Fix, Streamline, and Comply: DHF Remediation

In the highly regulated medical device industry, non-compliance can stifle innovation and delay market access. Decos provides comprehensive DHF remediation services tailored to help medical device manufacturers meet the latest regulatory standards while enhancing product performance and safety.

Our proactive approach identifies and addresses gaps in your product’s design, development, and manufacturing processes. We specialize in Design History File (DHF) remediation, Design Verification and Validation (V&V), and risk management, ensuring that your devices are compliant, reliable, and ready for market

Common DHF Remediation Challenges and How to Solve Them

Do you recognize these challenges?

1. DHF maintainance 

Challenge: Maintaining a well-organized DHF is critical for ISO and FDA compliance across all phases of product development.
Solution: Decos reviews and updates your DHF to ensure it meets ISO 13485 and FDA standards, keeping your product in full regulatory compliance.

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2. Safety and Effectiveness

Discrepancies in your DHF can risk non-compliance during audits, affecting product safety and performance.
Solution: Decos identifies and resolves DHF gaps to ensure your device meets safety and performance standards, reducing audit risks.

3. Legacy Documentation Gaps

Many medical devices have outdated or incomplete DHFs, complicating compliance with current regulatory standards.
Solution: Decos excels in reviewing and updating legacy DHFs, conducting comprehensive gap analyses, and revising technical documentation to align with the latest regulatory requirements.

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4. Evolving Regulatory Standards

Keeping pace with constantly changing regulations can be overwhelming. 
Solution: Our experts remain current with global regulatory requirements, such as FDA and ISO 13485 standards, helping clients update their DHFs and minimize non-compliance risks.

5. Verification and Validation (V&V) Compliance

Gaps in V&V testing can hinder compliance with modern standards. 
Solution: We collaborate with your team to conduct essential V&V activities, including developing and updating protocols and supporting design verification testing.

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6. Time and Resource Constraints

DHF remediation is resource-intensive, making it challenging to balance with ongoing product development. 
Solution: Decos acts as an extension of your team, providing specialized expertise and streamlining the remediation process without disrupting your current projects.

7. Maintaining Market Access

Delays in DHF remediation can jeopardize market access due to potential non-compliance issues identified during audits. 
Solution: We ensure swift and thorough remediation to meet regulatory deadlines, helping clients maintain uninterrupted market access and reducing the risk of recalls or penalties.

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We're curious about your challenges

In the medical device industry, remediation is often a cost of doing business. As regulations evolve, companies must adapt their processes to remain compliant. Decos understands these complexities and offers expert guidance to navigate the remediation landscape effectively.

For more information or personalized advice, feel free to contact me. Together, we can transform your complex vision into reality.

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Suzanne van Tuijl - Mulder
Decos global
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Decos’ Expertise

Our team of technical and project management professionals is well-versed in new product development, quality assurance, compliance, and remediation. We provide tailored solutions to help you overcome compliance challenges and improve your product's overall performance.

How We Help Innovators in Healthcare & Life Sciences
  • DHF Remediation Services: We specialize in updating and optimizing Design History Files to ensure full compliance with regulatory requirements.
  • Product Design Assessment: We evaluate whether your product design meets both current and future regulatory requirements.
  • Regulatory Compliance: We ensure your products adhere to U.S. regulations, ISO standards, EU MDR, and CFDA guidelines.
  • Documentation Gap Analysis: We assess your technical documentation to identify gaps in the design and development process.
  • Document Updates: We bring your documentation up to date with current standards and regulatory requirements.
  • Closing Compliance Gaps: We apply relevant standards and regulations to close any existing compliance gaps, ensuring your product’s safe and smooth market entry.

End-to-End Remediation Process

At Decos, we follow a systematic approach to remediation that includes:

  • Identifying and addressing gaps in product design and regulatory compliance.
  • Updating technical requirements and verifying them through rigorous testing.
  • Ensuring consistent documentation and compliance with regulatory standards like FDA and ISO 13485.
  • Implementing quality control measures across the entire project lifecycle.

Ready to Future-Proof Your Medical Devices?

Don’t let regulatory challenges disrupt your innovation pipeline. Contact Decos today to learn how our expert remediation services can help you maintain compliance, optimize device performance, and ensure smooth market access.

Together we transform healthcare and life sciences

We will assist you with all your healthcare remediation needs. To learn more about Decos' healthcare remediation services, get in touch with Devesh. 
 

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Devesh Agarwal
Director, Decos
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