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Unlike other products, a medical device presents special challenges to a white paper writer. For example, writing methods that effectively sell DVD players are ineffective for selling MRI machines to hospitals. Why? Because a medical device directly interacts with human bodies, and therefore gives rise to risks of injury. Actually, the main concern of medical device manufacturers is to mitigate the risks to patients or users while delivering the maximum benefits. All medical device manufacturers are required to comply with the medical device regulations that ensure safety and efficacy of devices. Hence, when writing for the medical technology industry, a writer enters a highly regulated world where...

This is the drug manufacturer's nightmare: the phone rings and an FDA official announces an upcoming inspection. Even though they are clearly necessary, FDA inspections are a weight on pharmaceutical companies' shoulders. Without these inspections, pharma companies cannot keep the FDA's approval to sell their products. It is the FDA's duty to call in advance to announce an inspection, its purpose, duration, and number of people involved. On inspection day, the FDA official will ask to see the top management person on site, and he will show his credentials and an FDA 'Notice of Inspection' to that person. Afterwards, a thorough inspection of the facilities will begin, while one or more key employees...

One of the biggest issues which will arise during GMP auditing inspections is that of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) as this is the component which will be the most central to the creation of pharmaceutical goods. GMP auditing inspections will go some way to ensuring that APIs are safe and manufactured in the right way. GMP auditing inspections are, of course, carried out with the intention of making sure that good manufacturing practices are adhered to during the creation of pharmaceutical products. One of the most important issues that will need to be taken into account is that of the active ingredients used because it is these which are claiming to provide the results that the products...

Good Manufacturing Practices or GMP covers a wide range of processes, products and production techniques involved in the manufacture and distribution of medicinal supplies. The pharmaceutical industry is heavily governed by GMP and the regulatory bodies entrusted with upholding Good Manufacturing Practices. In the United Kingdom the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) is the government body responsible for ensuring that medicines and medical devices are safe for patients and that every possible risk is reduced with the subsequent problems prevented. There are five inspectorate bodies within the MHRA which visit pharmaceutical companies to assess whether their practices and...

Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) is something that encompasses a multitude of industries - from pharmaceutical products to foods. These are obviously the sorts of industries which require careful monitoring and supervision and GMP consulting is on the increase as companies look to garner the information that will keep their manufacturing processes running smoothly. GMP consulting will help manufacturers of medical products, supplements and pharmaceuticals ensure that they are carrying out their actions responsibly and in line with industry regulations. Generally speaking, Good Manufacturing Practice guidelines will vary from country to country and it is the USA, UK and Europe that most companies...

Would your pharmaceutical company know what to do if the FDA suddenly showed up at your door? Would your senior management be ready, would your staging room be ready? Would your receptionist be ready to handle the protocol that takes place during an FDA audit? Does your pharmaceutical company have the correct documents in place needed for an FDA audit? An FDA citation can set your company back months, even years, not to mention the thousands of dollars in fines your company is likely to face. If you're not sure that your company is FDA compliant, it would be an excellent idea to hire an outside pharmaceutical consulting firm that specializes in mock FDA audits and regulatory inspection readiness...

. In 2008, the Polish pharmaceutical market was 6.9 billion U.S. dollars, up 11.5%. Which, OTC market was 2.1 billion U.S. dollars, the Polish OTC market the last two years are close to 14% annual growth rate, faster growth is mainly health care products and diagnostic reagents; prescription drug market was 4.4 billion U.S. dollars, up 10% , which accounted for 47.2% of patent medicines, Generic 52.8%. Pharmaceutical sales in Poland, pharmacies account for 80% of the share, the hospital accounted for 15%, 5% other retail outlets. Since the 90's, the Polish pharmaceutical industry from the original privatization of state-owned monopoly to a comprehensive restructuring, basically completed in 2009...

The European Union's (EU) Medical Device Directive (93/42/EEC) (MDD) forced many medical device manufactures to recognize the need to translate device documentation into other languages. Specifically, the Directive requires companies to adopt a specific multilingual documentation process. This requires companies to make provisions for translating product packaging, end-user instructions, labels and other essential product documentation. The translation of these documents is particularly important when it comes to user instructions since the device's safety and purported performance could be compromised due to incompetent translation. While previous directives specified that national languages might...

