
Increased Visibility of Compliance Changes and Automation with RegDesk RIMS Triples Global Submissions and Increases Quality
Situation
A 100-year old medical device company focusing on cardiothoracic devices with offices in 27 nations and operating globally struggled to manage the complexity of having multiple devices in multiple markets. The regulatory team was unable to keep up with the volume of work to remain current and compliant in an ever-changing environment and avoid human errors from a very manual and cumbersome process. In addition, they struggled to collaborate across business units and track approvals in process.
Objectives
This medical device company wanted have visibility into upcoming changes in all countries where they did business and how those changes would impact existing products in the field. In addition, they wanted to increase the output and accuracy of the existing team without adding headcount. These were important to them so company did not experience any lost revenue due to non-compliance.
Why They Chose RegDesk
The company chose RegDesk due to their database of upcoming changes by country and the ability to identify which products needed to be address as well as automating the workflow for the submissions process. This visibility would help the team avoid wasted work, errors and improve communication across business lines. Moreover, they were able to apply metrics to track market level data to identify resources needed to avoid delays in market access.
Results
The team was able to vastly improve their output as well as become more accurate in their submissions. This created additional capacity for the team as they moved from being reactive to proactive in their submissions. In addition, they were able to collaborate more effectively internally and report on submissions effectively. With RegDesk they were able to vastly improve the quality and quantity of their submissions.

