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March 27, 2019
By Russ King
QMS, Quality Management, Risk Management

5 Questions to Evaluate your Records v. Documents Management Practices

Documents, documents everywhere. But which are the records, which are documents—what is the difference and why does it matter? Even start-up medical device companies are neck deep in documentation. In addition to documents generated during the creation and production of a product or combination device, additional documentation is generated while working with the FDA Q-Subs,...

March 14, 2019
By Russ King
QMS, Quality Management

Take the Document Control System Quiz (SPOILER: it’s pass/fail there’s no partial credit)

How do you know your Document Control System is working properly within your medical device company? Take this quick Document Control Health Check-UpQuestionnaire: Do you approve (via wet or electronic signature) documents prior to issue? If you use electronic signatures, have you thoroughly assessed their function for 21 CFR Part 11 compliance? Do your documentchanges...

October 9, 2018
By Rita King
Company News, Medical Devices, Quality Management

Regulating Medical Devices Shapes Industry for the Better

This article originally appeared in Business Worldwide magazine. It’s fashionable to be anti-regulation in business today. But sometimes regulation is central to how a sector operates. We talk to Rita King, CEO of MethodSense and Russ King, President of MethodSense about why regulating medical devices and biotech/pharma companies is so critical. Most devices and innovations need to...

October 4, 2018
By Rita King
Company News

MethodSense Inc. CEO WiMethodSense Inc. CEO Wins Global Leadershipns Global Leadership Award with Business Worldwide Magazine

We are pleased to announce that CEO Rita King was named “Healthcare CEO of the Year – USA” by Business Worldwide Magazine. Full text of the press release is below… LONDON, October 4, 2018 /PRNewswire. The chief executive of life science consulting firm MethodSense has gained global recognition for outstanding leadership in the Business Worldwide Magazine...

September 25, 2018
By Rita King
Uncategorized

Artificial Intelligence and the FDA

The tech world is exploding around the realities and possibilities of Artificial Intelligence (AI). Artificial Intelligence makes it possible for machines to learn from experience, adjust to new inputs and perform human-like tasks reflecting what we normally think requires natural intelligence. There are currently relatively few FDA cleared products that use Artificial intelligence on the market. But...

September 11, 2018
By Rita King
Uncategorized

Advocate v. Adversary: why your perception of the FDA can affect your submission

Ensuring a FDA 510(k) submission is done properly is critical to getting your medical device into the market and monetizing your development. And the speed with which you complete your submission can drive significant business value. Timeliness is key, as is completeness and accuracy. This is the business value we seek to bring to our...

September 14, 2017
By Rita King
Medical Devices

FDA Announces FY 2018 MDUFA Fees

MDUFA Fee Increases and FDA Small Business Certification The FDA has recently announced the fee rates and procedures for medical device user fees for fiscal year 2018 in the Federal Register. Under the FD&C Act, as amended by the Medical Device User Fee Amendments of 2017 (MDUFA IV), FDA is authorized to collect user fees...

FDA Announces New Policy for Accepting Consensus Standards for Medical Devices

FDA Streamlines Process for Accepting Consensus Standards We are seeing the impact of the 21st Century Cures Act yet again with FDA’s clarification on how they will process requests for recognition of consensus standards. With this new policy, FDA has streamlined the process that allows medical device manufacturers to submit a request to the FDA...

August 7, 2017
By Rita King
Company News

MethodSense Named Top 25 Life Science Technology Vendors

CIO Applications recognizes MethodSense as Top Life Science Technology Vendors Amidst technological innovations, regulatory changes, and increased reliance on patient-centric models, there seems to be a multitude of growth opportunities for life sciences companies. Life sciences undoubtedly remain one of the industries that see rapid technological evolution ahead of them. Even though life sciences has...

FDA Issues New List of 510(k) Exempt Medical Devices

New Class II 510(k) Exempt Medical Devices As part of the FDA’s movement to decrease regulatory burdens on the medical device industry, the agency published a list of more than 337 Class II product codes of 510(k) exempt medical devices (see the FDA’s Federal Register notice). The FDA has determined that assurance of safety and...