Medical devices are without doubt becoming more complex. Take as an example simpler devices such as Femoral Artery Closing Devices used in Interventional procedures. These devices require a skilled Physician to perform a number of cases in front of a trained company representative before the Physician is signed off and that hospital can purchase that particular product. This is not a sales ploy by the company. If Physicians were left to learn for themselves, mistakes would occur that would reflect on the product, not the user. As we all know once a product has "failed" it is very difficult to convince the user to try it again with success. The answer to this was the creation first of all of a...

> OVERVIEW Operating a medical practice is assiduous work requiring great attention to detail on a variety of fronts. Patient privacy has always Been an important concept in the medical profession. New laws are taking this notion a step further, making it mandatory for medical facilities to protect individuallyidentifiable health information. Government regulations such as the Health Insurance Portability andAccountability Act (HIPAA) and others stipulate the how your digital records containing sensitive patient information should be kept secure, but caring for your patient’s privacy is just good business. One of the most time and labor consuming tasks in maintaining an electronic medical...

Medical gloves provide a critical barrier in clinical environments, protecting both workers and patients. In fact, the Center for Disease Control recommends that all healthcare workers wear gloves as a safeguard against HIV and other blood-and-fluid borne infectious agents. To make sure medical gloves provide adequate protection, the Food and Drug Administration enforces a variety of standards for glove manufacturers to follow when making and marketing gloves. The FDA's Authority over Medical Gloves Initially, the FDA focused solely on regulating drugs. But this changed with the May 28, 1976 introduction of the Medical Device Amendments to the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic (FFD&C) Act. Now...

Hong Kong citizens are growing older according to a recent report by the UNFPA (United Nation Population Fund). With men and women living longer, the former British colony now has the world's second highest life expectancy. At present life expectancy is 79.8 years for men and 86.1 for women and is projected to increase gradually to 83.7 for men and 90.1 for women by 2039. This is mainly due to advanced medical technology and health care system in Hong Kong, particular interest in healthy living and coherent family structures. Rapid development of pharmaceutical products also contributes to the high life expectancy which has a flow on effect for the Hong Kong Pharmaceutical Market. Presently, only 6...

Active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), also known as ‘bulk drug substances', are defined by the US Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) as ‘any substance or mixture of substances intended to be used in the manufacture of a drug (medicinal) product and that, when used in the production of a drug becomes an active ingredient of the drug product'. Companies use APIs at a number of stages of pharmaceutical development, including in stability sample testing, general analytical testing and method development, as GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) APIs in clinical trials, and as source materials for manufacturing marketed drugs. Sourcing APIs from low-cost suppliers is a key strategy for...

In the dietary supplements industry, most manufacturers are now required to adhere to GMPs and regulations, which means that they will be inspected and audited throughout their production life. GMP auditing by the FDA involves a huge amount of documentation and files being inspected by the auditors, a 60 to 70 hour audit of the facilities and premises and then 90 days of waiting until the audit report is released. You can prepare your company for an audit however by using a pharmaceutical consultancy firm to guide you over the most important aspects of GMP regulations and get your documents into a relatively organised state. Below are some tips on how to survive and pass a GMP auditing session.o...

The aim of Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) is to ensure that quality medicines, dietary supplements and medical devices are produced consistently and that the label on any batch is scientifically factual. Dietary supplements are now regulated by the FDA and it has not been an easy process for manufacturers to start to comply with the FDA and GMP regulations surrounding the industry. It has taken significant GMP training to help employees and managers come to understand the impact that the regulations have on them. Most branded companies should now be in compliance although smaller businesses have until the middle of this year. Not only their own manufacturing processes should be assessed however...

ave probably seen plenty of advertisements extolling how Electronic Abdominal Stimulators can melt your belly fat fast and quickly. Most of these advertisements will also claim that their electronic abs stimulators can also flatten your tummy to reveal your six pack abs muscle. They even claim that by using electronic abs stimulators for X minutes is better that 300 sit ups or crunches, so you can say bye bye to diets and exercise forever. Too good to be true? On the other hand, you may also have come across many articles and messages from the health and fitness industry or from your fitness personal trainers who refute the advertisers claiming that the only way to get a flat tummy with well defined...

