Company: Varian Medical Systems Imaging Laboratory GmbH Date of Enforcement Report: 4/20/2022 Class II PRODUCT ARIA Radiation Therapy Management (RTM) VERSIONS 13.6, 15.1, 15.5, 15.6, 16.0, 16.1 Recall Number: Z-0942-2022 REASON Software issue for treatment plan and image management application may result in mismatch values which could result in treatment in the wrong location. RECALLING...Read More

Trying to understand Software Design Verification … A QA’s takeaway on reading the General Principles of Software Validation for the first time. FDA gives guidance in the General Principles of Software Validation guidance document, but in general: Testing at different levels: units, integrated units, software complete Testing types: negative, combinatorial, fault injection, risk controls challenge, boundary, corner cases, stress,...Read More

FDA has released a new draft of Premarket Cybersecurity in Medical Devices:  Quality System Considerations and Content of Premarket Submissions.  Per the scope, this 2022 FDA Premarket Cybersecurity Guidance “is applicable to devices that contain software (including firmware) or programmable logic, as well as software as a medical device (SaMD). The guidance is not limited to devices...Read More