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Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) Startup Guide to Compliance for 2025

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Matteo Gubellini

Regulatory Affairs Manager
December 3, 2024

Introduction The first contact with the Medical Device regulatory world is a shock for most startups. These companies usually have excellent technical and clinical ideas on how to improve the patient’s life, but little knowledge of the legal burdens required to bring the medical device to the market. The technical…

SaMD Guide to Compliance

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SaMD Guide to Compliance
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Matteo Gubellini

Regulatory Affairs Manager
December 3, 2024

Introduction The first contact with the Medical Device regulatory world is a shock for most startups. These companies usually have excellent technical and clinical ideas on how to improve the patient’s life, but little knowledge of the legal burdens required to bring the medical device to the market. The technical...

e-signature
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Matteo Gubellini

Regulatory Affairs Manager
November 26, 2024

What is an “Electronic Signature”? Electronic signature means a computer data compilation of any symbol or series of symbols executed, adopted, or authorized by an individual to be the legally binding equivalent of the individual’s handwritten signature. (21 CFR 11.3) In other words, to Electronically Sign a document means to...

New Cybersecurity Risk Management Features in Jira
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Marion Lepmets

CEO
November 8, 2024

The Role of Cybersecurity in Medical Device Safety The Global medical device market is a $800 billion business that is rapidly growing, especially in the area of software as a medical device (SaMD). The majority of the SaMD segment is made up of the digital health and digital therapeutics solutions,...

Compliance on Atlassian Cloud
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Marion Lepmets

CEO
October 31, 2024

A mid-sized company in the medical technology sector faced a growing challenge: meeting the stringent requirements of the Medical Device Regulation (MDR) and FDA 21 CFR. As the company expanded, the existing ways of managing risks and documentation – such as Excel spreadsheets and paper-based processes – became increasingly inefficient...

Medical Device Compliance Guide
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Marion Lepmets

CEO
September 23, 2024

Introduction This medical device compliance guide focuses on the key requirements and strategies for navigating the regulatory landscape. We will cover the role of major regulatory bodies like the FDA, the classification of devices, and the importance of quality management. We will also discuss the challenges of global compliance and...

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Matteo Gubellini

Regulatory Affairs Manager
September 16, 2024

This case study describes the experience of a multinational medical device manufacturer meeting the FDA cybersecurity requirements. The company is operating in the MedTech sector developing a class 2/IIb device consisting of hardware and software. The company spent about 2 years working on the security risk management of the device....