Web document management may seem new to many medical device companies--it is certainly worth the consideration of all medical device manufacturers--but for those medical device companies that have already implemented web document management software in their own regulated environment and seen the benefits of a healthy ROI, the question arises as to what IT solution will hold the next competitive edge in the race for the biggest slice of the industry's revenue and profits. A New Competitive Edge For medical device companies that have already invested in web document management, what is the next step? Start by asking yourself (or your software vendor) whether your current web document management...

Many myths surround the term 'medical device adhesive', including myths about FDA approval, and myths that an FDA device master file on an adhesive denotes or implies bio-compatibility. As well as FDA approval, the other types of approval commonly requested in the medical device manufacturing industry include USP Class VI and ISO10993, which cover areas such as cytotoxicity testing of bonded components. Simply put, medical device adhesives are 'adhesives that are marketed to medical device manufacturers'. Unlike food grade adhesives, these adhesives contain no special approval or blessing from the FDA. Often, bio-compatibility testing is performed on the adhesive as a marketing tool to increase the...

Regulated change control (i.e. change control enforced by the FDA, ISO, etc.) may appear to be the control of only one type of change. In other words many professionals may mistake change control to be the control of unexpected changes as life science research and manufacturing processes progress and move forward. This idea however, though essentially true, is only a partial "chunk" of the change types with which a change control system should be equipped to manage. Unexpected changes, as deviations or nonconformances, should undoubtedly be documented, controlled and analyzed but two other types of change should be considered as well in a large array of highly regulated environments. Proposed...

If your heart can not make you get through this month, if you do not have other methods of treatment, if you would very much like to read the world slower to catch, are you willing to accept a fully artificial heart. U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) scientists in the 23 through the intense discussion, very difficult to make a choice: they refused to recommend the use of this totally artificial heart.   By the Abiomed's AbioCor artificial heart company has been in the 14 patients were also tested. 2 of which died in the operating table, the rest will live an average of 5 months or so, but about half of them in the final years of illness suffered relentless torture, some of which even in loss...

Medical sales jobs perhaps are best known by the familiar pharmaceutical representative jobs which are usually $100k plus jobs but there are other aspects to medical that are just as lucrative but not as well publicized. Less well known are medical device sales career and medical supplies sales jobs. These sales jobs can be well compensated and require different types of sales representatives to be successful in their field. The medical sales representative jobs for a pharmaceutical company will usually be someone with a degree in chemistry, biology, life sciences or a strong medical background. Their product line will change frequently and they must be able to memorize and understand the details of...

Venture capitalists are always on the lookout for good business opportunity and medical device investing is one such area. The global medical devices industry with annual sales in 2209 surpassing USD 220 billion and is quite huge, innovative and highly competitive. Of this, US alone occupy 41% of the share. Medical device like ultrasound machine, stents for clogged arteries have seen a bumpy ride due to the economic slowdown. Over several quarters, the healthcare industries have been one of the main focuses of the venture capitalists across the globe. Looking back at years 2004-2009, there has been a rise in the investments in medical devices, although there have been rough patches in the industry...

Process mapping can be an excellent way for your pharmaceutical company to improve and monitor specific processes to ensure that your operations are running smoothly and efficiently. Because the day to day work of businesses, specifically pharmaceutical companies, usually involves a multitude of different processes, mapping them out in specific charts and graphs can help to make the work look more visible and increase understanding among employees. It also helps employees who are working on specific tasks and helps them to get a clearer understanding of what the rest of the company is doing. Process mapping is a process that basically outlines the different steps it takes to reach a predetermined...

  What is Regulatory Affairs???? :- Regulatory Affairs (RA) is an upcoming profession within the biomedical / health products sector. RA profession at its heart is all about Collecting, Analyzing and Communicating the Risks and Benefits of health care products to regulatory agencies and public all over the world. In an organization their prime responsibilities involves preparation and presentation of registration documents to regulatory agencies and carry out all following discussion to obtain and maintain marketing authorization (MA) for the products concerned. They need to keep a track on ever changing legislation in all countries where the companies is looking to market their product. RA...

