RAPS Practice Test Questions with 100

RAPS Practice Test Questions with 100% Correct Answers A company is performing routine site monitoring of its pivotal clinical study for a blood sugar meter and finds one site has not consented 1/3 of its subjects properly. What is the FIRST thing the company needs to do?

• Stop the entire study
• Inform FDA and ask for guidance
• Re-train the study staff, including the principle investigator at that site on GCP
• Re-consent all improperly consented subjects - Correct Answer D. Re-consent all improperly

consented subjects The quality assurance manager of a small company with 12 employees is the company's only internal auditor and has been performing all internal quality system audits for three years. This does not meet

the requirements for performing internal quality systems audits because:

• Auditor independence has not been ensured
• There is no one in the company qualified to train the quality assurance manager in quality auditing

principles

• Quality system audits cannot be performed by the same auditor for more than two audits in a row
• The Audit Reports need to be approved by a second internal auditor not involved with the specific

audit - Correct Answer A. Auditor independence has not been ensured A medical device company is developing a product with drug, biologic and device components. The product and indication have not been classified previously by FDA. What is the most appropriate regulatory pathway?

• An IDE and PMA should be submitted to CDRH, as the company is a medical device company and is

most familiar with medical device application regulations

• A Request for Designation (RFD) should be sent to Office of Combination Products (OCP) at FDA to

determine primary mode of action (PMOA) and assign center with primary jurisdiction

• An IND and NDA should be submitted to CBER because this is the strictest regulatory pathway
• The company should submit a marketing application to the appropriate FDA center based on the

company's determination of primary mode of action (PMOA) - Correct Answer B. A Request for Designation (RFD) should be sent to Office of Combination Products (OCP) at FDA to determine primary mode of action (PMOA) and assign center with primary jurisdiction 1 / 3

When multiple facilities are involved in a Class III device's design, assembly or processing, the PMA

holder should do all of the following EXCEPT:

• Ensure the quality systems in all facilities are in compliance with 21 CFR 820 regulations, as applicable
• Include in the PMA submission a complete description of the device's manufacturing, processing,

packing, storage and installation methods

• Provide written authorization to reference the Device Master File information from a contracted

facility

• Submit quality system information only for the facility involved in the design of the device - Correct

Answer D. Submit quality system information only for the facility involved in the design of the device A company is submitting a PMA for a permanent implant. The company has performed biocompatibility testing based on ISO requirements and believes the package is complete. Which of the following testing

does the company absolutely need to demonstrate long-term safety of its device:

• Intracutaneous irritation
• Genotoxicity
• Acute toxicity
• Carcinogenicity - Correct Answer D. Carcinogenicity

A device that has just received marketing approval outside the US is to be shipped from the US to a foreign distributor of Company XYZ. Company XYZ contacts the foreign distributor, who confirms the product has not yet been shipped and is still at its warehouse. Company XYZ requests the foreign distributor return the device immediately. This activity described is an example of a:

• Market withdrawal
• Stock recovery
• Class I recall
• Class III recall - Correct Answer B. Stock recovery

All of the following are considered raw data in a preclinical study EXCEPT:

• Final Pathology Report
• Records of quarantine and animal receipt
• Animal data entered into animal chart 2 / 3

• Computer printout derived from data transferred to computer media from lab data sheets - Correct

Answer D. Computer printout derived from data transferred to computer media from lab data sheets Your Notified Body is classifying your device differently from you assessment. After reviewing the classification rules, you are certain your classification is correct; however, the Notified Body is not willing to reconsider. What is the BEST strategy to resolve this situation?

• Change Notified Body
• Discuss with the Notified Body the reasons for your opinion
• Ask the Notified Body to get an opinion from its Competent Authority
• Sign the Declaration of Conformity and CE mark your device - Correct Answer C. Ask the Notified Body

to get an opinion from its Competent Authority

The Clinical Investigation Plan (CIP) must include:

• A clinical investigator's brochure
• A clinical investigation protocol
• The clinical investigator's qualifications
• A copy of the informed consent form - Correct Answer B. A clinical investigation protocol

The marketing department asks your opinion regarding shelf-life labelling for a new medical device to be able to place it on the market as soon as possible. Which of the following should you advise the marketing department to do?

• Do not put a "use-by" date on the device
• Perform prospective accelerated aging studies for the minimum time periods customers will accept
• Label as they see fit, to be followed by retrospective studies using real time experience
• Find out what shelf life is used by the competition - Correct Answer B. Perform prospective

accelerated aging studies for the minimum time periods customers will accept A clinical trial of a medical device can begin how many days after notification is sent to the Competent Authority?

• 30 days
• 45 days
• 60 days
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