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What is FDA? (Food and Drug Administration)
The agency that clears all medical devices for commercialization.
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What is Quality System Regulation?
This is also known as Good Manufacturing Practices for Medical Devices.
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What is Medical Device?
In Prelude MD, what does the MD stand for?
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What is Blue or Black?
The two acceptable colors of ink to be used on documentation.
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What is Installation Qualification? (IQ)
This type of protocol determines if equipment is installed correctly.
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What is ECO? (Engineering Change Order)
The process for making a change to a controlled procedure.
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What is Quality Policy?
Your ID badge also comes with a second badge with this written on it.
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What is Hi-Pot Test?
A standard test voltage is applied for a specified amount of time and the resulting current leakage is measured against a specification based on the device.
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What is Error Correction?
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What is Operational Qualification? (OQ)
This type of protocol determines if an instrument is operating in a consistent and repeatable manner.
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What is CAPA? (Corrective and Preventive Action)
The process for correcting needed Quality System “fixes” in the organization.
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What is a Complaint Report?
The report of a possible failure of a device, labeling, or packaging to meet any of its specifications.
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What is Manufacturing Plan?
The name of the plan written that explains how medical devices will be manufactured.
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What is Document Control?
The name of the department that controls procedures using ProductCenter Software.
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What is Part 11?
This regulation outlines the requirements for Electronic Records and Electronic Signatures.
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What is QSR? (Quality System Regulation)
The regulation that mandates the implementation of Good Manufacturing Practices for medical devices.
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What (Who) is the Quality Director?
The Management Representative for Thermo Fisher San Jose.
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What is Endura MD?
Thermo Fisher's mass spectrometry product that will be registered as a medical device.
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What is Device History Record ? (DHR)
The record that contains manufacturing information for a specific device.
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What is Process Validation?
Establishing through documented evidence a high degree of assurance that a specific process will consistently produce a product that meets its predetermined specifications and quality characteristics.
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What is SPC? (Statistical Process Control)
Key tools used in this methodology include run charts and Design of Experiments. An example where these tools may be applied is in product manufacturing.
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What is Internal Audit?
The process for evaluating if Thermo Fisher San Jose is compliant with its procedures. The resulting report of this process is not reviewable by FDA.
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What is Lean Manufacturing?
The set of "tools" that assist in the identification and steady elimination of waste in the manufacturing process.
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What is EDA? (Engineering Deviation Authorization)
To make a planned or unplanned deviation/change to a process, this is used.
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What is Custom Software?
Software is designed by in-house engineers and is considered a high operational risk by FDA.
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