Good manufacturing practice or (GMP) is a common term for the control, management and manufacturing of quality control practices, applied to the pharmaceutical industry. These common practice standards are specifically designed for pharmaceutical substances and products being made for clinical trials and production. And one recent area of cGMP concern is over the newly emerging stem cell research industry. How will stem cell research be affected by these ever tightening restrictions, and will they really help to bring compliance to stem cell product manufacturing? Many of the world's largest manufacturers in the pharmaceutical and medical product industry are legislated under the jurisdiction of...

After you have defined the educational programs and standard operating procedures (SOPs) for government inspections, it is wise to choose several studies to apply to a mock audit. You can base your selection on the criteria established by the FDA and on the type of work your company does; for example, a good option would be a crucial Phase 3 study that was recently completed and includes a good number of subjects, and it is also important to consider the accessibility of the data and the staff that will participate in a specific study. First, choose a location and a study, and later develop a plan for your mock audit based on your SOPs and on the right FDA compliance program manual. This plan should...

There are two different types of pharmaceutical companies; those which are big enough to have logistics for every aspect of business, and those which use contractors for some steps on the production process. The first type of company is rare and there are few pharmaceutical manufacturers who have a department for every aspect of drug production from delivery and storage to sourcing raw materials. GMP auditing can be completed by pharmaceutical consulting firms on contractors and third party organisations to assess their suitability for partnership with a pharmaceutical company. This can help companies to find working partners that will bring the same standards and commitment to quality that the...

Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) Regulations monitor the industries under the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act all of which can have an impact on human safety and thus need regulating, including the pharmaceutical and biotechnical industries. It is therefore essential that your organization stays up to date with GMP training as new regulations are issued and you manufacture new products. In the US, Good Manufacturing Practices are managed by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which is itself an agency of the Department of Health and Human services and in Europe they are subject to European authorities. As such, the regulations and laws of the FDA and its bodies can have legal ramifications if not...

The consequences of fraud are pervasive, outreaching and forever. If the Sponsor is found guilty of fraud as per FDA, data validity is compromised and the clinical submission is jeopardized. If the Investigator is involved in the fraud, he or she is disqualified, listed, given fines, incarcerated, incur tremendous legal expenses, he or she has just ruined their career. If the Institution, a Hospital, a Phase 1 Facility, a Clinic, a CRO, IRB or otherwise - is found guilty of fraud - lawsuits. What is the consequence to Subjects enrolled in the Clinical Trial - safety and well being at risk, loss of trust in the clinical trial process, lawsuit. Facts: - Fraudulent Investigators are often used by...

Wyeth - SWOT Analysis company profile is the essential source for top-level company data and information. Wyeth - SWOT Analysis examines the company's key business structure and operations, history and products, and provides summary analysis of its key revenue lines and strategy. Wyeth, which is set to be part of the world's largest pharmaceutical company following the $68-billion merger with Pfizer, is a diversified prescription pharmaceuticals and healthcare products provider. The company is engaged in the discovery, development, manufacture, distribution and sale of human ethical pharmaceuticals, biotechnology products, nutrition products, vaccines, and consumer and animal healthcare products...

Pharmaceuticals Machines and Equipments are thriving on efficient leadership, engineering excellence, cutting technology and professional approach. A wide range of high quality Pharmaceutical Machineries and Equipments from production to packaging are available in the market that is empowered with enhanced technology. The equipments available for Pharmaceutical Industry are of all sizes for manufacturing of Tablets, Capsules, Ointments, Cosmetics, Liquid. With the growth of pharmaceutical companies, the pharmaceutical machinery manufacturers are also upgrading themselves to meet the challenges arising out of the requirements set by the pharmaceutical industries. Most of the leaders in the field are...

In the case of Les Laboratoires Servier and Another v KRKA Polska SP.ZO.O. and Another [2006], the claimants made an application for an interim injunction to prevent the marketing and distribution of a drug which they claimed infringed their patent. The claimant companies were in the business of manufacturing and researching pharmaceutical products. The first claimant was the second largest French pharmaceutical company worldwide, and the second claimant was a wholly owned subsidiary that marketed and researched such products within the UK. The defendants were members of a group of companies involved in the sale and distribution of a large number of generic pharmaceutical products worldwide. The...

