SHORE DESIGN GAINS ISO 13485 & ISO 9001 ACCREDITATION
/>Shore Design, the Edinburgh based product design consultancy, has announced that it has successfully achieved ISO 13485 certification, which underlines the commitment by the firm to ensure the highest standards are attained by the company's quality system developed specifically for medical device design. The accreditation was conferred by SGS who are the world's leading verification, testing and certification company. Nick Foley, Director of Shore Design said, "The SGS certification of ISO 13485: 2003 is part of our overall strategy to position ourselves at the very forefront of medical device design, both within Scotland and further afield. In conjunction with the certification of ISO 9001: 2000 we are now in the unique position within Scotland to be able to offer design development services with full compliance to these two standards" ISO 13485:2003 is an internationally recognised quality standard, specifically applicable to the design, development and manufacturing of medical devices. Shore Design is one of the first Product Development Companies in the UK which has been granted this prestigious certification for designing medical devices that ensure compliance with global standards. Shore Design is a development consultancy with a proven track record of delivering successful solutions to some of the largest medical device companies in the world. They are able to provide an integrated service covering all aspects of development from early proof of concept, through development and prototyping, user trials and into production. Shore has extensive experience in designing medical devices in areas as Orthopaedics, Implantable Devices, Point of Care Products, Trauma and Diagnostic Devices.