By Nerac Regulatory Analysts
Originally published July 31, 2018
This article explores how to establish and document state of the art in terms of CER requirements.
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Understanding CFDA Expectations Regarding Clinical Literature Evaluation for Medical Devices under Order 650: A 3-Part Nerac Perspective
By Richard Conforti, M.S.
Originally published August 15, 2016
This is a 3-part series of articles on the 2014 Chinese Food and Drug Administration(CFDA), providing an update on their medical device regulations. The first article discussed which devices can be used to support your submission to the CFDA. The second article addressed the changes to selecting clinical literature. The third article describes the final clinical literature report.
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Commercialization Strategy for Innovative Products: The Importance of Considering Regulatory Implications
By Donna Mitchell-Magaldi, M.S., Nerac Analyst
Originally Published: March 8, 2016
You have a great idea for an innovative product, a granted patent, and you are ready to assess market and commercialization feasibility, but do you know the important questions you will need to answer?.
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Notified Body Audit Trends: Be in the Know!
By Donna Mitchell-Magaldi, Nerac Analyst
Originally Published: February 10, 2015
With Notified Bodies being periodically audited, it is important to understand that they will be reviewing your technical documentation with a much more critical approach. As the new regulatory framework is passed and implemented, further changes will increase Notified Body expectations. Auditors will continue to identify areas of concern and medical device manufacturers will need to stay vigilant regarding the findings of the Notified Body auditors in order to keep ahead of the expectations. Make sure you understand these trends!! Read More
Notified Body Audits: Big Changes – Big Headaches
By Donna Mitchell-Magaldi, Nerac Analyst
Originally Published: December 15th, 2014
The new Regulatory Framework for medical devices currently being considered in the European Union will no doubt bring about many significant changes to manufacturers. These changes will encompass stringent Notified Body requirements and oversight coupled with increasing Notified Body authority. These changes will in turn affect your audit experience. Read More
FDA’s Proposed Regulatory Changes to Laboratory-Developed Tests (LDTs)
By Roz Sweeney, Ph.D., Nerac Analyst
Originally Published: November 17th, 2014
The FDA has stated that labs can utilize published clinical data for their submissions. Many LDTs have been on the market for a while and have significant published data. Nerac has expertise in conducting clinical literature evaluations and data analysis to support regulatory filings and ongoing regulatory requirements. Read More
Bringing Functional Foods to Market: FDA’s Regulatory Mandate Drives the Process
Originally published February, 2011
Bringing a new functional food product to market is a potentially complex process with many decision points driven by the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) regulatory mandate.
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Pharmacovigilance: Staying Compliant is Critical
By Joanne Ferrell and John Leavitt, Ph.D.
Originally published October, 2013
The requirements regarding post-market safety monitoring are more stringent now than ever.
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EU Regulatory Compliance
Issue: The client, a major cardiovascular stent company, wanted to ensure proactively that their intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) catheters would comply with new EU regulations. Read more.