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What Is Systems Engineering in Medical Devices (And Why Your Project Needs It) Technical innovation is often the easy part…

Medical Device Project Management Challenges: The Hidden Issues Delaying FDA Submissions

When a company believes they’re ready to take their medical device to market, they often discover that what they thought…

The FDA QMSR is Here. Is your Quality System Ready?

In a significant move to align with international standards, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released the Quality Management…

Does My Medical Device Need Pre-Compliance Testing?

  Here’s the situation: your medical device design and internal testing are complete.  The only testing left to complete is…

Why “510(k) Exempt” Doesn’t Always Mean 510(k) Exempt

  So, you have a medical device that you are ready to put on the market? You’ve identified a product…

FDA Medical Device Classification: Pre-Submission or 513(g)?

  When trying to determine FDA medical device classification, there are a few ways to get information and feedback from…

60601 Series – FDA Transition Period Ending in 2023

  Changes to  FDA recognized consensus standards this year may catch many medical device manufacturers off-guard when preparing their medical…

New FDA EMC Guidance

  In June of 2022 the FDA issued an updated guidance for “Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) of Medical Devices”.  This guidance…

Are You Exempt from 510(k) and/or GMP?

  The FDA has identified a list of Class I and Class II medical devices that are exempt from 510(k)…

2019 Version of ISO 14971

The 3rd Edition of the Medical Device Risk Management standard, ISO 14971:2019, was approved May 2019 and replaces the second edition (ISO…

Voice of the Customer

One of systems engineering’s core functions is to understand the user needs for a product or service, and seamlessly translate…

Thoughts on Agile in Healthcare

  As noted in my previous blog post, I attended and presented at the INCOSE Conference on Agile in Healthcare…