There is no doubt that life science companies are highly regulated. Between the FDA, ISO, EMEA (Europe), CLIA and additional regulatory organizations, life science companies are struggling to keep everybody happy. Though motivated by good intentions however, life science companies' efforts to meet every regulation are actually counterproductive, since---like the unwise high school student---they are striving to "pass the test" without "learning the material." Getting Back in Control Life science companies need to realize that regulations are designed not to push companies into an oblivion of confusion but are actually designed (or at least should be) with the intent of getting companies to think...

Translation services have become a necessity in today's highly globalized business environment. Aside from enabling products and services to be more easily accepted by their target markets, properly translating technical documentation and other collateral materials can help consumers gain confidence in the company itself. However, translating a product or service goes beyond merely converting words from one language to another. As many multinational companies have already learned, there are many factors to consider when entering a foreign market. Aside from the linguistic barrier, companies need to understand that there are many cultural, social, and even political factors that can affect how...

There are two things that can help the medical industry by leaps and bounds: Quality regulation for medical equipment, medicine, and dental products, and... A completely free market This should only make sense. With a free market, you have multiple companies competing with each other. Each one striving hard to outdo the other, trying to develop new solutions and alternatives, and new, more effective, more efficient equipment. And, of course, with some degree of quality control, bad drugs are kept off the market, shoddy equipment isn't sold, and patients can rest easy. The ISO 13485 is an ISO standard, first published in 2003, representing certain requirements for a comprehensive management system...

Sponsored by the Institute of Higher Education, the Chinese Society of Laboratory Management Branch Higher Education in collaboration with Guangdong Provincial Education Equipment Centre, Institute of Higher Education in Laboratory Management Committee, the Guangdong Provincial Educational Instrument & Equipment Association hosted the fall of 2009 National Higher Education Equipment Exhibition Show will be (high instrument development) in 2009 9 to 11 November in Dongguan City, Guangdong Province, Guangdong Modern International Exhibition Center Houjie held. "Grohe" exhibition in autumn 1992 to spring 2008, respectively, in 18 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions, held in 21 cities...

Single Minute Exchange of Die (SMED) is a lean kaizen event designed to dramatically reduce the changeover times between production runs. It's measured as the time from the last good product of the current production run to the first good product of the next run. Two different companies have used this SMED Kaizen to improve their business performance within the last month. One is a molding company, where the changeover times on a molding machine averaged 8.8 hours before the kaizen. A team of 18 people attacked this problem. The team was subdivided into three groups:a) A mold preparation team,b) A quality assurance team, andc) A scheduling team. The results achieved on this kaizen were: 1. Reduction...

BSML, Inc. (BSML) - Financial and Strategic Analysis Review BSML, Inc ( BSML ). is a medical devices company . It is engaged in development, distribution, marketing and selling of advanced teeth whitening products and services. BSML was formerly known as BriteSmile, Inc. The company develops advanced teeth whitening processes and distributes it through its professional teeth whitening centers and associated centers. Its product portfolio includes whitening pen, toothpaste and mouth wash products. BSML also offers certain cosmetic dental procedures, such as veneers and Invisalign products such as clear, removable, plastic aligners that are custom-made for a patient's teeth at its centers. This...

If you live long enough, the chances are that you'll need to buy a shower chair at some point. There are many different reasons why anyone needs to purchase one of these chairs from impaired mobility due to age or disease, balance problems, or just a temporary inability to stand in the shower because of an injury or recent surgery. The good news is that if you do need a chair, you have an incredible array of options available to you, from the strictly functional to beautiful ones fashioned from teak, bamboo, and other materials that can be selected to match the décor in your bathroom. This last assertion may come as a shock to people who are used to thinking of a shower chair as simply a...

The successful launch of a novel medical device technology requires a coordinated effort between several functional groups within the company. The coalescence of these group's activities in line with a predetermined project timeline are essential to timely and successful product commercialization. Marketing team members play a vital role in this process beginning with providing market insight during the initial concept development phase through conducting a post-commercialization assessment of launch planning activities and marketing tactics. A failed product launch can be disastrous from a financial perspective and to the reputation of the product's brand in the marketplace. Since companies only...

