Consultancy

Practical, efficient, focused and expert advices / support for researchers, designers, developers, manufacturers, importers and distributors, delivered by a dedicated, experienced team providing guidance in specific aspects in, or throughout the medical devices life-cycle and supply chain.

Sharing extensive Quality Assurance (QA), Quality Management Systems (QMS), Risk Management Systems (RMS) and Regulatory Affairs (RA) expertise to enable compliant, efficient processes for risk management, design & development, supply chain control, manufacturing / assembly, distribution, post market surveillance, monitoring & controls systems to meet specific country medical device regulations and standards. Preparing, collating and submitting the evidences necessary for national registration(s) and market clearance.

Our Methods

Our services are founded on a commitment to deliver defined, dedicated support on time and budget to:

  • Ensure a complete understanding of your requirement(s) and goals;

  • Review & analyse your business needs, supply & distribution chains, market and device development requirements & plans, including remediation(s);

  • Establish & agree project objectives, detailing tasks and allocation of resources to meet documented timescales, including as appropriate liaison with  / applications  to national authorities, EU Notified / UK Approved bodies;

  • Engage, devise, agree and implement appropriate efficient, compliant solutions that address and meet specified, agreed objectives & plans:

  • Diligently monitor, audit, manage and communicate project progress and status of compliance;

  • Commit, engage, drive and implement necessary  / efficient controls & actions to enable objectives,  timescales and project fulfilment;

QA and RA Consultancy Successes

Our support services extend to clients based in UK, Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, EU, Mexico, Russia, Switzerland and USA. GPB have successfully completed QMS Registrations, market clearance / re-certification of more than 4,000 Devices embracing CE, UKCA / UKNI Marking, FDA PMA, 510k and licensing / registration for clearance in Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, EU, Israel, Japan, Mexico, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, Taiwan, UAE, UK.

Design / Develop D&D planning, user requirements, verification, validation & change. Risk Management Planning, hazard identification, risk control, benefit-risk analysis. Audit & Monitor Obtaining data to verify compliance: Improve product(s), plant(s), processes, people & controls. Services Technical Documentation Tech Doc collation to evidence safety & performance & meet national regulations. Change Control Controls & risk management of changes to device(s), processes, systems & Tech Documentation. Clinical Evaluation Clinical Evaluation planning, data review, reporting & updating. Services Data Analysis Practical, proven, efficient KPI's to identify, collate, analyse, act & improve products, processes & people. Doc & Data Control Efficient, reliable, traceable Doc & Data controls. Launch & Distribute Importer / Distributor QMS, agreements, traceability, controls and diligence. Services Management Systems Developing & maintaining effective, compliant QMS; improving product, resources, processes & organisation. NCR & CAPA Identifying, recording, analyzing, preventing & correcting product, process & system issues. Ops Management Effective compliant, efficient controls, (incl. outsourced processes). Services Performance Improvement Implementing improvement in your device life-cycle & compliance. Regs & Standards Identifying & meeting relevant regulations, common specifications & standards. Reg Strategy & Plan Regulatory strategies / plans for device development & clearance to market; FDA, CE, UKCA, UKNI. Services Reg Submission Preparing & collating data to reduce time for complaint submissions to gain clearance for product launch. Verification & Validation Planning, verifying, validating designs, processes, environ controls, equipment, products, plant & test methods. Vigilance & PMS Documenting & implementing PMS / PMCF plans, vigilance system & incident reporting. Services GPB - Design Control GPB - Risk Mangement GPB - Audit Monitoring GPB - Technical Documentation Change Control Clinical Evaluation Data Analysis Doc & Data Control Launch & Distribution Performance Improvement Regulation Standards Regulatory Standards Management Systems NCR & CAPA Operations Control Regulatory Submissions Verification & Validation Vigilance & Post Market