Effective risk management of medical devices is a fundamental aspect of ensuring their safety, efficacy and regulatory compliance. Rooted in Hippocrates’ principle of ‘First, do no harm’, it serves as a proactive approach to identifying, evaluating...
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Medical Device Technical File Requirements: Your Essential Guide
11/02/2025
Medical Device Technical File Requirements: Your Essential Guide A medical device technical file is a crucial document that outlines all essential information about a medical device, ensuring its safety, performance and compliance with regulatory...
A guide to medical device process verification and validation
13/08/2024
In the highly regulated world of medical device manufacturing, ensuring that each aspect of your production consistently meets specification is critical. A robust Medical Device Validation Plan plays a vital role in this process. This blog will...
FREE Medical Device Supplier Audit Checklist
09/04/2024
A practical, quick reference-style audit checklist A free Audit checklist to help you audit your suppliers As a medical devices assembly expert, and having worked with many medical device companies, quality assurance professionals and notified...
Your medical device has run out of shelf life – what are your options?
15/03/2022
The expiry, or near expiry, of the shelf life of a medical device can be a problem for medical device manufacturers when your device is low volume with a large minimum order quantity (MOQ) or sales have not been as forecast. This situation can have...
How is shelf-life testing of sterile medical devices performed?
15/02/2022
Shelf-life testing is a critical step in preparing a medical device for the market and is mandatory for all products. Fail to perform this testing correctly and you will likely have to recall products, and risk significant damage to your market...
What is bioburden and how can it be controlled?
09/11/2021
The ability to accurately measure and strictly control bioburden is integral to a high standard of medical device manufacturing and assembly. It is important therefore that your medical device contract manufacturer has systems in place that ensure...
The difference between ethylene oxide and gamma sterilization
14/09/2021
Medical sterilization is most often the final part of the medical device contract manufacturing process and there are various sterilization methods that can be used. The main ones are gamma (irradiation) sterilization and ethylene oxide (EtO)...
A guide to leak and block testing in medical device manufacturing
09/03/2021
Medical leak and block testing is a critical medical device manufacturing process. This quality control measure is a safeguard against product failure and plays a key role in ensuring the safety and performance of your medical product. A blockage...