People are constantly looking for up to date information about health care as modern medicine marches froward with new technology. Physicians and their patients are equally interested in getting the most up to date information. There are several publications that will share this information with you for free. There are many health care magazines that have free subscription services. In most cases, your subscription will never expire, and will last until you ask them to stop sending the magazine. There are others that will provide a free subscription the first year and then begin charging you for additional subscriptions from your second year forward. You may be wondering why these magazines are...

tific jobs usually involve some research. The jobholder would have specialized training and experience in a field, and the ability to draw on it to conduct field or laboratory research. For example, a clinical research assistant working for a clinical research organization can be required to go out into the field and record the findings of clinical trials for medical devices or medication. In such cases, in addition to knowledge in the field of science, the job holder will also have to be familiar with research methodology to ensure adherence to quality research practices, so that the research findings will be acceptable to practitioners in the relevant field. Furthermore, the jobholder might also...

nts FDA 21 CFR Part 11 Compliance Requirements included in Enterprise 21’s ERP Software Created by Food and Drugs Administration (FDA) in 1997, 21 CFR Part 11 requires FDA regulated companies to adhere to a specific set of requirements for computerized systems, electronic records, and electronic signatures. According to Rebecca Gill, Vice-President of TGI, Ltd., “Enterprise 21 is a fully integrated ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) software package developed in a closed system approach. The software has built in controls necessary to obtain validation from the FDA.” 21 CFR Part 11 Requirements Supported by Enterprise 21 ERP: - Unique identification and access of all users in the system...

There are two federal laws pertaining to cosmetic safety, including safe skin care, in the United States: the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act. In this article, we will look at both acts and discover what they control, how they control, and why the consumer should be concerned. The conclusion will leave you surprised to learn that the burden of cosmetic safety, in the end, will rest on you, the consumer, to decide what is and what is not safe for you and your children to use daily. First up is the FD&C Act. This law prohibits the marketing of mis-branded cosmetics in interstate commerce. Violations due to product ingredients cause cosmetics to be subject...

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When a company meets web document management for the first time it says "Pleased to meet you." Actually, it says, "Very pleased to meet you," and it's no surprise that the company's apparent felicity is sincere. Web Document Management is Every Company's Best FriendOne of the truly unique features of document management (WDM) is that it applies universally across vertical and horizontal markets and to any type of business. Sure, there are WDM systems that will work more effectively for a high-tech pharmaceutical company vs. the mom-and-pop shop down the road but when it comes to document management everyone needs it regardless of company size or bottom-line figures. In a Down EconomyWDM isn't a...

Surprising new research has shown that fruit juice drinks greatly increase the risk of type 2 diabetes. "Stay away from fruit juice drinks" was the message delivered in relation to the study published by the American Diabetes Association (ADA). Copyright (c) 2008 Soaring Eagle Companies LLC Wow I just got this report hot off the press. I wanted to get it out to save as many people as I can. Help yourself right now like I did and read this report. The report, FRUIT JUICE DRINKS TIED TO DIABETES: American Diabetes Association Ties Fruit Juices to Diabetes was published in NUTRITION NEWS, Issue 105, July 24, 2008. The report starts with the following: Surprising new research has shown that fruit juice...

> Manufacturing journalist Thomas R. Cutler profiled beverage manufacturing HR Nicholson selection of Technology Group International for the July issue of Quality Digest. According to Cutler, “HR Nicholson Co., “pioneers in the juice industry,” has operated for nearly a century. The company has grown from 45 employees to 75 employees in just the past six years. The family-owned, Baltimore-based manufacturing and distribution company realized that, unlike the first eighty-plus years when products were manufactured and shipped from the same location, the need to set up distribution locations separate from the manufacturing plant created several challenges. According to Su Shaffer, senior executive...

There are 10 simple points to consider when choosing a Digital Signature Solution (standard electronic signature) for your organization. While not all are obvious, they are critical make-or-break factors for the smooth implementation, management and use of such a system, impacting on every aspect of your business processes. To ensure a low Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) and a speedy Return on Investment (ROI) from your Digital Signature solution, read on. 1. Seals Documents - This is the basic building block of a true digital signature solution. It guarantees the document is sealed from changes, whether incidental or the result of a late night hacking of your network. Tip: Only digital signatures...