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Medical Device Technical File requirements: what you need to know

What is the medical device technical file? What should it contain and how should it be structured? And is it e...

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A Guide to Compiling a DHF for Medical Device Development

The FDA’s new QMSR is dropping the reference to the DHF (Design History File) when it takes effect in 2026. Bu...

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Demystifying Medical Device Audits: Requirements, Process, and Impact

Medical device audits can be a source of stress for developers and manufacturers. But what exactly are the aud...

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Medical Device Risk Management: ISO 13485 and ISO 14971 Compliance

ISO 14971:2019 defines the international requirements of risk management systems for medical devices. How does...

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Navigating UKCA Marking for Medical Devices: What You Need to Know

Post-Brexit, there is still confusion about the future use of the UKCA (UK Conformity Assessed) markings and w...

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Moving from Paper to Digital: Overcoming QMS Challenges

The case for ditching paper based QMS (Quality Management Systems) can seem like a no-brainer. But faced with ...

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Equipment Validation in Life Sciences: A Comprehensive Guide

Controlling and documenting IQ, OQ and PQ effectively is a complex and time-consuming process for life science...

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Managing Clinical Trials: Meet GCP Guidelines with Cognidox

Clinical research demands strict GCP (Good Clinical Practice) compliance. But many institutions stuck with out...

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Streamlining Medical Device Design Transfer: Key Steps for Success

Transferring design to production is a process that can be fraught with risk for medical device developers. Ho...

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Document Control Software for ISO 9001 & ISO 13485: A Guide

There’s plenty of document management and file-sharing software available on the market, but not all of it is ...

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Mastering Medical Device Development: An A-Z Guide of Acronyms

The regulations and literature surrounding medical device development are packed with acronyms and technical t...

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5 Phases of Developing Medical Devices: A Comprehensive Guide

The medical device development process is typically broken down into five distinct phases. Each one requires i...

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Understanding Post-Market Surveillance for Medical Devices in the EU

The PIP scandal, in which thousands of women were injured by faulty breast implants over a period of twenty ye...

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Understanding Medical Device Classification: MD, IVD, AIMD, or SaMD?

Question for you: what exactly is a medical device? Is the product you are developing a Medical Device, an In ...

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Compiling a design & development plan for your medical device

What are the planning requirements for a medical device design and development process? And what tools can hel...

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The Importance of Design Controls in Medical Device Development

When it comes to medical device development, the absence of comprehensive design and development documentation...

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How a QMS supports medical device risk management in ISO 13485

A QMS should ultimately help guard against customer harm or dissatisfaction, by guarding against the risk of f...

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Why not use greenlight guru as your med tech eQMS?

Greenlight Guru has been marketed since 2013 as the first digital eQMS (electronic Quality Management System) ...

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Understanding FDA Medical Device Development Requirements: DHF, DMR, DHR

DHF, DMR, DHR… to the uninitiated they might sound like out-of-town furniture stores or airport codes for exot...

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The Ultimate Guide to Building a Device Master Record (DMR)

The Device Master Record (DMR) is one of the ‘holy trinity’ of files that developers need to collate and maint...

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Streamlining Medical Device Design Controls for FDA and ISO Compliance

30 years ago the FDA introduced robust new requirements for medical device design control following a string o...

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Effective Lean Document Control in Life Science Sector

In medical device development, document controls are the building blocks of an ISO and FDA compliant Quality M...

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Is Dropbox Suitable for Your Medical Device QMS?

DropBox is a file sharing platform familiar to millions throughout the world. Once a personal file storage and...

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11 Essential Features of Medical Device Document Control Software

Inflexible SOPs, complicated interfaces, training and maintenance requirements. Traditional document control s...

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The Cost of Chaos in Document Management: A Financial Wake-Up Call

Chaotic document management is wasting the time and energy of businesses around the world every year. But in s...

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Is Google Drive Suitable for Your Medical Device QMS?

A Quality Management System is a requirement for medical device developers across the globe. But should you bu...

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How to Prevent Over-Processing in Your Medical Device QMS

Building a quality management system is never a quick and simple process. But in medical device development, w...

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Understanding the UK Responsible Person Requirement Post-Brexit

Following Britain’s exit from the EU, all non-UK medical device and IVD manufacturers who want to place their ...

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Navigating IVD Device Regulations in the UK: Challenges for Developers

IVD device regulation is about upping the bar—it’s about making products to a higher standard and ensuring the...

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Navigating the Post-Covid Landscape: The Future of the IVD Industry

The Covid pandemic has brought new attention, investment and competition to the IVD sector. But with new oppor...

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Navigating EU IVDR Compliance: Key Changes and Deadlines

The EU In Vitro Diagnostics Regulation (IVDR), written in 2017, was developed to replace the existing EU In Vi...

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Understanding Process Verification vs Validation for Medical Devices

Process verification and validation should be a key part of a medical device manufacturer’s QMS. But what’s th...

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Navigating the Med-Tech Investment Landscape: 5 Tips for Success

When Elon Musk unveiled his ‘bionic pig’ in an on-line event in September there was much hype and more than a ...

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Understanding cGxP: Ensuring Quality in Life Science Industry

cGxP (also known simply as GxP) is an acronym used by the FDA and other regulators within the life science ind...

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Life Science Companies: The New 'Wildcatters' of Innovation

Research shows one of the key challenges for life science companies is balancing the need for rapid innovation...

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Ensuring Quality in Pharma Distribution: The Importance of GDP

Managing the quality of medical products as they are stored and distributed brings with it many challenges. Di...

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Understanding Economic Operators in EU MDR and IVDR

There are four entities defined under the EU MDR and IVDR as “economic operators”. Under the regulation, these...

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MHRA Guide: Remote Approval Requirements for Digital Signatures

A lot of us have been challenged by remote working lately, whether it’s the back ache acquired from working on...

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ISO 14971:2019 Update for Medical Device Manufacturers

The third edition of ISO 14971 (Application of Risk Management to Medical Devices) was released in December 20...

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Essential Steps for Successful Medical Device Development

There’s no shortage of words in print and online written by regulators, consultants and software developers ab...

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Navigating Med Tech: Starting with Product Development or Documentation?

What should come first in a med tech project? Product development or documentation?

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Navigating MDSW, IVDR, and MDR: New EU Guidance Decoded

As the 2020 deadline for compliance with the EU’s new Medical Device Regulation (MDR) fast approaches, the EC’...

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GAMP 5®: A Risk-Based Approach to GP Computerised Systems

The Good Automated Manufacturing Practice (GAMP 5 ®) guidelines define a set of core principles for GxP, as pr...

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Preparing for the New IVD Regulation: Key Steps to Compliance

From 2022 the In Vitro Diagnostics Regulation (IVDR) will require Notified Body intervention and review for 80...

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Navigating the Med Tech Graveyard: A User-Centred Approach to Design

A med tech device that has a poor user experience can be dangerous for consumers and commercially calamitous f...

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