V5 Ultimate
Medical device cleanroom manufacturing floor: gowned operators assembling precision components at ESD-safe workstations under HEPA-filtered ceiling
Connected MES + QMS + eDHR for medical devices

From incoming inspection to the operating room — one self-building Device History Record.

V5 Ultimate runs every step where 21 CFR 820, ISO 13485 and EU MDR apply — supplier qualification, incoming inspection, hard-gated assembly routings, in-process CMM checks, UDI capture at the workstation, sterilization load release and Part 806 correction traceback. The eDHR builds itself as the operator works. When the investigator arrives, the record is already complete.

Built for 21 CFR 820 / QSR, ISO 13485, and the EU MDR.

One thread, supplier to surgeon
step 01
Supplier
Qualified, CoC on file
step 02
Incoming
AQL sampled, 820.80 evidenced
step 03
Assembly
Hard-gated, e-signed
step 04
In-process QC
CMM, torque, seal, functional
step 05
Sterilize & label
ISO 11607 / 11135 · UDI printed
step 06
Dispatch
Distributor, hospital, traceback
One system, three lenses

The same DHR — seen the way you run the plant.

For a Class II or Class III manufacturer, the small wins compound every lot. Finance sees higher first-pass yield and less scrap on expensive alloys. Operations sees the next line start on time. RA/QA sees a DHR the FDA investigator and Notified Body auditor will actually recognise.

The CFO view

Higher first-pass yield on expensive alloys — scrap squeezed, rework caught mid-build, and true cost per device finally on the page.

  • Per-lot actual cost: raw materials, sub-assemblies, sterilization, labour and rework — visible in $, today.
  • Lower titanium and PEEK scrap from earlier gating and faster CMM feedback.
  • Fewer rework loops from operator errors caught at the workstation, not at final inspection.
  • Most device manufacturers see V5 pay back inside year one and keep compounding.
First-pass yield · todaylive
Pedicle screw
+3.4 pts
Bone plate
+2.1 pts
Cannulated pin
+2.8 pts
Interbody cage
+4.1 pts
Suture anchor
+1.6 pts
Scrap recovered7-day
+$22,410
titanium scrap falling ↓
Cost per device · today
$184 / unit
Material 44% Labour 26% Sterilize 20% QC 10%
+11 pts
First-pass yield uplift
Hard-gated routings and in-process CMM checks catch drift at op three, not final inspection.
−48%
DHR review-and-release cycle
Self-building eDHR — no evenings spent chasing missing sign-offs and unattached test records.
Daily
True cost per finished device
Actual titanium heat, polymer lot, labour and rework posted from each build — not month-end reconciliation.
0
Orphan NCRs at release
Every non-conformance is dispositioned before the DHR closes — no shipping into an open loop.
Walk the process

From the supplier CoC to the surgeon's tray — one hard-gated thread.

Follow one build order. Every step below is a single screen in V5 — and the design-control, risk (ISO 14971) and calibration layer runs underneath them all.

Step 01 · Supplier & incoming inspection

Qualified supplier, CoC on file, AQL sample pulled — before the material touches the floor.

Every implantable alloy, polymer, sub-assembly, sterile barrier material and outsourced sterilization cycle is tied to a qualified supplier with live CoCs, mill certs, DMFs and quality agreements. Receipt is barcode-scanned at the dock; ANSI/ASQ Z1.4 AQL sampling plans and 21 CFR 820.80 acceptance activities are enforced before a lot is released to stores.
  • CoC / CoA / 3.1 mill cert verified at receipt — no cert, no goods-in.
  • Z1.4 sample size and accept/reject computed from lot size and inspection level.
  • Every heat, lot and reel barcoded into stores with dimensional and material-test records attached.
  • Expired supplier qualifications block receipts and email the supplier automatically.
Gloved medical device quality inspector examining a sealed sterile-barrier pouch containing a titanium orthopedic component under an inspection lamp
Step 02 · Assembly, work instructions & e-signatures

The routing gates every step, the workstation shows the current-rev instructions — obsolete builds are physically impossible.

