Customer Appreciation | FDA All Day | GXP State of Mind | Regulation Nation | Device Advice |
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Where is the new Cordis distribution center located?
Kuehne + Nagel Inc.
4080 Executive Dr, Suite 100 Southaven, MS 38672, USA |
What is the FDA?
a federal agency of the Department of Health and Human Services.
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What is GXP?
‘good practice’ guidelines and regulations created to ensure that food, medical devices, drugs and other life science products are safe
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What does a license demonstrate?
Demonstrates the applicant has undergone an extensive review and deemed compliant to handle, distribute and warehouse pharmaceutical products.
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What is a medical device?
Any apparatus, appliance, software, material, or other article—whether used alone or in combination, including the software intended by its manufacturer to be used specifically for diagnostic and/or therapeutic purposes and necessary for its proper application—intended by the manufacturer to be used for human beings for the purpose of:
Diagnosis, prevention, monitoring, treatment, or alleviation of disease. |
What types of medical device products does Cordis manufacturer?
Cardiovascular & endovascular solutions.
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What regulation does the FDA enforce?
Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C),
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What does the "X" in GXP stand for?
GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice), GDP (Good Distribution Practice), GLP (Good Laboratory Practice) and many more.
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What is downstream verification?
When the recipient of the shipment checks the shipper’s license to ensure the products are coming from a legitimate source
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What is a UDI?
A unique numeric or alphanumeric code that consists of two parts a device identifier (DI) and production identifier (PI)
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What is Cordis' Mission Statement?
"delight customers by developing differentiated solutions at pace that improve patient vitality and help lower the cost of care"
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What products does the FDA regulate?
drugs, medical devices, biologics, foods, dietary supplements, tobacco, animal health products, electronic products that give off radiation, cosmetics
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What are the 5 Ps of GXP?
People, products, processes, procedures, premises & equipment.
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What is required before issuance of an in-state license?
An inspection is required before this is issued.
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What devices carry the highest risk?
Class III
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What is the number of countries that Cordis sell products in?
70 Countries
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How many medical device product categories does the FDA oversee?
6,700
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What is a SOP?
A procedure specific to the business operation that describes established or prescribed methods to be followed routinely for the performance of designated operations.
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What is a Designated Representative?
A responsible individual associated with the facility licenses
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Who are the US Regulatory Authorities for Medical Devices?
FDA & State Regulatory Boards
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What does Cordis never stop doing?
Innovating
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Who is the current commissioner of the FDA?
Robert Califf
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How do regulatory agencies certify adherence to GDP (good distribution practices)?
Inspection, auditing and licenses
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What is re-packaging, re-labeling and kitting?
These are considered to be manufacturing activities and a FDA registration is required.
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What is a 510(K) submission?
This is a premarket submission made to FDA to demonstrate that the device to be marketed is as safe and effective, that is, substantially equivalent, to a legally marketed device
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