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A design history file is a compilation of documentation that describes the design history of a finished medical device.The design history file, or DHF, is part of regulation introduced in 1990 when the U.S. Congress passed the Safe Medical Devices Act, which established new standards for medical devices that can cause or contribute to the death, serious illness, or injury of a patient.
Good documentation practice (recommended to abbreviate as GDocP to distinguish from "good distribution practice" also abbreviated GDP) is a term in the pharmaceutical and medical device industries to describe standards by which documents are created and maintained.
The 800 series are for medical devices: 803 Medical device reporting; 814 Premarket approval of medical devices [3] 820 et seq. Quality system regulations (analogous to cGMP, but structured like ISO) [4] 860 et seq. Listing of specific approved devices and how they are classified; The 900 series covers mammography quality requirements enforced ...
Medical devices first came under comprehensive regulation with the passage of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938 (FD&C), [9] which replaced the earlier Pure Food and Drug Act of 1906. The FD&C allowed the FDA to perform factory inspections and prohibited misbranded marketing of cosmetic and therapeutic medical devices. [10]
The distribution of medications has special drug safety and security considerations. [1] Some drugs require cold chain management in their distribution. [2]The industry uses track and trace technology, though the timings for implementation and the information required vary across different countries, with varying laws and standards.
A predicate rule is any requirement set forth in the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act, the Public Health Service Act, or any FDA regulation other than Part 11. [3] The rule also applies to submissions made to the FDA in electronic format (e.g., a New Drug Application) but not to paper submissions by electronic methods (i.e., faxes). It ...
Detailed subheadings for each module are specified for all jurisdictions. The contents of Module 1 and certain subheadings of others differ based on national requirements. However, investigational new drugs meant for emergency use or treatment applications and not for commercial distribution are not subject to the CTD requirements. [5] [6]
In the most basic format, the UDI would be a coded number registered with standards organizations, and would incorporate a variety of information, including (but not limited to) the manufacturer of the device, expiry dates, the make and model of the device, and any special attributes that the device may possess. [4] In a medical sense, "device ...