The build order sequences operations, tools and torque settings by device family and revision. V5 shows only the currently-effective work instruction at the workstation; superseded revs are invisible to the operator. Each step requires an identity-verified e-signature (21 CFR Part 11.10 / 11.50) before the next step unlocks — no forward jumps, no missing evidence.
  • Currently-effective SOP / work instruction served to the workstation — obsolete revs blocked at the door.
  • Identity-verified e-signatures per 21 CFR Part 11.10 / 11.50 with meaning captured on every gate.
  • Operator hard-blocked from a step they are not currently certified for — training matrix enforces at the cell.
  • Torque-driver, laser-marker, tester and press readings streamed straight to the DHR — no re-key.
+11 pts
first-pass yield uplift with live gating
−48%
DHR review-and-release cycle time
Medical device assembly operator in a full cleanroom bunny suit assembling a precision electromechanical device under a magnifier lamp, tablet showing work instructions
Step 03 · In-process QC, CMM & release

The lot can't ship until every acceptance activity is green — and the DHR reviewer sees every deviation in one place.

V5 enforces 21 CFR 820.80 acceptance activities and ISO 13485 §8 monitoring & measurement in the LIMS — first-article inspection, CMM dimensional reports, sterile-barrier seal integrity, biocompat evidence, functional test, visual under magnification. Any OOS opens an NCR and blocks the next operation until dispositioned. A two-signature review-and-release closes the DHR before dispatch.
  • All 820.80 acceptance activities configured as gates — no green, no release.
  • Instrument integration for CMM (Zeiss, Hexagon, Mitutoyo), optical comparators, torque testers, seal-strength testers — results wired to the DHR.
  • NCR / CAPA (820.90 / 820.100) linked to the affected lot, workstation and operator — no orphan deviations.
  • Two-signature DHR review-and-release per 820.80(d) — preparer plus independent reviewer.
Metrology technician using a coordinate measuring machine (CMM) to measure a machined titanium implant in a medical device inspection lab
Step 04 · Sterilization, packaging & UDI

One finished lot, one sterilization cycle, one UDI — DI + PI captured at the workstation, reconciled to GUDID.

Every unit is packaged into a validated sterile-barrier system per ISO 11607 and released against a sterilization cycle — EO per ISO 11135, gamma per ISO 11137, moist-heat per ISO 17665 or hydrogen peroxide per ISO 22441. UDI (21 CFR 830) is generated, printed and verified at the workstation — DI + PI on the primary packaging, human-readable + AIDC. The GUDID submission builds itself from the same record.
  • Sterile-barrier packaging validated per ISO 11607-1 / 11607-2 — seal-strength trend live per line.
  • Sterilization cycle release: EO (ISO 11135), gamma (ISO 11137), steam (ISO 17665), VH₂O₂ (ISO 22441) — parametric release supported.
  • UDI-DI + UDI-PI printed and verified at the workstation — GS1 or HIBCC issuing agency, AIDC + human-readable.
  • GUDID (FDA) and EUDAMED (EU MDR Article 27–29) submissions built from the same record — no double entry.
Medical device sterile packaging line: gloved operator sealing a Tyvek sterile-barrier pouch on a validated heat sealer next to a thermal transfer label printer
Step 05 · Dispatch, distribution & recall

"If we corrected lot MD-24-0142 right now — which hospitals and patients are exposed?"

Every unit ships with a UDI-tagged label, a serialized packing slip and a validated shipping configuration. When a supplier NCR, complaint or MDR (21 CFR 803) triggers a 21 CFR Part 806 correction or removal, V5's UDI + DHR tree paints the affected serial ranges, distributors, hospitals and implanting surgeons — forward from the finished-device lot and backward to every heat, polymer lot, cassette and sterilization cycle that built it.

