Additive 3D Printing: We wrote the book
Paladin Medical® wrote the book on 3D printed medical devices. Well, not the book exactly, but the first 510(k) for a 3D-printed medical device. Paladin Medical® secured the Stratasys FDM MedModeler 510(k) #971290 as a radiological accessory. Medical devices produced by 3D (additive) Manufacturing are the next big thing. But the US FDA issued a guidance on December 5, 2017: Technical Considerations for Additive Manufactured Medical Devices; and they have […]
Read More3D Printed Products: What FDA expects you to know
The regulatory classification of your device will most likely be the same regardless of the manufacturing methods, but for 3D printed products (additive manufacturing) FDA stresses the importance of Design Control and therefore, design validation. Some companies who have a Class I device may consider that the quality system regs (21 CFR 820) don’t apply to them, but many Class I devices are not “GMP-exempt”. And although Design Controls do […]
Read More3D Printing: Not quite a Star Trek replicator!
When Covid-19 arrived on the scene, many owners of 3D printers came to the rescue. Making a medical device with a 3D printer was clearly child’s play. Headlines were filled with stories of students making face shields and respirator masks in their bedrooms and sending them off to the needy healthcare professionals. There were few if any headlines concerning harms from such homemade medical devices so presumably they worked adequately, […]
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