Medical device manufacturers have a bit of latitude in developing a design control system as long as they meet the minimum criteria delineated in the quality system regulation (QSR). The QSR states ...

A Protection and Control (P&C) design package for a typical substation includes a number of interrelated drawings, including one-line diagrams, schematic diagrams, wiring diagrams and interconnection ...

Design controls are not being used as an aid during medical device product development. Design controls are being viewed as a checkbox item — something you have to do, and seldom something you want to ...

Medical device startups have a pile of things to address yet often don’t have the pile of money to take care of everything that is needed. Because of this, a medical device quality system often gets ...

Recent FDA enforcement trends (including 2013) reveal that both design control and Corrective and Preventive Action (CAPA) systems are critical elements to sustain FDA inspections. Device ...

FDA's quality system regulation (QSR) is often perceived by medical product developers as unnecessary overhead. Software developers, in particular, often see it as a nuisance that delays the ...

When it comes to process-control systems, reliability is crucial and failure can be costly or dangerous. A combination of good design practices, component selection, and testing can enhance ...

Bioprocessing is an umbrella term that describes the research, development, manufacturing, and commercialization of products derived from or used by biological systems. For industrial purposes, ...