Risk Analysis/FMEA/FTA software tools

Risk/hazard analysis for medical devices and their software require extensive analysis, documentation, and maintenance of complex information. Creation and maintenance of extensive tables, fault tree, and HAZOP diagrams can seem overwhelming. For complex and high risk systems the information can be voluminous and software tools can be very productive.

Trace tools such as DOORS, CALIBER-RM, and others are commonly used to ensure that all risk control measures are specified and included in testing but they do not directly address the risk analysis process or the graphic diagrams where used.

Most tools that we are aware of which support the risk analysis process for medical devices are those originally developed for general reliability methods such as Fault Tree Analysis, and Failure Mode and Effects Analysis. Some of these have been extended to more explicitly support conformance with 14971 and medical devices in general.

Several of the tools that might be helpful in some situations include:

ASCE – graphical safety case tool
Relex FTA and FMEA tools
Dyadem products
CAFTA Computer Aided Fault Tree Analysis Tool
SoftRel software reliability prediction modeling tools being used by NASA

Doing a web search on FTA or FMEA software tools will identify many tools, however most of them are not directly tailored for risk management, just fault analysis.

SoftwareCPR Training Courses:

Risk Management (Public or Private)

Our newly updated ISO 14971:2019 Medical Device Risk Management, A Software Organization’s Perspective training course is now open for scheduling!

  • Coverage of ISO 14971:2019, IEC 62304; amd1, and IEC/TR 80002-1.
  • System level hazards analysis – mapping to software, cybersecurity, and usability
  • Why FMEA is incomplete for medical device risk management.
  • How to perform software hazards analysis.
  • And more!

3-days onsite with group exercises, quizzes, examples, Q&A.

Instructors: Dr. Peter Rech, Brian Pate

Next public offering:  TBD

 

Being Agile & Yet Compliant (Public or Private)

Our SoftwareCPR unique approach to incorporating agile and lean engineering to your medical device software process training course is now open for scheduling!

  • Agile principles that align well with medical
  • Backlog management
  • Agile risk management
  • Incremental and iterative software development lifecycle management
  •  Frequent release management
  • And more!

2-days onsite with group exercises, quizzes, examples, Q&A.

Instructors: Mike Russell, Ron Baerg

Next public offering:  TBD

 

Medical Device Cybersecurity (Public or Private)

This course takes a deep dive into the US FDA expectations for cybersecurity activities in the product development process with central focus on the cybersecurity risk analysis process. Overall approach will be tied to relevant standards and FDA guidance documentation. The course will follow the ISO 14971:2019 framework for overall structure but utilize IEC 62304, IEC 81001-5-1, and AAMI TIR57 for specific details regarding cybersecurity planning, risk characterization, threat modeling, and control strategies.

2-days onsite with group exercises, quizzes, examples, Q&A.

Instructor: Dr Peter Rech, 2nd instructor (optional)

Next public offering:  TBD

 

IEC 62304 and other emerging standards for Medical Device and HealthIT Software (Public or Private)

Our flagship course for preparing regulatory, quality, engineering, operations, and others for the activities and documentation expected for IEC 62304 conformance and for FDA expectations. The goal is to educate on the intent and purpose so that the participants are able to make informed decisions in the future.  Focus is not simply what the standard says, but what is meant and discuss examples and approaches one might implement to comply.  Special deep discount pricing available to FDA attendees and other regulators.

3-days onsite with group exercises, quizzes, examples, Q&A.

Instructor: Brian Pate, 2nd instructor (optional)

Next public offering:  TBD

 

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