European Union (EU) medical device regulations (EU MDR) have significantly increased the requirements for distributors. If you are currently a distributor of medical devices in the EU, or are considering doing so, it is important that you understand these new...
In October 2019, FDA released a guidance suggesting new labeling and performance testing relative to 510(k) premarket notification submissions for coronary, peripheral, and neurovascular guidewires under the product codes DQX and MOF. According to FDA, these new...
A Unique Device Identifier (UDI) is a numeric or alphanumeric code that is assigned to a medical device. These codes are entirely unique, designed as a method to easily identify and determine the use of devices sold in the United States and Europe. The purpose of a...
Since their introduction two decades ago, hydrophilic and hydrophobic coatings on intravascular devices such as catheters, wires, and delivery systems have proven highly popular for decreasing the frictional force when the devices are introduced into the vasculature....
Virtual audits are our current situation; yes, it’s a bit out of our collective comfort zone, but it beats not performing audits at all during this time of uncertainty. Quality System compliance can still be assessed no matter the environment, with a few key changes...
The Federal Food and Drug Administration has revised its refuse-to-accept (RTA) policy for 510(k) submissions to clarify its guidance after the agency noted that its staff was spending too much time drafting extensive letters requesting additional information needed...
FDA’s Special 510(k) submission process has been around for years as an expedited method to demonstrate that the device to be marketed is at least as safe and effective (i.e., substantially equivalent), to a legally-marketed device not subject to the Premarket...
The Immunology Devices Panel of the FDA’s Medical Device Advisory Committee met in November to discuss the topic of immunological responses to metal-containing products regulated as medical devices. The panel focused on metal-containing implants as well as dental...
In 2000, the first edition of ISO 14971 was released as the international standard for risk management of medical devices. This year, the ISO technical committee (ISO/TC 210) has been hard at work updating this globally-recognized standard. And while the fundamental...
For the past 30 years, the European Union’s medical device market has been regulated by the Medical Devices Directive (MDD). The rapid development of hybrid technologies, tensions between EU member states, and highly bureaucratic procedures for resolving disputes made...