Clinical Research Consultants, Inc. (CRC) was established in 1992 to provide assistance in the design, placement, conduct, and reporting of clinical research studies necessary to support the development of pharmaceutical products and medical devices. Since then, CRC has developed into one of the premier independent consulting firms that provide regulatory, clinical, and quality system consulting services to assist medical device, diagnostic, and pharmaceutical companies in obtaining FDA approvals, and maintaining compliance with FDA regulations before and after approval. Core areas of expertise include ophthalmic, orthopedic, surgical, and diagnostic medical devices. CRC’s client base includes established U.S. and international companies, as well as start-up and incubator companies developing novel medical devices. CRC has successfully filed over a hundred IDE’s, pre-IDE’s, 510(k)’s, and PMA’s with the FDA to bring investigational products to the marketplace.