On the news this morning, I heard a story that got me thinking about risk management. The headline was “Eight N.H. patients possibly exposed to fatal brain disease”. Further research about the situation reveals just how complex this case is.
[fa icon="clock-o"] 9/5/13 10:02 AM [fa icon="user"] Ryan Kasun [fa icon="folder-open'] Brain disease, iso 14971, risk management, Harm, Sequence of Events, Hazardous Situation, sterilization, Hazard
Read More »Recently, I had the opportunity to attend a Risk Management Conference hosted by the FDAnews. At the beginning of the conference, we all went around the room and introduced ourselves, and indicated why we were there. Not surprisingly, a majority of people were there to have a better understanding of the new EN version of ISO 14971 - EN ISO 14971:2012, and learn how to implement it into their daily risk management activities.
[fa icon="clock-o"] 7/26/13 5:09 AM [fa icon="user"] Ryan Kasun [fa icon="folder-open'] standards, iso 14971, risk management, Standards Compliance
Read More »As a somewhat rabid hockey fan there are a few days during the year that are considered sacred holidays: every playoff game, first day of free agency, and the trade deadline. My mind is on hockey because the trade deadline happens to be today. Outside of my insatiable desire to follow all hockey writers in the next 24 hours or so, I find myself thinking about trades in medical devices.
[fa icon="clock-o"] 4/3/13 7:11 AM [fa icon="user"] Ryan Kasun [fa icon="folder-open'] trade, MDD, Medical Devices, trade deadline, trade-off, nhl, iso 14971, risk management, 14971, FDA, business risk, cmdr
Read More »You may have heard that last year there were two new releases of EN standards: EN ISO 14971:2012 and EN ISO 13485:2012. What does this mean to you? What are the changes? How much does this affect the way you do business? Compliance to standards can be somewhat overwhelming. After a little digging into the changes to EN ISO 14971 and EN ISO 13485, hopefully I can provide you with a little clarity.
[fa icon="clock-o"] 2/7/13 9:25 AM [fa icon="user"] Ryan Kasun [fa icon="folder-open'] standards, MDD, iso 14971, medical device, Medical Device Directive, ISO, iso 13485
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