Introduction FDA inspections are an unavoidable and often unwelcome reality for medical device manufacturers, and knowing how to prepare for them effectively and confidently is vital to success. Not having a proper plan in place can have dire consequences for organizations. Quality failures can result in everything from warning letters to major compliance actions requiring facility shutdowns,...

Companies today face many challenges as they scale from early research and development stages to commercial production. Global competition, environmental compliance, and more distributed supply chains are just a few hurdles that must be overcome. The stakes are high if you fail to innovate and beat your competitors to market. To succeed, your new product development and introduction (NPDI)...

Introduction 2018 was a difficult year for many medical device manufacturers, with large spikes in Class I recalls and a whopping 186,580,917 devices across 343 recalls affected in Q1. While the impact in Q2 and Q3 was lower, the number of recalls was still high. In fact, Q2 had the most single-quarter recalls since 2005, clocking in at 360 recalls affecting 42.4 million devices. So, what gives?...