Rob Packard, a Quality System & Regulatory expert of Medical Device Academy, was gracious enough to allow us to post these articles he wrote recently on Canadian Medical Device Regulations. Thx Rob! The first article is a hypothetical case study that
GHTF has transitioned to IMDRF
As of November 2012 the GHTF (Global Harmonization Task Force) is no longer operating as evidenced by several pieces of information. In it’s place the International Medical Device Regulators Forum (IMDRF) is working to “build on the strong foundation of
Update on National Implementations of IEC 60601-1:2005
This article was written by Leo Eisner and is featured in the Journal for Medical Device Regulations in their May 2012 edition. It is the top article on our Featured Articles WebPage. This article is on the National Implementations of
Health Canada’s Guidance – Transition fr 2nd to 3rd ed. of IEC 60601-1 & related 60601 Series of Stds
Today (22 MARCH 2012) Health Canada (HC) has issued to manufacturer’s of record (those mfr’s with a HC License to sell & market product in Canada) a NOTICE titled “ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE ON TRANSITION FROM THE SECOND TO THE THIRD EDITIONS
Health Canada Final Guidance – Reprocessing & Sterilization:Reusable Med Dvcs
On June 1, 2011 Health Canada issued a notice releasing the final guidance on ‘Information to Be Provided by Manufacturers for the Reprocessing and Sterilization of Reusable Medical Devices.’ The following text has been taken straight from the Health Canada