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Case Study 1: New Facility Start

Duration 6 months
Client Our client a major international Medical Device Manufacturer, headquartered in NJ, USA.
Description Their strategy was to establish a new manufacturing facility in Ireland to manufacture a neurological surgical device which had been purchased from the original product designer and manufacturer also located in the USA. The Irish facility was to be ready within 6 months to receive, manufacture and distribute the new product to the EU and USA markets.
The project contained many risks and the complexity required tight management and control. Project management expertise was an essential pre-requisite coupled with expert knowledge and understanding of the medical device GMP requirements for both electromechanical and sterile disposable products.

Responsibilities

  • Establish a functional quality management system to meet various US and EU medical device regulations and quality policy of the company.
  • Ensure the quality management system obtains certification by designated Notified Body to allow sale of product in the EU
  • Submit device technical file to Notified Body for review and approval
    Ensure DMR is transferred to the Ireland, UK and Puerto Rico manufacturing facilities of the company
  • Ensure all manufacturing activities are appropriately controlled and processes validated.
  • Participate in complex project management relating to the international coordination of activities at manufacturing facilities in Ireland, UK, Puerto Rico and the USA.
  • Provide personnel development and mentoring services
  • Communicate with senior company management on progress and recommend technical, quality and regulatory strategy as necessary.

Achievements

  • New Manufacturing plant set up in Ireland with supporting facilities in UK and Puerto Rico on time and within budget to manufacture and distribute finished product.
  • Quality management system approved without problems at initial Notified Body inspection to meet requirements of ISO 13485:2003 and the MDD 93/42/EEC
  • FDA Facility registration
  • UL Registration.
  • Handed over facility in excellent state of control to newly hired management, and thanked by senior corporate management for a project well delivered.

 

Case Study 2: Benefits to the Quality System Post Mock FDA QSIT Audit - Client Views

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Case Study 3: Benefits to the Organisation Post Training Interventions - Client Views

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Regulatory Updates

Two new guidance documents on Clinical Investigation: MEDDEVs 2.73/3 & 2.7/4

14-12-2010

FDA CDER (&CBER & CVM) Guidance for Industry: Process Validation: General Principles and Practices

24-11-2011

FDA CDRH: Medical Device Innovation Initiative

February 2011


 
Our 2010 Success

Although the 2010  economy was a difficult year for many businesses, we can look back with justified pride in our success and draw confidence that we can improve and grow our services to the health care industry in 2011, nationally and internationally.

Here are some brief statistics on our 2010 activities, which are indicative of our ongoing success

  • we provided major services to more than 24 medical device and drug facilities
  • we agreed service contracts with 12 new companies
  • we trained over 250 people in the industry, including Competent Authority personnel
  • we successfully project managed 3 FDA compliance inspections in the UK and China

 
Smithers UK (formally RAPRA) partners with Medicom
Medicom has successfully renewed its contract for 2011 with iSmithers to provide bespoke training for medical device polymer suppliers

 
DS Certificering A/S partners with Medicom
Medicom successfully renews contract for 2011 with DS Certificering A/S to provide public and in-house medical device training courses in Denmark.


Public Training Courses

Ireland

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QS Regulation

11-12 June, Limerick, Ireland

Process Validation

13-14 June, Limerick, Ireland

Process Validation

16-17 October, Ireland

QS Regulation

23-24 October, Limerick, Ireland

United Kingdom

Book now to secure your place on our remaining public training courses in 2012 at Smithers RAPRA, Shawbury, Shropshire, UK.

QS Regulation

3 July,

Process Validation

4 July

Medical Device Design & Development

5 July

Denmark

Book now to secure your place on our remaining public training courses in 2012 at DS Certificering, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Process Validation

Dates to be confirmed soon

Medical Device Design and Development Control

Dates to be confirmed soon

Establishing Compliance With ISO 11135-1:2007 for Validation of Ethylene Oxide Sterilization

Dates to be confirmed soon


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