Tuesday, October 5, 2010

Understanding QSR Acceptance Activities for Medical Devices

is being presented by Dan O'Leary, President, of Ombu Enterprises and airs on Wednesday, November 10th, 2010. For more details or to register, please visit our site at www.fxconferences.com

The FDA’s Quality System Regulation (QSR) sets requirements for acceptance activities related to medical device manufacture. The requirements cover three acceptance areas: receiving, in process, and final. In addition, QSR has specific requirements for procedures and minimum requirements for record keeping. This is one of the top five sections cited in FDA Warning Letters.

This audio conference explains the regulations and provides guidance on implementation. We analyze the regulations and discuss the FDA’s intent as provided in the preamble to the regulations. We also explain the guidance offered in FDA’s QSR Manual. This guidance helps manufacturers implement the regulations by clarifying the expectations and providing sample procedures and forms. This document is valuable, and even appears in an FDA Warning Letter as a recommendation to help a manufacturer come into full compliance.

The presentation includes an examination of some Warning Letters, reviews some mistakes that manufacturers have made, and looks at ways to avoid them. We also see a few instances where a Warning Letter does not align with the guidance in the QSR Manual or the QSR preamble.