RAC (Devices) Prep Toolbox with Fundamentals of Medical Device Regulations (Print)

The Toolbox brings together a full range of valuable resources, gives you a sense for the kinds of questions you will be tested on and clarifies how the exam is structured.




The RAC-Devices bundle includes:

Device Curated e-learning content
Section 1: Getting Started
  • RAC Prep Toolbox Overview
  • Planning for the Exam
  • Digital Flashcards
Section 2: EU Devices – Domain I: Strategic Planning
  • Introduction to Domain I
  • EU Regulations for Medical Devices
  • Obtaining the CE Mark
  • Regulatory Framework in the EU
  • Determining a Device Classification
  • Classification of Medical Devices
  • Classification of IVDs
  • Conformity Assessment Options for Medical Devices
  • Conformity Assessment Options for IVDs
  • Other Related Legislation
Section 3: EU Devices - Domain II: Premarketing
  • Introduction to Domain II
  • Annex I: General Safety and Performance Requirements
  • MDR/IVDR Chapter I: General Requirements
  • Chapter II: Requirements regarding device design and manufacture (MDR)
  • Chapter III: Requirements Regarding the Information Supplied with the Device (MDR)
  • Chapter II: Requirements Regarding Performance, Design and Manufacture (IVDR)
  • IVDR Annex I: Chapter III
  • Annexes II and III: Technical Documentation (EU MDR/IVDR)
  • Annex IV: EU Declaration of Conformity (DoC)
  • MDR Annex XIV: Clinical Evaluation and Postmarket Clinical Follow-up
  • IVDR Annex XIII: Performance Evaluation, Performance Studies and Postmarket Performance Follow-up
  • MDR Annex XV: Clinical Investigations
  • MDR Annex XIII: Procedure for Custom-Made Devices
  • MDR Annex XVI: List of Groups of Products Without an Intended Medical Purpose (Article 1(2))
  • MDR/IVDR Annex IX: Conformity Assessment Based on a QMS & Assessment of Technical Documentation
  • MDR/IVDR Annex X: Conformity Assessment Based on Type-Examination
  • MDR Annex XI: Conformity Assessment Based on Product Conformity Verification
  • IVDR Annex XI: Conformity Assessment Based on Production QUALITY Assurance
  • ISO (EN ISO 14155)
  • ISO 20916
  • Other Standards
Section 4: EU Devices - Domain III: Postmarketing
  • Introduction to Domain III
  • Postmarket Requirements of Manufacturers and its Economic Operators (EOs)
  • Postmarket Requirements of Person Responsible for Regulatory Compliance (PRRC)
  • Postmarket Surveillance
  • Corrective and Preventive Action
  • Postmarket Studies
  • Medical Devices Vigilance System
  • Market Surveillance
  • Standards and Guidance Documents
Section 5: EU Devices - Domain IV: Interfacing
  • Introduction to Domain IV
  • General Guidance
  • Notified Body Designation and Oversight
  • Notified Body Application Process
  • Manufacturer Competent Authority Interaction Prior to Placing Devices on the Market
  • Technical Documentation and Conformity Assessment Procedures
  • Vigilance Reporting and Communications/Interactions with Competent Authorities and Notified Body
  • Post-Market Surveillance Process
  • Changes to Devices and Quality Management Systems for Medical Devices/IVDs
  • Clinical/Performance Evaluation Interfacing
  • Clinical Investigations (MDR)/Performance Studies (IVDR)
  • Device Qualification and Classification
  • Competent Authority Market Surveillance Activities
  • Administrative Provisions
Section 6: US Devices - Domain I: Strategic Planning
  • Introduction to Domain I
  • Medical Device Regulation for Strategic Planning
  • Determining the proposed product classification
  • Classification
  • Strategic Planning for Submission
  • FDA Centers for Submissions and Interactions
  • Device Classification and Regulatory Controls
  • Medical Device Amendments 1976
  • Safe Medical Device Act (SMDA) 1990
  • Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act (FDAMA) 1997
  • Medical Device User Fee and Modernization Act (MDUFMA) 2002
  • Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act (FDAAA) 2007
  • Food and Drug Administration Safety and Innovation Act (FDASIA) 2012
  • 21st Century Cures Act of 2016
  • Food and Drug Administration Reauthorization Act (FDARA) 2017
  • What Device Manufacturers Must Know
  • Relevant CDRH Offices
  • Finished Devices
  • Accessories and Components
  • Predicate Device
  • Substantial Equivalence
  • In Vitro Diagnostics
  • Clinical Chemistry and Clinical Toxicology Devices
  • Hematology and Pathology Devices
  • Immunology and Microbiology Devices
  • IVD Classification Introduction
  • Class I IVDs
  • Class II IVDs
  • Class III IVDs
  • Combination Products and Primary Mode of Action
