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Cat: Medical Devices

Various inspection guides used by FDA field staff for audits. Mammography facility regulatory guidance. US Food and Drug Administration guidance on the CDRH requirements related to medical device manufacturing safety requirements - recalls, reporting, quality, use errors, etc.

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AdvaMed - Advanced Medical Technology Association [26980] ?

Represent manufacturers of medical devices

Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation [16457] ?

Create medical instrumentation standards

Background Information for International Officials: Medical Device Regulation [16487] ?

FDA guidance on the basic regulatory requirements that all manufacturers and importers must consider

Can Inspection Time Be Reduced?: Developing a HACCP Plan [25397] ?

The experience of a medical device company

Developing a Comprehensive Quality System [26573] ?

Articles on quality assurance and control for medical device safety

Developing a Comprehensive Quality System for Medical Devices [25396] ?

An effective quality system must integrate risk management, customer satisfaction, and continuous improvement

ECRI Medical Device Problem Reporting [24285] ?

How to report a problem to ECRI and to the FDA

Electronic Product Radiation Control [22446] ?

US FDA requirements for ionizing and non-ionizing products, including medical products

Exporting Medical Devices [16495] ?

Procedures options for U.S. firms to export both approved and unapproved medical devices

Factoring the Law into Medical Device Design [25398] ?

Certain steps during the design process can reduce a manufacturer's risk

FDA - Diagnostic Tests [29093] ?

FDA regulation of all aspects of in-home and laboratory diagnostic tests (in vitro diagnostic devices, or IVDs)

FDA Databases [25401] ?

Databases of interest to medical device manufacturers

FDA Electromagnetic Compatibility Program [24730] ?

FDA/CDRH Recommendations for EMC/EMI in Healthcare Facilities

FDA Guidance Documents for Medical Device Manufacturers [16472] ?

Most Popular Medical Device Guidance Documents

FDA Inspection Guide of Medical Device Manufacturers [16465] ?

Guidance to FDA inspectors on medical device Quality System/GMP Regulation (QS/GMP) audits

FDA Inspection Guide to Bioresearch Monitoring of In Vitro Diagnostic Devices [16463] ?

Guidance to the FDA field staff conducting bioresearch monitoring inspections for IVD devices

FDA Inspection Guide: Mammography Quality Standards Act Auditor's Guide [16464] ?

This guidance document represents the FDA's current thinking on MQSA audits

FDA Inspection Handbook: Guide to Inspections of Quality Systems (QSIT) [16461] ?

Guidance to the FDA field staff to assess a medical device manufacturer's compliance

FDA Inspection of Electromagnetic Compatibility Aspects of Medical Device Quality [16462] ?

Guidance to FDA investigators regarding EMC & how it's addressed in a manufacturer's QS/QMP

FDA Inspector's Technical Guides [16466] ?

Provide FDA personnel with technical background in a specific piece of equipment

FDA Labeling Requirements of Medical Devices [16492] ?

Guidance on FDA medical device labeling requirements

FDA Medical Device Databases [16488] ?

501(k)s, PMAs, GGP, MDR, MAUDE, NHRIC and other FDA medical device databases

FDA Medical Device Guidance Documents [16489] ?

Good guidance practice documents

FDA Medical Device Quality Systems Manual - Small Entity Guide [16469] ?

Manual to assist small business manufacturers of medical devices in FDA compliance

FDA Medical Device Reporting - Event Problem Codes [16482] ?

Mechanism for FDA to identify and monitor significant adverse events involving medical devices

FDA Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act Fees [16484] ?

Guidance, forms and fee information

Final Rule: Current Good Manufacturing Practice (CGMP) - Medical Devices [16470] ?

The Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) (also known as the Quality System Regulation) - FDA requirements

HACCP: Resolving Medical Product Safety and Liability Nightmares [25395] ?

The benefits of implementing HACCP into a product development and manufacturing process are well worth the effort

HE74:2001 Human Factors Design Process for Medical Devices [24260] ?

Provides an overview of the standard - does not provide the text of the standard

Human Factors & Medical Devices [16454] ?

Information for Manufacturers and Distributors on medical device labeling, etc.

Human Factors in Medical Devices Primer [16468] ?

Primer to improve the safety of medical devices by reducing likelihood of user error

Human Factors in Medical Devices: Design, Regulation, and Patient Safety [1283] ?

Incorporating Human Factors Engineering into Risk Management

Human Factors Program - FDA Medical Devices [16456] ?

Human factors guidance from the FDA

In Vitro Diagnostic Device Over the Counter OTC Database [29094] ?

Information on in-home diagnostic tests (in vitro diagnostic devices, or IVDs)

In Vitro Diagnostic Devices: Guidance for Preparation of 501(k) Submissions [16486] ?

FDA premarket notification [510(k)] requirements for In Vitro medical devices

Medical Device HACCP Implementation [25394] ?

Documents including worksheets to assists medical device manufacturers with HACCP plan implementation

Medical Device Safety Reports [14751] ?

A repository of medical device incident and hazard information

Medical Device Standards [25399] ?

A series of articles on complying with standards that affect the medical device industry

Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) of 2002 [22453] ?

Federal Register notices, fees, forms, guidance documents, reports

Medical Glove Guidance Manual [pdf] [16481] ?

FDA regulatory guidance on the marketing of medical gloves

Medical Imaging - FDA Requirements [16473] ?

Laws, regulations, industr guidance and more

MQSA FDA Inspection Guide: Mammography Facilities [16474] ?

Implementation of the Mammography Quality Standards Act of 1992 (MQSA) - inspections

MQSA Regulatory Guidance Documents [16477] ?

FDA compliance guidance for mammography facilities

Postmarket Medical Device Requirements [16483] ?

Manufacturers must follow certain requirements and regulations once devices are on the market

Quality System (QS) Regulation/Medical Device Good Manufacturing Practices [16467] ?

FDA Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Requirements Quality System (QS) Regulation Information

Radiation Emitting Devices FDA Labeling Requirements [16479] ?

Guidance on FDA requirements

Recalls of Medical Devices [16490] ?

FDA database of medical device recalls

Risk Management for Medical Devices [25400] ?

A series of articles on the subject

The Use & Misuse of FMEA in Risk analysis [26570] ?

Failure modes and effects analysis can be a helpful tool in risk management for medical devices but has traps

Tracking of Medical Devices - Unique Device Identification [16491] ?

Requirements of the Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 for unique device identifiers

Wireless Medical Telemetry - Electromagnetic Interference Concerns and Solutions [24732] ?

FDA Guidance for Industry - Wireless Medical Telemetry Risks and Recommendations


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