$SCPR 62304 Checklist Revised for Amendment 1$

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The link provided is our revised checklist for changes in Amendment 1. To aid in understanding, all substantive changes to our checklist associated with changes in the Amendment 1 of 62304 issued in 2015 are highlighted in yellow.

This amended checklist was prepared by Mary Decareau and Alan Kusinitz and reviewed by Raffaele Caliri of SoftwareCPR.

Amendment 1 “IEC 62304 Medical device software — Software Life cycle processes” was issued in 2015. Although the focus of the amendment was to include a special provision for legacy software as well as clarifications and changes to safety classification, a number of other substantive changes were made (including significant additional requirements for Class A software). Below is a quick partial list of the more significant changes:

  • Section 4.4 Legacy Software added
  • Safety Classification definitions modified to be based on Risk of Harm and after consideration of Risk Control measures external to SW
  • Section 5.1.12 procedure for categorizing defects and demonstrating they do not result in unacceptable risk
  • Section 5.2.2.j added for IT-network aspects
  • Section 5.3.5 requirement to state how to ensure segregation is effective
  • Section 5.4.2 and 5.4.3 design for each unit and interface exists with enough detail for implementation
  • Section 5.5.2 test procedures evaluated for adequacy
  • Section 5.7 All elements now required for Class A software and more detail in 5.7 on test evaluation and records
  • Sections 5.8.1, 5.8.2, 5.8.7 and 5.8.8 of Software Release now required for Class A software
  • Sections 6.2.1.1, 2 and 3 added “intended use” monitoring and evaluation
  • Section 6.2.3 and 6.3.2 now required for Class A software
  • Section 7.1.5 and 7.3.2 are deleted, removing the requirement to document sequences of events as part of risk management
  • Section 9.2.1 changed to require problem reports to include a statement of criticality

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