
ISO 15223-1:2025: Your labels may be non-compliant
ISO 15223-1:2025 is the kind of update that looks “small” on paper and then detonates in an audit because it’s printed on every box you ship.
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We provide support in updating your technical including modifications or design updates to your device, revising and enhancing your risk management file, and ensuring your files are compliant.
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Do you have a medical device or IVD idea? Are you a medical device start up? If so the prospect of medical device and IVD regulations can be daunting, especially if you have not done it before.
Once you have come up with the medical device or IVD concept, its time to start design and development.
Once the design has been finalised its time to transfer to manufacturing. This can be challenging and may require design changes to ensure that the device can be scaled.
Before you launch your medical device or IVD, it is important to ensure that you have met all of your regulatory obligations before placing product on the market.
Monitoring a medical device and IVD is important once it has been launched, to ensure that any unforeseen risks are captured and mitigated.
With over 20+ years of experience, we have not only amassed valuable insights but have also successfully guided lots of clients through the regulatory maze.
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Patient Guard are an excellent source of medical regulatory compliance advice, we have taken advantage of their various services from their EU Rep service, to helping with technical files all the way through to using their ISO templates to implement our ISO 13485 system.”
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Patient Guard have been a great support service to Cormed, providing help and advice promptly whenever requested. They have become a virtual department within Cormed enabling us to keep up to date and comply with the regulatory requirements whilst ensuring our QMS works for us at the same time.”
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