UDI-tagged dispatch packDistributor / hospital / patient traceForward & backward genealogy
The UDI + DHR tree

Titanium mill flags Ti-6Al-4V ELI heat 88214 for a chemistry OOS. V5 walks the tree — the finished-device lot it built, the UDI serial ranges dispatched, the distributors and hospitals that received it. Pull the lever to see the exposure.

downstream · 4 distributor & hospital shipments
Baylor Scott & White · Dallas
60 units · PO 88214-A · shipped
Cardinal Health · DC-14
60 units · PO 88214-B · distributor
UT Southwestern · Ortho
40 units · PO 88301 · shipped
Methodist Hospital · OR-6
20 units · PO 88322 · shipped
2 UDI-PI serial ranges dispatched
UDI-PI · serials S-4471-001…120
120 units · DI 00381234567890
UDI-PI · serials S-4471-121…180
60 units · DI 00381234567890
1 finished-device lot · eDHR
MD-24-0142 · Ti pedicle screw Ø5.5 × 45 mm
180 units · Class II · DHR complete · 21 CFR 820 · ISO 13485 · UDI-DI 00381234567890
upstream · 4 material & process lots
Ti-6Al-4V ELI bar · heat 88214
ATI · CoC + 3.1 mill cert
PEEK-OPTIMA rod · lot P-3310
Invibio · CoA on file
Tyvek 1073B pouch · lot T-9902
DuPont · CoC on file
EO sterilization cycle · C-2210
Sterigenics · load release on file
Affected units
0
Sites notified
0
Forward depth
2 hops
Backward depth
4 lots
Running underneath · maintenance, calibration & validation

Injection-mould PM, CMM calibration and torque-driver certification — on the same tablet as production.

Built-in CMMS with medical-device-native asset types — injection moulders, CNC cells, laser markers, CMMs, seal testers, EO / gamma cycles, cleanroom HVAC. PM schedules, calibration cycles and process-validation (IQ / OQ / PQ) runs on one calendar. Every calibration certificate is attached; next-due is enforced; an out-of-cal instrument physically refuses to release a measurement.
  • PM and validation schedules per moulder, CNC cell, CMM, laser marker and sterile-barrier sealer.
  • Calibration cycles per ISO/IEC 17025-traceable standards — CMMs, torque drivers, force gauges, thermocouples.
  • Cleanroom HVAC monitoring (ISO 14644) — particulate, differential pressure, temp and RH tied to the batch.
  • Spares stock and vendor lead times in the same ledger as raw materials and sterile-barrier packaging.
Maintenance engineer in a cleanroom smock working on precision production equipment in a medical device factory, injection-molding machine visible in background
Running underneath · quality & post-market

Quality and post-market surveillance run through every lot — not stapled to the record at the end.

Incoming inspection, in-process checks, finished-device release, internal audits (820.22 / ISO 13485 §8.2.4), CAPA, complaints (820.198), MDR reporting (21 CFR 803), FSCA (EU MDR Article 89) — all in one loop, all tied to the affected lot, serial and design record. Operators are blocked at the cell if training is overdue. Suppliers are blocked at the dock if a qualification has lapsed. Auditor evidence — FDA 483, Notified Body, ISO 13485, MDSAP — is a single indexed export.
  • Incoming inspection per raw material, sub-assembly and outsourced process — CoC / CoA match, AQL sample, dimensional.
  • In-process gates — first-article, torque, CMM dimensional, seal strength, functional, visual under magnification.
  • Finished-device release — RA/QA can't be skipped before a lot leaves the plant.
  • Complaints (820.198), MDR (21 CFR 803), Part 806 correction / removal, EU MDR FSCA — one workflow.
  • Deviations, NCR and CAPA (820.90 / 820.100) loop from raised → root cause → verification → close, tied to the DHR and DHF.
  • Document control (820.40) and training matrix (820.25) — superseded SOPs and lapsed training hard-block the cell.
Medical device QA auditor reviewing digital device history records and CAPA log at a workstation with wall of compliance binders
The V5 quality kit — for a medical-device plant

Every quality feature in V5 — mapped to a Class II / III site.

The same platform that runs pharma cleanrooms and radiopharmacies — set up for the way a medical-device manufacturer actually inspects, releases and audits a Device History Record.

