FMEA Without Tears: A Prescription to Reduce Pain and Confusion

Failure modes and effects analysis (FMEA) is a particularly effective tool in risk management. But its use is often accompanied by fear or pain because practitioners struggle to apply it. Learn how to effectively use FMEA without trepidation to improve your company’s risk management operations.

Airplane Preflight Check Exemplifies Quality in Med Device Design

Before any aircraft leaves the ground, it undergoes a preflight check. Part 2 of this series on BraveHeart features Steve McCalmont performing an aircraft preflight check to illustrate how this critical part of flying equates to the importance of incorporating quality in the design of a medical device.

Getting Paid: A Shifting Medical Device Reimbursement Landscape in Australia

Australia is increasingly an attractive market for medical device manufacturers. But medtech companies need to know the complexities of the country’s blended public and private hospital systems to avoid confusion and fully profit from its device reimbursement opportunities.

Med Device Company Takes Flight With Life-Changing Innovation

Startup ventures are the embodiment of innovation – often hitting the ground running with little more than an idea and a vision. Part one of this three-part series introduces startup medical device company, BraveHeart Wearable Life Sensors, and how it is uniquely inspired by aviation.

Expert Tips on Enhancing CAPA Through Innovation

This examination of quality guru Ken Peterson’s proven corrective and preventive action (CAPA) innovation techniques provides strategies and sequential principles for refining transformative CAPA innovations, avoiding half-baked solutions and obtaining organizational buy-in of revolutionary quality event management ideas.

New Digital Pathways Boost Success Rate of Med Device Introductions

Launching a med device always has a sense of urgency. However, failing to gain market approval or facing a recall can be costly. You avoid these scenarios with new digital pathways that facilitate faster and more efficient regulatory information management (RIM) and product life cycle development.

"The Evolution of Medical Device Clinical Trials, Part 2"

Regulatory shifts and global advancements are reshaping the way medical device companies approach their clinical trials. Learn about the present state of medical device regulatory compliance and envision the future of the clinical landscape for devices.

The Globalization of Clinical Data in Medtech

Regulatory agencies are increasingly demanding prospective clinical data as part of the clinical evidence for medical device market access. That is increasing the costs borne by manufacturers. The silver lining: the acceptance of foreign data by those agencies, including China, is also on the rise.

QUALITÉ 4.0 : DIX ÉTAPES POUR RÉUSSIR LA MISE EN PLACE D’UN EQMS

Leveraging the Value of Quality in Your Business Through ISO

Rather than viewing ISO as a burden, think of it as a standard upon which you can build a foundation for the sustainability and growth of your business. Learn how to use ISO as a catalyst to align a quality management system (QMS) with the strategic direction of your company.

"Ugly Babies, Silent Enemies and Other Short Stories from a Continuous Improvement Conference"

Continuous improvement professionals, managers, and executives from the U.S. and Canada presented at the recent Canadian Lean Conference in June 2018, which drew about 1,000 business leaders to Winnipeg. Presenters shared lessons and results from lean transformation efforts as well as some personal journeys. Here’s a digest of some of the stories I heard.

Keeping Up With Regulatory Changes for Medical Devices

Don’t let the cash flow slow when new regulatory guidance for medical device manufacturers is handed down by the FDA and other agencies in FY2018. Rather, follow these simple steps that will allow you to get your device to market faster to help your company maximize profit and minimize delays.

Pregnancy and Medical Device Submission Management: Can the Pain Be Reduced?

At first glance, the processes of human pregnancy and medical device submission management are as “non-workable” as peanut butter and cinnamon or popcorn and ketchup. However, it’s surprising how many pains these two forms of labor have in common.

7 Ways That Medical Device Design Control Helps the Design Engineer

The design and development of a medical device can be fraught with surprises and challenges for the design engineer. Learn how to avoid these hiccups by implementing solid design controls that can help the process run smoother, and better yet, see the device ready on-time and on-budget.

Artificial Intelligence: Is It on the Cusp of Revolutionizing Pharmaceuticals?

One of the major technological trends beginning to impact the pharmaceutical industry is artificial intelligence (AI). Analysts say it isn’t a matter of if but when AI will become a game-changer for pharma companies, particularly when it comes to slashing the time and costs involved with drug discovery. Find out what your company can do to best plan for AI’s anticipated revolutionary impact on drug development.

Why the Cloud Is the Key to Easing Your Validation Burden

If your organization spends several weeks or months performing software validation, you’re not alone. Most regulated companies do. But, Erin Wright, MasterControl’s validation product manager, said validation doesn’t have to be as burdensome anymore. The powerful cloud technology, combined with a risk-based approach, is the key to a faster and better validation process.

"Beyond the Mandates: The Business Value of Mass Serialization and Supply Process Visibility, Part 1"

A look at how how global mandates for implementing mass serialization within supply chain management are coming to fruition in U.S. and European markets, just to name a couple, and how the use of technology can help supply chain managers get a better handle on this task through automated, real-time visibility.

Top 5 Medical Device Industry Trends in 2018: Software Is More Common and Complex

The inclusion of software in medical devices is opening up new avenues for health care treatments. However, it also means medical devices are becoming more complex. New innovations in medical device development should compel device manufacturers to revamp their design and development strategies. More time and effort needs to be spent on design control, risk management and cybersecurity. The increase of software in medical devices will a noticeable impact on the approaches to medical device design and manufacturing.

How to Gain Entry to Latin America’s Medtech Market

Don’t get bit by piranhas and crocodiles when entering Latin America’s lucrative $31 billion medical device manufacturing industry. Learn from a pro the tips, strategies and trends you’ll need to be successful in the golden medtech market in North and South America.

Using an Integrated QMS to Qualify Your Suppliers

Adulterated supplements and adverse events have long been the bane of the nutraceutical industry. However, this shouldn’t and doesn’t have to be the norm. By qualifying suppliers or ingredients, nutraceutical companies not only comply with CGMPs, they also protect their customers.