The idea of pre-validated packaging sounds really good. Using packaging that has already undergone extensive testing seems ...

ISO 10993-7:2026 replaces table-based EO residual limits with a risk-based framework that requires manufacturers to justify ...

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In 2023, the FDA made the electronic Submission Template And Resource (eSTAR) mandatory for most 510(k) submissions. Although eSTAR is not an AI tool, the move was the first definitive leap toward the ...

FDA has now completed just over 100 inspections under its new Quality Management System Regulation, and the agency has begun sharing preliminary observations from those inspections. Early FDA findings ...

Regulatory oversight and scrutiny of health technology (healthtech) companies has emerged as a priority for the federal government. Charged with mitigating fraud and abuse, protecting consumers, and ...

Most medical device designers and developers have some familiarity with the Q-Submission Program of the FDA. Relatively few, though, know how to best use the program to effectively speed the product ...

The beauty devices business is booming. The global value of the cosmetic industry amounted to over $530 billion in 2022, with an expected growth rate of roughly 4% over the next five years, while the ...

The National Security Agency (NSA) is interested in collecting information from biomedical devices for national security purposes, according to recent statements made by the agency’s deputy director, ...

For years, Chile has occupied a strange position in Latin American medtech strategy. It was sophisticated, stable, commercially attractive, and comparatively easy to enter. For many medical device ...

The FDA proposed on Feb. 22, 2022, an update to the Quality System Regulation 1 that was released in 1996. The proposal is to reference ISO 13485:2016 Medical devices — Quality management systems — ...

Most parenteral packaging components require surface treatment or lubrication to ensure they work smoothly. Silicone oil has traditionally been used for this purpose – and is still regarded as an ...