Incoming inspection & 820.80

Configurable per raw material, sub-assembly and outsourced process. Z1.4 AQL sample size computed from lot size; a failed acceptance activity raises a hold automatically.

device plant: Ti-6Al-4V bar · CoC · 3.1 mill cert · dimensional

In-process gates & first-article

Scheduled QC checks on the build — first-article, CMM dimensional, torque, seal strength, functional, visual under magnification. Limits enforced; OOS opens an NCR.

device plant: Pedicle screw Ø5.5 · CMM ±0.02 · torque 2.4 Nm

DHR review-and-release

Two-signature review-and-release per 820.80(d) before any lot ships. Every gate signed with a 21 CFR Part 11-compliant e-signature — identity + meaning captured.

device plant: Lot MD-24-0142 · reviewer · QA released

NCR, CAPA & complaints

One workflow from issue raised through root cause, action, verification and close. Linked to the affected lot, DHR, DHF, workstation, operator and supplier — with 820.100 / 820.198 evidence.

device plant: NCR-88214 · Ti chemistry OOS · CAPA + supplier hold

MDR (21 CFR 803) & FSCA

Complaint intake, medical-device-report timers (5 / 30 day), Part 806 correction / removal and EU MDR Article 89 field safety corrective actions — all tied to the affected UDI and DHR.

device plant: Complaint #7712 · MDR-30-day due · FSCA opened

Design controls & DHF (820.30)

Design inputs, outputs, verification, validation and DMR held against every device family. Change control on the DHF forces a design-review sign-off before a new rev reaches production.

device plant: Pedicle screw family · DHF rev C · verified

Supplier scorecards & re-qualification

On-time delivery, CoC quality, NCR rate and audit findings rolled into a live supplier score. Expired qualifications block goods-in automatically.

device plant: Ti supplier ATI · OTIF 98% · CoC 99.6%

Calibration & instrument qualification

CMMs, torque drivers, force gauges, thermocouples, seal testers and micrometers on an ISO/IEC 17025-traceable calibration calendar — certificates attached, next-due enforced.

device plant: Zeiss CMM · cal due 14 d · cert attached

UDI, GUDID & EUDAMED

UDI-DI + UDI-PI generated, printed and verified at the workstation per 21 CFR 830. GUDID (FDA) and EUDAMED (EU MDR) submissions built from the same record — no double entry.

device plant: DI 00381234567890 · GS1 · GUDID submitted
Talks to your kit

Live on your CMMs, moulders, laser markers and testers — no rip-and-replace.

We connect at the level your engineers and QA expect — OPC UA, Modbus, MQTT, REST, HL7, EDI, file drops, SQL. Most device manufacturers are live on day one with the CMMs, moulders, testers and ERP feeds already in the plant.

CMMs & optical comparators

Zeiss CALYPSO, Hexagon PC-DMIS, Mitutoyo MCOSMOS, Nikon iNEXIV. Dimensional results streamed straight to the DHR — no re-key.

Injection moulders & CNC cells

Arburg, Engel, Milacron, Sumitomo (SHI) Demag, Wittmann Battenfeld, Mazak, DMG Mori, Haas. Cycle data and downtime coded at the cell.

Torque, force & seal testers

Atlas Copco, Kistler, Mecmesin, Instron, TM Electronics. Torque, force and seal-strength readings wired to the in-process gate.

Laser markers & UDI printers

Trumpf, Videojet, Domino, Markem-Imaje, Zebra, SATO. UDI-DI + UDI-PI verified at the workstation with a barcode grader.

ERP, PLM & MDR reporting

SAP, NetSuite, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Oracle, Windchill, Teamcenter. FDA GUDID and EU EUDAMED submissions built from the same record.

BI & data warehouse

Power BI, Tableau, Looker, Snowflake, Databricks. Direct SQL access to your tenant — your data, your queries, your validated reports.

Audit-ready, every day

21 CFR 820 (QSR / QMSR), Part 11, 21 CFR 830 UDI, ISO 13485, ISO 14971, IEC 62304, EU MDR — at the data layer.

The records build themselves as the DHR is assembled. When the FDA investigator or Notified Body auditor walks in, the evidence pack is one click — not a week of re-assembly.

21 CFR 820
Quality System Regulation (QSR / eDHR)
21 CFR Part 11
Electronic records & signatures
ISO 13485:2016
Medical device QMS
EU MDR 2017/745
EU Medical Device Regulation
21 CFR 830
Unique Device Identification (UDI)
Go-live in 8 to 14 weeks

Fixed-price, named team, one product family live before you pay for the next.

