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Maximizing Talent Resources through Staff Augmentation – A Case Study

Background A manufacturer developing healthcare products planned to expand their existing team for designing, manufacturing, and marketing and sought to register their products in the markets worldwide. However, they were concerned about the description of job requirements, the candidate shortlisting process, the training process to be followed after the onboarding of employees, and maintaining respective…

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Streamlining Supply Chain Efficiency: Lessons learned from a Supplier Audit

Background A medical device manufacturer (legal manufacturer) developing therapeutic lasers and based in the United States had their contract manufacturer based in India. The contract manufacturer was responsible for the development and production of therapeutic lasers as per the service agreement. The contract manufacturer was bound to undergo a supplier audit in line with the…

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How to get regulatory approval for a Triage Software?

Radiological computer-assisted triage and notification software is a form of image processing software. Based on computer-assisted image analysis done by the device, the device alerts a predefined list of doctors when time-sensitive radiological medical images are available for examination. Using the analysis of medical images obtained from radiological signal collection systems, radiological computer-assisted triage and…

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Overcoming hurdles of launching an IVD in the European market

Background An in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) manufacturer was not familiar with the EU regulations and wanted to understand the general requirements that were needed to be fulfilled in order to market their products. The device utilized cardiac enzymes, also referred to as cardiac biomarkers, to identify and treat certain cardiovascular ailments. The quantification of these biomarkers…

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Placing Class II Medical Devices in US Market

A medical device manufacturer approached Elexes with a High-Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) device intending to be placed in the US market. The device is capable of delivering HIFU energy that disrupts subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) and provides a non-invasive approach to achieve the desired aesthetic effect. The device aims at non-invasive waist circumference reduction. The…

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How to approach the UK market with a drug monitoring device?

Overdosing on a few medicines can have disastrous repercussions on the human body. Many manufacturers are working to develop drug monitoring systems that can detect a patient’s drug levels in the bloodstream and further adjust treatment and dosages to avoid potentially disastrous outcomes. By definition, a drug monitoring device usually measures the number of specific…

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Design History File (DHF) Services

DHF New Product Introduction (NPI) Challenges Solutions & Results The solution to the Company’s challenges were offered by Elexes and comprised  of 6 primary elements P3C3  The resulting DHF was in compliance with ISO 13485, ISO 14971, IEC 62304, IEC 60601, and other applicable product specific standards and was reviewed and accepted by the regulatory…

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Is my device a medical device?

A dilemma of many general wellness product companies Background  A medical and wellness device manufacturer wanted to launch one of its devices, in the form of a wearable, that records, stores, analyses, and transfers single-channel electrocardiogram (ECG). The device utilized certain algorithms available through apps on Apple iOS and Google Android-based smartphones to analyze the…

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