  • Definition of “Mode of Action”
  • The FDA’s Definition
  • 21 CFR 3.2(e)
  • The Essential Steps to Getting a Device to Market
  • Is the product a medical device?
  • What is the device classification?
  • Class I
  • Class II
  • Class III
  • Product Codes
  • 510(k) Exempt
  • Exemptions from 510(k)s
  • So Many Types of Submissions, So Little Time
  • Premarket Notification 510(k)
  • Substantial Equivalence
Section 7: US Devices - Domain II: Premarketing
  • Introduction to Domain II
  • Types of Premarket Submissions
  • Traditional 510(k)
  • Alternative Approaches
  • Special 510(k)
  • Abbreviated 510(k)
  • Content and Format of a 510(k)
  • Premarket Notification
  • Guidance Documents
  • 510(k) Submission
  • Documentation Expectations
  • Smartscope Submission
  • Clinical Studies
  • Globally Harmonized Format
  • eSubmissions
  • IVD Submission Requirements and Review Process
  • Timing
  • IVD Content and Format
  • Limitations
  • 510(k) Review Process
  • 510(k) Third Party Review Program
  • FDA Action on a 510(k)
  • De Novo: First-of-a-Kind Device Low-to Medium-Risk Devices
  • De Novo Classification Process Overview
  • Changes to the De Novo Process
  • Format and Content
  • Class III Devices
  • Introduction to PMA Application
  • A PMA Must Contain
  • PMA Submissions Require Clinical Data
  • Demographic Subgroup Participation
  • Manufacturing Facility Inspection
  • Preamendment Devices
  • Standalone Proof of Safety and Effectiveness
  • Submit Required Sections
  • Advisory Committee Recommendations
  • Content and Format of a PMA -Information Required in a PMA
  • Third-Party Supplier & eCopy
  • Update a Pending PMA
  • Device-Specific Guidance
  • Class III IVDs
  • PMA for IVDs
  • BLA for IVDs
  • Introduction to Electronic Submissions
  • Creating the eCopy Files
  • Requirements
  • Human Clinical Investigations Conducted Outside the US
  • Modular PMA Approach
  • Product Development Protocol
  • PMA Document Control Number
  • Four Steps of the Review Process
  • Regulatory Commitment
  • FDA Action on a PMA Before the Filing Review
  • After the Initial Filing Review
  • Once the PMA is Filed
  • Approval Order
  • Approvable Letter
  • Not Approvable Letter
  • Denial of Approval Letter
  • PMA Amendments and Supplements
  • Changes Requiring a PMA Supplement
  • PMA Resources
  • Standards and Conformity Assessment Program
  • Humanitarian Device Exemption
Section 8: US Devices - Domain III: Postmarketing
  • Introduction to Domain III
  • Labeling, Advertising & Promotion
  • Authority to Regulate
  • Label
  • Labeling
  • Device Categories
  • Part 801--Labeling
  • Prescription Devices
  • Medical Devices Having Commonly Known Directions
  • In Vitro Diagnostic Products
  • Labeling Requirements: In Vitro Diagnostic Devices (IVDs)
  • Labeling Requirements: Restricted Medical Devices
  • Promotional Labeling
  • Medical Device Advertising
  • Failure to Disclose
  • Strict Liability Statute
  • Restricted Devices
  • Reminder Piece
  • Direct-to-Consumer
  • Consumer-Directed Broadcast Advertising of Restricted Devices
  • Product Regulation by FTC
  • Disease-Awareness Communications
  • Reminder Labeling
  • Investigational Devices
  • Regulation of CME Promotion
  • Postmarket Surveillance
  • Postapproval Studies by PMA Order
  • Postapproval Requirements
  • Types of PMA Supplements
  • Special PMA Supplement: Changes Being Effected [§814.39(d)(1)]
  • 30-Day Notice and 135-Day PMA Supplement-§814.39(f)
  • Annual (Periodic) Report or 30-day Supplements-§814.39(e)
  • Device Modifications
  • Medical Device Reporting
  • User Facility Reporting Requirements
  • Importer Reporting Requirements
  • Manufacturer Reporting Requirements
  • MAUDE Data
  • Required to Submit and Recall Process
  • Classification of Recalls
  • Violation of the Laws
  • Regulatory Responsibility
  • Misclassifying a Recall
  • Unique Device Identification
  • Labeler: Responsibility and Definition
  • UDI Components
  • UDI Compliance
  • FDA Export Requirements
  • Ordering Export Certificates & Permits
  • FDA Import Requirements for Medical Devices
  • Radiation Emitting Electronic Devices
  • Quality System
  • Medical Device Tracking, 21 CFR 821
Section 9: US Devices - Domain IV: Interfacing
  • Introduction to Domain IV
  • FDA Meetings for Regulatory Submissions
  • Informal Meetings with FDA
  • CDRH Management Directory
  • OPEQ Divisions
  • OHT Organizations & OIR Divisions

Section 10: Knowledge Check
  • Practice Test

 

 

 

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