseph Devine

…master records (DMRs), as required by 21 CFR 820.181. For example, when requested, no DMR for the EGGSAS software used in the three 3CPM Electrogastrogram versions: Research, Research Waterload, and…

…master records (DMRs), as required by 21 CFR 820.181. For example, when requested, no DMR for the EGGSAS software used in the three 3CPM Electrogastrogram versions: Research, Research Waterload, and…

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

Records (General Requirements)

By Dr. Christopher Joseph Devine

commercial distribution by the manufacturer, as required by 21 CFR 820.180(b). For example, your firm documents the final inspection of the Water Lily on a checklist, but discards the checklist…

commercial distribution by the manufacturer, as required by 21 CFR 820.180(b). For example, your firm documents the final inspection of the Water Lily on a checklist, but discards the checklist…

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

Distribution and Installation

By Dr. Christopher Joseph Devine

…read the QSR. Device manufacturers please generate written procedures to support compliance to the QSR. Device manufactures please, please, and pretty please, understand that compliance to the QSR is not…

…read the QSR. Device manufacturers please generate written procedures to support compliance to the QSR. Device manufactures please, please, and pretty please, understand that compliance to the QSR is not…

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

Handling and Storage

By Dr. Christopher Joseph Devine

…April, Dr. D was about to be the proud owner of a new 57” flat-screen television. The second my eyes focused on the condition of the shipping container, I knew

…April, Dr. D was about to be the proud owner of a new 57” flat-screen television. The second my eyes focused on the condition of the shipping container, I knew

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

Labeling and Packaging Control

By Dr. Christopher Joseph Devine

…on a carton or pouch, a pouch label, or even something as benign as a flash label, e.g. “New and Improved.” To complicate matters further, outside of the United States,…

…on a carton or pouch, a pouch label, or even something as benign as a flash label, e.g. “New and Improved.” To complicate matters further, outside of the United States,…

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

Corrective and Preventive Action

By Dr. Christopher Joseph Devine

…couple of steps. In fact, device manufacturers have the freedom to tailor their approach to CAPA, to fit their specific business model, providing compliance to all of the QSR requirements…

…couple of steps. In fact, device manufacturers have the freedom to tailor their approach to CAPA, to fit their specific business model, providing compliance to all of the QSR requirements…

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

Nonconforming Product

By Dr. Christopher Joseph Devine

…from FDA’s Website, violations of 820.90 are plentiful. One of the trends Dr. D has noted while performing research and collecting information for DG is that several companies have racked…

…from FDA’s Website, violations of 820.90 are plentiful. One of the trends Dr. D has noted while performing research and collecting information for DG is that several companies have racked…

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