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[Securing the implantable medical device circuit].

Claire Habert¹, Julien Boyer¹, Yves Inghels¹

¹Centre Hospitalier de Valenciennes, Pôle Pharmacie, 59300 Valenciennes, France.

Annales Pharmaceutiques Francaises

|October 12, 2023

Summary

This study improved implantable medical device circuit safety in pharmacies, increasing regulatory compliance from 58% to 72%. The project highlights the importance of quality management systems for medical device security.

Keywords:

Application de l’informatique médical Application of medical informatics Government regulation Management par la qualité Réglementation gouvernementale Total quality management

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Area of Science:

Healthcare quality management
Medical device regulation
Pharmacy operations

Context:

New EU decree mandates quality management for implantable medical device circuits from May 2022.
Pharmacies must adapt to ensure patient safety and regulatory adherence.
Assessing and enhancing the safety of medical device circuits is critical.

Purpose:

To evaluate the safety of implantable medical device circuits within a pharmacy setting.
To align pharmacy practices with the new EU decree on medical device quality management.
To identify and implement improvements for enhanced circuit security.

Summary:

A compliance grid assessed the medical device circuit against the decree and internal procedures.
Initial compliance was 58%, rising to 72% after 18 months of targeted interventions by six workgroups.
Despite improvements, challenges with equipment and IT infrastructure impacted the unique device identifier implementation.

Impact:

The project successfully improved regulatory compliance and circuit security in the pharmacy.
Cross-functional collaboration and staff involvement were key to the project's success.
The initiative provides a model for hospital-wide quality management of medical device circuits.