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Updated 22 Dec 2020 – In the last couple of years, the FDA has started to post the standards updates on their Recognized Consensus Standards db prior to publishing in the Federal Register (FR). This year, being the year we
Standards are a key priority for the International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF). Its forthcoming guidance, “Optimizing Standards for Regulatory Use,” encourages the development of ‘regulatory ready’ standards, including direction to Standards Development Organizations (SDOs) to consider medical device ‘essential
On September 13, 2018 the FDA posted 2 Guidance Documents Recognition and Withdrawal of Voluntary Consensus Standards: Draft Guidance Appropriate Use of Voluntary Consensus Standards in Premarket Submissions for Medical Devices : Final Guidance Podcast on Standards & FDA’s Release
In the June issue of InCompliance Magazine I provide advice in an article on how to remain current on medical electrical device standards (including those in development) and regulatory guidance documents. I start up at the International level (IEC & ISO)
1 January 2019 is not far away and the 4th edition of the standard may have a significant impact on the design, testing and documentation of many medical devices that have not met this standard yet. For the US (FDA),