Intertek Announces Field Evaluations Services for Medical Electrical Equipment
Offering Developed in Conjunction with New CSA SPE-3000 Standard
July 06, 2016
Coquitlam, British Columbia - Intertek, a Total Quality Assurance provider to a range of industries worldwide, announces new field evaluations services to verify medical electrical equipment and systems to CSA Model Code SPE-3000. With these services, Intertek can assist small volume purchasers and importers of medical devices in Canada with the inspection and verification of products to the code’s safety standard requirements.
“At Intertek, our priority is to help customers better understand and meet healthcare standards and regulations with services that are efficient and fit within their budget,” said Simon Knight, Products Manager for Canada at Intertek. “The field evaluations we can offer under the new model code will help the industry meet safety requirements in an easier, more cost-effective manner than was previously available to them.”
CSA Model Code SPE-3000 applies to the safety of medical electrical equipment and systems from electrical shock, fire and mechanical hazards. As of July 1, 2016, inspection bodies qualified by the Standards Council of Canada can conduct field evaluations under the code. As an accredited inspection body, Intertek offers a network of experienced and qualified engineers to conduct field evaluations throughout the country to ensure essential construction, marking and testing requirements are in place for the equipment or system. Intertek has also compiled a free white paper detailing the requirements of the model code and insights on compliance to better educate the industry.
For more than 50 years Intertek has been partnering with medical device manufacturers to develop global regulatory solutions for assurance, testing, inspection and certification auditing. The company's experts understand the latest technologies and the regulatory requirements that products must meet, including those for mobile health applications and software. With more than 80 engineers and technicians across the world dedicated to testing medical devices at 10 Centers of Excellence and 23 labs equipped with state-of-the-art equipment, Intertek helps customers launch new medical devices to market quickly. For more information, visit www.intertek.com/medical.
About Intertek
Intertek is a leading Total Quality Assurance provider to industries worldwide. Our network of more than 1,000 laboratories and offices and over 40,000 people in more than 100 countries, delivers innovative and bespoke Assurance, Testing, Inspection and Certification solutions for our customers’ operations and supply chains.
Bringing quality and safety to life.
Contacts:
Yuji Wakabayashi
Marketing Manager - Products
905-678-4912
yuji.wakabayashi@intertek.com
Cheryl Prejsnar
Public Relations Manager
630-481-3185
Cheryl.prejsnar@intertek.com
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