Medtronic Avalus aortic valve

Double Win: Medtronic Receives FDA Approval and CE Mark for Aortic Valve

By MedTech Intelligence Staff

This week Medtronic announced it received both the CE Mark and FDA approval for its Avalus pericardial aortic surgical valve. The company touts it as the only stented surgical aortic…

This week Medtronic announced it received both the CE Mark and FDA approval for its Avalus pericardial aortic surgical valve. The company touts it as the only stented surgical aortic…

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IQ, OQ and PQ: The Backbone of Your Quality System

By Edward Simpson

…for damage Cross-checking contents against the packing list Documenting computer-controlled instrumentation Verifying communication and connections with peripheral units Using IQ stickers to tag instruments Keeping a record of validation and…

…for damage Cross-checking contents against the packing list Documenting computer-controlled instrumentation Verifying communication and connections with peripheral units Using IQ stickers to tag instruments Keeping a record of validation and…

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Mona Orady
Soapbox

We Need to Come Together to Learn Complex Surgery

By Mona Orady, M.D.

…others, who will talk about the most relevant issues in robotics that we are dealing with today, such as: The cost and value of robotics Complex robotic hysterectomy The urologic…

…others, who will talk about the most relevant issues in robotics that we are dealing with today, such as: The cost and value of robotics Complex robotic hysterectomy The urologic…

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Peter Rose, Maetrics
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A Smooth Route to the New Medical Device Regulation

By Peter Rose

…MDR will bring about a number of changes that manufacturers need to be thinking about immediately, if they haven’t already begun. It’s critical that they reach full compliance within the…

…MDR will bring about a number of changes that manufacturers need to be thinking about immediately, if they haven’t already begun. It’s critical that they reach full compliance within the…

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Chinaā€™s Proposed Regulatory Updates

By Ames Gross

…it is developed under a compulsory license. China’s National Health and Family Planning Commission plans to issue more detailed information on the compulsory license process and more clearly define what…

…it is developed under a compulsory license. China’s National Health and Family Planning Commission plans to issue more detailed information on the compulsory license process and more clearly define what…

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

Fail to Document Rework and Bad Things Happenā€”Ask FDA

By Dr. Christopher Joseph Devine

…Devine guidance for managing key attributes of a FDA-compliant quality management system – 21 CFR, Part 820 Compliance. Charleston, SC: Amazon. FDA. (July 2017). Inspections, Compliance, Enforcement, and Criminal Investigations….

…Devine guidance for managing key attributes of a FDA-compliant quality management system – 21 CFR, Part 820 Compliance. Charleston, SC: Amazon. FDA. (July 2017). Inspections, Compliance, Enforcement, and Criminal Investigations….

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Ameing for Asia

Case Study: Sourcing Medical Supplies in India and Vietnam

By Ames Gross

…capable of producing all of the required components. The manufacturers were all expecting to procure or source components from other companies in order to fulfill the requirements. Of course, this…

…capable of producing all of the required components. The manufacturers were all expecting to procure or source components from other companies in order to fulfill the requirements. Of course, this…

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

No Control

By Dr. Christopher Joseph Devine

…of a FDA-compliant quality management system – 21 CFR, Part 820 Compliance. Charleston, SC: Amazon. FDA. (May 2017). Inspections, Compliance, Enforcement, and Criminal Investigations. Oxford Performance Materials. Retrieved from https://www.fda.gov/ICECI/EnforcementActions/WarningLetters/2017/ucm557872.htm….

…of a FDA-compliant quality management system – 21 CFR, Part 820 Compliance. Charleston, SC: Amazon. FDA. (May 2017). Inspections, Compliance, Enforcement, and Criminal Investigations. Oxford Performance Materials. Retrieved from https://www.fda.gov/ICECI/EnforcementActions/WarningLetters/2017/ucm557872.htm….

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3M adhesive

Ouch! Adhesives Should Protect, Not Hurt, the Skin

By Maria Fontanazza

…We hear it over and over again from component manufacturers that OEMs come to them too late, when they’ve already made the decision on the type of component and the…

…We hear it over and over again from component manufacturers that OEMs come to them too late, when they’ve already made the decision on the type of component and the…

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Scott Gottlieb, FDA

FDAā€™s Innovation Initiative Aims to Prevent Regulatory Barriers

By MedTech Intelligence Staff

…and benefits.” – Scott Gottlieb, M.D., FDA commissioner In a blog on FDA Voice, Gottlieb emphasizes the cost component of developing technology and patient ability to access them. The 21st…

…and benefits.” – Scott Gottlieb, M.D., FDA commissioner In a blog on FDA Voice, Gottlieb emphasizes the cost component of developing technology and patient ability to access them. The 21st…

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