QFI offers an unbiased Expert Witness service in support of:
- Defence/Prosecution
- Independent Review
- Criminal/Civil
- Analytical Investigation
- Liability/Negligence/Mitigation
- Low and High court actions
Our specific areas of expertise include:
- A wide range of medical devices, especially high-risk, orthopaedic, cardiology, radiology, biomaterials, permanent implants, infusion & transfusion, medical electronics, active implantable devices, drug device combinations, in vitro diagnostic products, animal tissue derived products and borderline devices
- Alleged breaches of the General product liability Directive and related Transposition in particular EU Member States, including alleged negligence
- Investigation of alleged device failure and malfunction
- Medical device toxicology
- Alleged device misuse
- Sterilisation and microbiology
- Medical device intellectual property assessment
Our Experts are registered with the Expert Witness Institute and other professional bodies and have participated in a variety of medico-legal, civil and criminal settings.