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    FDA Audit Preparation with Intelligent IFU Search

    For medical device manufacturers preparing for FDA inspections. Search across IFUs, MAUDE reports, and DHFs in seconds. 92% accuracy in regulatory document retrieval.

    Who It's For

    Medical device manufacturers, regulatory affairs teams, and quality assurance departments preparing for FDA audits or managing post-market surveillance

    Problem Solved

    FDA auditors request specific documents within hours, but finding relevant IFUs, complaints, and design history files across disparate systems takes days of manual search

    Why Mixpeek

    92% accuracy in regulatory document retrieval, instant response to auditor requests, and comprehensive coverage across all document types and product families

    Overview

    FDA auditors expect rapid response to documentation requests. This use case shows how Mixpeek enables medical device companies to instantly locate relevant regulatory documents, reducing audit preparation time and demonstrating robust quality systems.

    Challenges This Solves

    Scattered Documentation

    IFUs, DHFs, CAPAs, and complaints live in different systems

    Impact: Hours to locate requested documents during FDA audits

    Version Control Complexity

    Multiple IFU versions across product families and regions

    Impact: Wrong version provided to auditors creates compliance findings

    MAUDE Monitoring

    Must track adverse events for similar devices across industry

    Impact: Delayed detection of safety signals, post-market compliance gaps

    Cross-Reference Requirements

    Auditors ask for all documents related to specific issues

    Impact: Incomplete responses lead to FDA Form 483 observations

    Implementation Steps

    Mixpeek indexes all regulatory documentation including IFUs, DHFs, complaint files, and MAUDE reports, enabling instant semantic search to find relevant documents during audit requests

    1

    Index Regulatory Documentation

    Process all regulatory files into searchable corpus

    import { Mixpeek } from 'mixpeek';
    const client = new Mixpeek({ apiKey: process.env.MIXPEEK_API_KEY });
    // Index regulatory document library
    await client.buckets.connect({
    collection_id: 'regulatory-docs',
    bucket_uri: 's3://regulatory/docs/',
    extractors: [
    'document-parser', // PDFs, Word docs
    'table-extraction', // Specifications tables
    'image-analysis', // Device diagrams, labels
    'form-recognition' // FDA forms, templates
    ],
    settings: {
    preserve_structure: true,
    extract_metadata: ['doc_type', 'product_family', 'version', 'effective_date'],
    languages: ['en', 'de', 'fr', 'es', 'ja'] // Multi-language IFUs
    }
    });
    2

    Ingest MAUDE Database

    Import and index FDA adverse event reports

    // Process MAUDE reports for post-market surveillance
    await client.buckets.connect({
    collection_id: 'maude-reports',
    bucket_uri: 's3://regulatory/maude/',
    extractors: [
    'document-parser',
    'entity-extraction' // Extract device names, problem codes
    ],
    settings: {
    update_frequency: 'daily', // Sync with FDA updates
    filters: {
    product_codes: ['DTM', 'DXN', 'LYZ'], // Your device codes
    date_range: 'last_5_years'
    }
    }
    });
    // Monitor for new similar-device events
    await client.webhooks.create({
    collection_id: 'maude-reports',
    event: 'new_document',
    url: 'https://your-app.com/api/maude-alert',
    filters: {
    severity: { $in: ['death', 'serious_injury'] }
    }
    });
    3

    Enable Audit-Ready Search

    Create search interface for regulatory affairs team

    // Respond to auditor requests instantly
    async function searchRegulatoryDocs(request: string) {
    const results = await client.retrieve({
    collection_id: 'regulatory-docs',
    query: {
    type: 'text',
    text: request // e.g., "all complaints related to battery overheating"
    },
    filters: {
    doc_type: { $in: ['complaint', 'capa', 'ncr', 'ifu'] }
    },
    return_fields: [
    'content', 'doc_type', 'product_family',
    'version', 'effective_date', 'file_path'
    ],
    limit: 100
    });
    // Group by document type for auditor
    return {
    complaints: results.filter(r => r.doc_type === 'complaint'),
    capas: results.filter(r => r.doc_type === 'capa'),
    ifus: results.filter(r => r.doc_type === 'ifu'),
    total_documents: results.length
    };
    }
    4

    Generate Audit Response Packages

    Compile documentation packages for FDA requests

    // Create audit response package
    async function prepareAuditPackage(auditRequest: {
    topic: string;
    products: string[];
    dateRange: { start: string; end: string };
    }) {
    const docs = await searchRegulatoryDocs(auditRequest.topic);
    // Filter by products and dates
    const filtered = docs.filter(d =>
    auditRequest.products.includes(d.product_family) &&
    d.effective_date >= auditRequest.dateRange.start
    );
    // Generate package with cover sheet
    return {
    cover_sheet: {
    request_summary: auditRequest.topic,
    documents_included: filtered.length,
    date_prepared: new Date().toISOString(),
    prepared_by: 'Regulatory Affairs'
    },
    documents: filtered,
    index: generateDocumentIndex(filtered)
    };
    }

    Expected Outcomes

    92% relevant document retrieval on first search

    Document Retrieval Accuracy

    From days to minutes for document requests

    Audit Response Time

    60% reduction in documentation-related findings

    FDA 483 Findings

    75% reduction in pre-audit preparation effort

    Audit Preparation Time

    Real-time MAUDE alerts vs monthly manual review

    Post-Market Monitoring

    Frequently Asked Questions

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