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Implementing Quality Management Systems for FDA Environment

BayBiotech.NET A quality management system (QMS) is a collective term for a management framework comprising of policies, plans, practices, and the supporting infrastructure by which an organization aims to reduce, eliminate and maintain non-conformance to specifications, standards, and customer expectations in the most cost effective and efficient manner. Quality management systems are relevant especially for healthcare/ Biotech/Pharmaceutical industry that are regulated by FDA. All organizations whether large or small, public or private, manufacturing or service oriented are benefited by implementing a quality management system. Although a small company may have an in-house developed QMS system to manage the compliance and meet the production specifications for internal as well as external regulatory requirements, eventually it becomes difficult to manage the same in larger companies or multinationals. As it is obvious that for best results QMS must be implemented globally in an or

What to include in Traditional 510(k) Filing for Medical Devices

BayBiotech.NET A 510k is a premarket submission made to FDA to demonstrate that a medical device to be marketed is at least as safe and effective, that is, substantially equivalent, to a legally marketed device. A Traditional 510(k) submission must include the required elements as per 21 CFR 807.87 (Information required in a premarket notification submission):  the name of device, (the trade or proprietary name), if any, and the common or usual name or classification name of the device.  description of the device, include device specifications and reference applicable guidance documents, special controls, or standards; photographs or engineering drawings should be supplied, if applicable.  comparison with a predicate device(s), indicating similarities and/or differences accompanied by data, as appropriate; this information may include an identification of materials, design considerations, energy expected to be used or delivered by the device, and a description of the operatio