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
Read More »I’ve been working in regulatory for a company in which biocompatibility of device materials has been pretty straightforward and understood by all for many years. Annex A in ISO 10993-1 and FDA General Program Memorandum - #G95-1 is all you need. Check the chart for our device intended use and see that irritation testing, sensitization testing and cytotoxicity testing are required for any new device materials prior to introducing them into the market. Not only did our regulatory folks clearly understand these requirements, but our project teams were also onboard. If engineering wanted to change materials or change the material color or tint, they would contact a toxicologist to perform these three necessary tests. End of story.
[fa icon="clock-o"] 12/12/12 10:46 AM [fa icon="user"] Ryan Kasun [fa icon="folder-open'] Biocompatibility, MDD, EU, Medical Devices, 10993-1, FDA, health canada, medical device, Medical Device Directive, 10993
Read More »In a bit of a change for today's post, I'm going to highlight some of the big news items that came through my inbox last week:
[fa icon="clock-o"] 12/10/12 4:09 AM [fa icon="user"] Ryan Kasun [fa icon="folder-open'] medical device innovation consortium, RAPS, off-label promotion, webinar, MDD, EU, mHealth, Medical Devices, mobile medical applications, Training, FDA, scanadu, Pharma, Medical Device Directive, mobile medical apps, US vs. Caronia, Caronia, United States vs. Caronia, qualcomm, x prize
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