  1. Week 1–3·step 01
    Discovery & floor scan

    We walk one product family with your team — DHF, DMR, routings, suppliers, CMMs, moulders, testers, existing ERP fields. Out: a fixed scope and price.

  2. Week 4–7·step 02
    Configure & integrate

    Device master, BOMs, routings, work instructions, acceptance activities, UDI templates, CMM / moulder / tester integrations and ERP feeds loaded. IQ / OQ on the bench.

  3. Week 8–11·step 03
    PQ, pilot & train

    One line live in pilot. Three-shift operator training on the floor with the actual UI — not slides. PQ and UAT signed by RA/QA and operations.

  4. Week 12–14·step 04
    Go live & hyper-care

    Cut over. Two weeks of hyper-care with your named delivery team on-site. KPIs published on the wall before we leave.

Cloud-hosted, US & EU regions· SOC 2 controls, SSO, audit log· Validated change control, 21 CFR Part 11
What buyers ask us

The first six questions on every medical-device RFP.

How does V5 satisfy 21 CFR 820 / the new QMSR (2026) and ISO 13485 in one system?
V5 is one platform covering document control (820.40), management review (820.20), design controls & DHF (820.30), purchasing controls (820.50), production and process controls (820.70), inspection & test / DHR (820.80), NCR (820.90), CAPA (820.100), labeling & UDI (820.120 / 21 CFR 830) and complaints (820.198). The FDA QMSR harmonises 820 with ISO 13485:2016, so a single V5 implementation satisfies both — plus MDSAP for Canada, Australia, Brazil and Japan.
How does V5 handle UDI and GUDID / EUDAMED submissions?
UDI-DI (device identifier) and UDI-PI (production identifier — lot, serial, expiry, mfg date) are generated, printed and verified at the workstation per 21 CFR 830. We support GS1 and HIBCC issuing agencies, AIDC + human-readable. The GUDID (FDA) and EUDAMED (EU MDR Article 27–29) submissions are built from the same DHR record — no double entry, no reconciliation gap.
Will V5 talk to our CMMs, injection moulders, torque drivers and laser markers?
Almost certainly. We support OPC UA, Modbus, MQTT, REST, HL7 and direct SQL — and we already have working connectors for Zeiss CALYPSO, Hexagon PC-DMIS, Mitutoyo MCOSMOS, Arburg, Engel, Milacron, Sumitomo Demag, Wittmann Battenfeld, Atlas Copco, Instron, Trumpf, Videojet, Domino and Markem-Imaje.
How does V5 handle design controls (820.30), risk management (ISO 14971) and IEC 62304 software?
DHF (design history file), DMR (device master record) and risk file (FMEA, hazard analysis, risk-benefit) are held against every device family. IEC 62304 software items are managed with configuration items, unit-verification records and traceability from requirement → design → verification → validation. Change control on the DHF forces a design review before a new rev reaches the workstation.
How does V5 handle Part 806 recalls and MDR (21 CFR 803) reporting?
Complaints (820.198) land in one intake queue with MDR-timer clocks (5 / 30-day). If an investigation triggers a Part 806 correction / removal or an EU MDR Article 89 FSCA, V5's UDI + DHR tree walks forward from the finished-device lot to every serial range, distributor, hospital and implanting surgeon — and backward to every heat, polymer lot, cassette and sterilization cycle. Recall notifications are built from the same record.
What about IT — 21 CFR Part 11, SOC 2, validated change control?
Cloud-hosted in US and EU regions, SOC 2 controls, SSO (SAML / OIDC), full audit log, validated change-control process and 21 CFR Part 11 controls (identity, e-sig meaning, immutable audit trail) applied to every GxP screen. IQ / OQ / PQ pack shipped with go-live. GAMP 5 category assessment supplied.
Ready to see it on your DHR?

Book a 30-minute walkthrough with a medical-device specialist.

We'll show a live self-building eDHR, a hard-gated assembly routing, a CMM in-process check, UDI capture and GUDID export, an EO sterilization load release and a mock Part 806 recall traceback — on a workspace seeded for a working Class II / III manufacturer.

Fixed-price go-live · No platform lock-in · Onboard in 8–14 weeks