Medical Device Risk Management

The requirements for medical devices including the medical device directive 93 42 eec the active implantable medical device directive 90 385 eec and the in vitro diagnostics directive 98 79 ec detail the requirement for risk management.

Medical device risk management.

Download all four parts as a single pdf. Identifying hazards and hazardous conditions associated with a medical device that could place patients or healthcare workers at risk. Iso 14971 and medical device risk management 101 part 2. Accordingly it s crucial to have the capacity to for instance connect eventual verification tests back to requirements so that teams can be confident of adequate risk mitigation.

Medical device risk management is a total product lifecycle process. This course illustrates commonly used risk identification and risk reducing methods. Medical device risk management 17 a brief discussion of software risk management 1 tr 80002 1 4 4 3. This means you need to keep the risk management records up to date even after the product exits product development.

Originally released in 1998 iso 14971 medical devices application of risk management to medical devices provides a framework to identify potential hazards and estimate the associated risks. Estimating the potential occurrence of such risks and evaluating the extent of the consequences. But when you combine these products. Risk management is a key component in demonstrating regulatory compliance for medical devices.

This is a four part series on risk management. Iec 62304 2006 amd1 2015 b 4 3 software anomalies in a particular version of software will be present in all copies of that software. Through examples it shares practical applications implementing tools described by several of the recently enacted or updated standards and technical reports relevant and applicable to medical device risk management iso en 14971 2012 with a 2019 update summary little change in risk management process what. Adopting a systematic approach to risk management can significantly reduce the potential for these negative events.

The process should involve systematic review of your risk management file and be updated when events such as complaints product feedback non conformances etc. The risk management process presented in iso 14971 includes. The iso technical committee responsible for the maintenance of this standard is iso tc 210 working with iec sc62a through joint working group one jwg1. Risk control and risk management tools part 4.

Iso 14971 medical devices application of risk management to medical devices is an iso standard for the application of risk management to medical devices. There is already guidance for approaching risk management for drugs and there s an international standard for approaching risk management for medical devices. This post part 3.