mdi has been assisting clients in getting their medical devices licensed for Canada through the Health Canada offices. Many clients are now looking to see how they can get their medical devices to market faster using the Interim Order for Health Canada. This is the information that we have come up with for using the
The EUA is causing havoc in the medical industry and for the FDA. Now there is a gown that does not meet specification and the FDA is warning on it discontinued use. The faster the FDA can stop this EUA the faster the FDA can get a better control on these PPE products and manufacturing
Protective Barrier Enclosures Without Negative Pressure Used During the COVID-19 Pandemic May Increase Risk to Patients and Health Care Providers As the FDA learns more about what is effective and what isn’t or possibly harmful for the treatment of COVID-19, they make adjustments. Here is an EUA that they issued for a medical device back
As we have learned during these “EUA” times and lack of FDA oversight on new companies manufacturing and selling various products during this pandemic, there are some very serious situations of adulterated products. The FDA is trying hard to monitor this situation and address critical issues as they pop up. The FDA’s investigation of contaminated
The FDA is warning consumers about certain hand sanitizer products, including those manufactured by Harmonic Nature S de RL de MI in Mexico, that are labeled to contain ethanol or isopropyl alcohol. After testing, they have proven to be contaminated with 1-propanol contamination. 1-propanol, not to be confused with 2-propanol/isopropanol/isopropyl alcohol, is a toxic and
The FDA is alerting clinical laboratory staff and health care providers of a risk with Thermo Fisher Scientific TaqPath COVID-19 Combo Kit, which is a molecular assay for detection of COVID-19 from respiratory specimens. The risk is of false results based on two issues. The first being related to inadequate vortexing and centrifugation of RT-PCR
By Alan Schwartz YES, there will be a day when the US EUA, Emergency Use Authorization Act, will be lifted, the medical device industry goes back to reality and the FDA regains control of the medical approval process with the “a REAL” device review in place. In my almost 5 decades of FDA experience, this
FDA Regulation of Artificial Intelligence/ Machine Learning in Medical Devices Introduction The use of Artificial Intelligence/ Machine Learning (AI/ML) will revolutionize medical devices by making them more efficient and improving their performance. AI/ ML can be defined as “techniques used to design and train software algorithms to learn from and act on data received from
How do manufacturers of a new medical devices determine what is the best price for their product? The typical method is to look for similar products in the marketplace and arrive at a price which will be competitive. However, there are certain circumstances that will allow you to set a higher price based on what
FDA MedWatch Alert – July 14, 2020 Hand Sanitizers by 4e Brands North America: Recall Due to Potential Presence of Undeclared Methanol (Wood Alcohol) The company 4e Brands North America, based out of San Antonio, Texas, issued a nationwide voluntary recall of hand sanitizer due to the potential presence of undeclared methanol (wood alcohol) on
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