Clinical evaluation and risk management

Medical Device Stability Testing

Medical Device Stability Testing Medical Device Stability Testing is conducted to determine the environmental effects such as temperature humidity, light, moisture, pH, agitation, gravity on product strength, quality, and purity. Such testing’s are conducted in the life sciences, chemical, medical devices, IVDs, pharmaceuticals, and food industries. Stability Testing provide supporting evidence to establish product storage…

Clinical evaluation and risk management

Relation between Clinical Evaluation and Risk Management

  RELATION BETWEEN CLINICAL EVALUATION AND RISK MANAGEMENT Relation between Clinical evaluation and risk management are closely intertwined in the context of medical devices. Clinical evaluation is the process of collecting clinical data and evidence to assess the safety and performance of a medical device throughout its lifecycle. This evaluation includes the review of existing…

Surgical Sutures 510(k)

  SURGICAL SUTURES 510(k)PROCESS   The 510(k)-submission process is a premarket notification process required by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for certain medical devices. The purpose of the process is to demonstrate how surgical sutures are substantially equivalent to a legally marketed predicate device, meaning it has the same intended use and…

FDA Medical Device Sterilization

FDA Sterilization Guidance Medical Device Sterilization: To avoid disease transmission linked with the use of an item, sterilization destroys all microorganisms on its surface or in a fluid. Either a physical or chemical process that destroys or removes all microbial life in a specific area, including spores.   Sterility: the reduction of anticipated levels of…

Recognized consensus standards

Standards, Recognized consensus standards, and Guidance in FDA

Differences between Standards, Recognized consensus standards, and Guidance   Standards Recognized consensus standards Guidance A standard is a repeatable, harmonized, agreed, and documented way of doing something. It is a database that provides the most up-to-date list of voluntary consensus standards to which the FDA will accept a Declaration of Conformity. Guidance documents represent FDA’s current thinking…

Medical Device Cyber Security Plan for Software

Medical Device Cyber Security Plan for Softwarebecome more competent in accessing, analyzing, communicating, and automation to improve the speed and quality of patient care. However, advancements with technological advances arise new risks and concerns. The risk of threats in both network and software is unavoidable through hackers. To assist manufacturers in developing adequate controls, the…

506J Notification

What is FDA’s Section 506J Notification? Section 506J notification of the FD&C Act requires manufacturers to notify the Secretary of a permanent discontinuance in the manufacture of specific devices or an interruption in the manufacture of certain devices, which leads to disruption in the supply of that device in the United States. This policy is…

Clinical Data

Pre-Clinical and Clinical Data

Pre-Clinical Vs Clinical Data Pre-clinical data are the vital testing and safety data collected during the research stage before the clinical trials begin. Tests like in-vitro tests, ex-vivo tests, biological evaluation, simulated use, engineering, performance tests, animal tests, computer modelling, lab tests, stability, shelf life etc. come under pre-clinical tests. Clinical data are used to…