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nitinhebbar replied to the topic "R&D vs Quality" – 5 years, 10 months ago
I have no experience in this matter but, from product development cycle, I can pull out few points. R&D and QA may have major conflicts are during revisions of features while prototyping a deceive. R&D’s duty is to innovate and… Read more»
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nitinhebbar replied to the topic "Discussion Topic: The cost of Quality" – 5 years, 10 months ago
I believe that medical devices act as a tool for treating or diagnosing a patient and hence, it may play a bigger role than doctors themselves in some instances. While doctors, nurses and other medical staff are held to a… Read more»
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nitinhebbar replied to the topic "Regulations with quality" – 5 years, 10 months ago
I believe that while FDA certifies devices and products for safety, the Quality of the device needs to just above the minimum requirement. Most competitive companies try to achieve much better quality to get the edge over others. No doubt… Read more»
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nitinhebbar replied to the topic "FDA on Recalled Items" – 5 years, 10 months ago
Even Though it’s FDA’s responsibility to test and certify a product safe for clinical use, they are not held responsible for the mistake. The manufacturer are responsible to produce a safe and a reliable product. However, with every recalls, the… Read more»
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nitinhebbar replied to the topic "FDA rules too strict?" – 5 years, 10 months ago
I Feel FDA rules are more like a filter to bad products from entering into market. With lot of competition in the market, some companies tries to cut corners and save time or even money. Since, any company’s main motto… Read more»
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nitinhebbar replied to the topic "Changes in FDA under Trump's Administration" – 5 years, 10 months ago
I agree with Ibraheem Shaikh. Many affordable medicine or medical devices are developed by new firms that are also smaller in terms of financial resources. When every aspect of innovation and translation to a product is a big hurdle, this… Read more»
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nitinhebbar replied to the topic "Research for the Fututre or Now?" – 5 years, 10 months ago
I personally prefer to work in an industrial environment where the lifespan of the research is short. My motivation and driving force are the results from the research that I do. Since, research in industries have immediate results and have… Read more»
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nitinhebbar replied to the topic "Academia vs. Industry Research" – 5 years, 10 months ago
I agreeance total with dag56,i would like to add few points. In an Industry, the deadlines are generally based on a necessity and the resources are allocated accordingly where money is not a constraint. When a new project is started… Read more»
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nitinhebbar replied to the topic "Ethics of Animal Testing" – 5 years, 10 months ago
I totally understand where this question arises from. Until we find another alternative, the only two options left are humans and animals. The objective of pre-clinical study is to find a solution i.e, a drug or a new device for… Read more»
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nitinhebbar replied to the topic Restrictions for physician's gifts in the forum Consultants and Legal Basics 7 years, 4 months ago
Rules are to be properly formed. It is good that they don’t need to give a gift that would be out of education. But there is no necessity in keeping the limits. When it comes to education it must a worthy enough constructive one. Or high limits must be set for the amount. Also there is nothing wrong in spending for a meal. I feel that the rules…[Read more]
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nitinhebbar replied to the topic Non Compete Agreement in the forum Consultants and Legal Basics 7 years, 4 months ago
Depending upon the states even the law enforcement differs. Each and every state has its own policies with Non Compete enforcement. The court expects a valid reason for this. If the entire business or part of it is getting some issues then they can consider the situation. I don’t think there will be a major issues with respect to changing a job…[Read more]
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nitinhebbar replied to the topic Matrix Organization- Conflict in the forum Organizational Development in Device Companies 7 years, 4 months ago
I worked on a collaborative project between a biometrics firm and a computer vision laboratory. Most of the R&D work was done by the lab. My project manager had a tough time working with the lab as they were very slow in their process and we had to change our timelines several times. The reason behind it was that the Ph.D. students were…[Read more]
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nitinhebbar replied to the topic Collaboration projects in the forum Organizational Development in Device Companies 7 years, 4 months ago
In total agreeance with Adrian and amandaally1029. I also believe that the process of collaboration and working environment matters a lot than the organizational structure of the company. However, it is a priority for any company to choose an organizational structure for the project to run efficiently. Certainly, the matrix structure is an…[Read more]
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nitinhebbar replied to the topic Organization Type vs. Effectiveness in the forum Organizational Development in Device Companies 7 years, 4 months ago
I believe that the strategy is to manage resources based on needs and good planning as well. However, I agree with sa596’s answer. If the project manager has good communication with other department and functional manager understands needs, then the matrix organizational structure is the best-suited structure for many companies. Even though…[Read more]
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nitinhebbar replied to the topic Manage Risk in the forum Risk Analysis for Medical Devices 7 years, 4 months ago
Acceptance can be done for low severity risks because since the risks are low accepting and taking chances to get the benefits would be good. Avoidance and mitigation is good for high severity risks because since risks are too high and can cause potential harm to patients its better to avoid them or to eliminate them. Transferance can be done for…[Read more]
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nitinhebbar replied to the topic Risk management and Labels in the forum Risk Analysis for Medical Devices 7 years, 4 months ago
Instructions, labelling a medical device try to tell the users how to use or operate the product. So it is important that users read them carefully. To make sure that users follow the instructions, companies can do some training sessions where in they tell about how to use the product and also explain the risks associated with them when not used…[Read more]
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nitinhebbar replied to the topic Risk Management Mistakes in the forum Risk Analysis for Medical Devices 7 years, 4 months ago
Risk analysis, risk identification should be done at all points in the product develepoment. It should not be considered as separate task that should be done at the end stage of the product development. And also risk analysis should continue even afer the product is released in the market. This gives better feedback about the product to the company.
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nitinhebbar replied to the topic Design Verification & Validation vs Clinical & Pre-Clinical Trials in the forum Introduction to Design Controls 7 years, 4 months ago
Device like thermometer, gauze piece, micropores are used outside the body. Only verification and validation is sufficient for these devices and clinical/preclinical trials are not needed. These devices are low risk devices which does not harm patients.
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nitinhebbar replied to the topic Factors to Consider While making Gantt Chart in the forum Introduction to Design Controls 7 years, 4 months ago
Gantt chart is very important which defines the rough time of project execution and also documents the outlines involved in the process. It is a schedule that helps to plan, record/document and track specific tasks in a project. It should invovle the individual steps like planning, designing, developing, manufacturing, quality control, budget…[Read more]
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nitinhebbar replied to the topic Important Part of DDP in the forum Introduction to Design Controls 7 years, 4 months ago
I feel all the steps in DDP is equally important.It is difficult to say which one them has more weightage than the rest. Communication management plan helps us communicate with people involved in the project. Quality management plan helps us meet quality standards of the product set by FDA. Both are equally important to have a successfful medical device.
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