August 12, 2021

[Ask the Expert] Safety and Performance

This session’s topic: Safety and Performance Measures and Acceptance Criteria

Do you have questions about how to identify meaningful safety and performance measures for the clinical evaluation? What are the best strategies for the verification of device safety and performance? Are you demonstrating that your safety and performance objectives are appropriate and clinically relevant​? Do you know how to specify acceptance criteria that are used to determine the acceptability of benefit-risk?

During this presentation, President Laurie Mitchell and Principal Medical Writer, Dr. Sarah Chavez, answer questions on how to identify meaningful safety and performance endpoints, ensure they are appropriate and clinically relevant, how to specify acceptance criteria ranges, and more.

Who should watch the recording?

Those Regulatory, Quality and Clinical leaders and teams who develop, write, review or approve Clinical Evaluation or Performance Evaluation Reports for EU MDR or IVDR submissions

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Clearly Defining Measurable Safety and Performance Endpoints

The newest regulations for medical devices, Medical Device Regulation (MDR) 2017/745 and MEDDEV 2.7/1 revision 4, set high standards for confirming safety and performance according to the manufacturer’s Instructions for Use. Previously, regulations under the old MDR and MEDDEV were not as demanding. Also, manufacturers are not accustomed to the current systematic process of CER evaluations.  

These relatively new requirements for clinical evaluation extend to manufacturers sending new products into the European market. Additionally, those that are already selling medical devices will have to follow these new requirements. Safety and performance are central components of the evidence-based evaluation process for obtaining and maintaining CE Marking for MDR 2017/745 and MEDDEV 2.7/1 rev 4. Consequently, medical device manufacturers felt the pressure to comply by May 2021.

Read more on this topic in our blog post, here.

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August 12, 2021

[Ask the Expert] Safety and Performance

safety and performance measures

This session’s topic: Safety and Performance Measures and Acceptance Criteria

Do you have questions about how to identify meaningful safety and performance measures for the clinical evaluation? What are the best strategies for the verification of device safety and performance?

During this 45-minute Q&A session, our President Laurie Mitchell answers questions on how to identify meaningful safety and performance endpoints. In addition she discusses how to demonstrate that S&P endpoints are appropriate and clinically relevant​, as well as how to specify acceptance criteria to determine the acceptability of benefit-risk.

Who should watch this webinar?

Those Regulatory, Quality and Clinical leaders and teams who develop, write, review or approve Clinical Evaluation Reports for EU MDR or IVDR submissions

Watch the recording!

Clearly Defining Measurable Safety and Performance Endpoints

The newest regulations for medical devices, Medical Device Regulation (MDR) 2017/745 and MEDDEV 2.7/1 revision 4, set high standards for confirming safety and performance according to the manufacturer’s Instructions for Use. Previously, regulations under the old MDR and MEDDEV were not as demanding. Also, manufacturers are not accustomed to the current systematic process of CER evaluations.  

These relatively new requirements for clinical evaluation extend to manufacturers sending new products into the European market. Additionally, those that are already selling medical devices will have to follow these new requirements. Safety and performance are central components of the evidence-based evaluation process for obtaining and maintaining CE Marking for MDR 2017/745 and MEDDEV 2.7/1 rev 4. Consequently, medical device manufacturers felt the pressure to comply by May 2021.

Read more on this topic in our blog post, here.

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June 8, 2021

IVDR Compliance: Insights Gained from Writing MDR-Compliant CERs that Can Be Leveraged to Meet IVDR Requirements

Author: Suzanne Broussard, PhD  | June 8, 2021

In vitro diagnostic (IVD) medical device manufacturers are scrambling to meet the In Vitro Diagnostic Regulation (IVDR) 2017/746 requirements imposed by the European Union (EU). Changes in IVD classification will require the majority of IVDs currently marketed in the EU to undergo notified body scrutiny under IVDR and obtain CE marking, yet few guidance documents have been released. Lessons learned from meeting Medical Device Regulation (MDR) 2017/745 can help pave the way.  

Here we share our insights learned from writing many MDR-compliant Clinical Evaluation Reports (CERs) in the context of IVD medical devices and the looming IVDR deadline. 

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May 24, 2021

[FREE WEBINAR SERIES] How to Assess Your CER for MDR Readiness

In the first installment of this webinar series, Criterion Edge presents strategies for assessing key components of your CER (or CER template) for possible misalignment with significant and applicable MDR requirements. This practical presentation will help you assess your document through the critical lens of a writer and identify possible gaps for mitigation before submission to regulatory authorities.

In the second installment, we continue to present strategies for assessing key components of your CER for possible misalignment with key EU MDR requirements, examining the clinical data sources, equivalence, and risk/benefit analysis profile sections of the CER.

Finally, in the third presentation we share with you some of the biggest issues we have discovered when starting an MDR CER project based on our experiences with clients both large and small, and we also reveal some of the most successful strategies in addressing these issues, up-front and early.

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April 8, 2021

[FREE WEBINAR] Hidden Traps That Derail PER Preparedness: Lessons Learned from the MDR-Compliant CER Writing Experience

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With the implementation of IVDR requirements and 2022 deadline approaching, IVD manufacturers have been challenged to align their internal processes and systems to comply with these rigorous regulations. In this practical presentation, Criterion Edge uncovers what we have learned from our experience in writing MDR-compliant CERs, and how urgently applicable some of these key learnings are in preparing a robust Performance Evaluation Report (PER). 

Key Takeaways:
•The importance of scoping your PER project in advance
•The critical inputs needed to enable the success of your PER and the impact to the project if these inputs are not available or incomplete
•How to identify those hidden gaps in resources and information and the steps to take to mitigate them

Who should watch this webinar? 

Those Regulatory, Quality and Clinical leaders and regulatory writers who are tasked with the development, writing, review or approval of Performance Evaluation Reports for EU IVDR submission, or anyone interested in learning more about IVDR requirements for PERs. 

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