The author describes why statistical significance would impose an unreasonable burden on manufacturers. Validation has been practiced within the global healthcare industry since the early 1970s. While ...

Developing a medical device is a lengthy process. Prior to commercial distribution, FDA requires that the manufacturing process for the product be validated. Process validation is defined as the ...

In its 2011 Guidance for Industry on Principles and Practice of Process Validation (1), FDA radically changed its interpretation of process validation. Validation now means “the collection and ...

Laser micromachining is a versatile process that can be used for an array of medtech applications. Yet when using it, it is crucial to select the appropriate method of process qualification or ...

A moldmaker said recently that it sometimes takes him up to eight months to validate a large, high-cavity medical mold. Maybe this surprises you, but it doesn’t surprise many OEMs in the medical and ...