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I (Mike Russell) attended the neXus conference on medical device standards this year. Below are some observations and suggested takeaways from the talks I heard and the panel I was on. Remember, these are just selected highlights, not everything said 🙂 Session: Reducing Submission Rejections and Recalls with Software Standards This year’s conference added a third...
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SoftwareCPR® partner Mike Russell is attending the AAMI/FDA neXus medical device standards conference this week in Washington D.C., and chairing a panel. This year’s conference has added a third standards success track: application. Accordingly, Mike is chairing a panel session today on “Reducing Submission Rejections and Recalls with Software Standards.” In addition to his experience...
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today that AAMI SW96 Receives FDA Consensus Standard status.  Medical device manufacturers are now expected to conform to the requirements of this standard as applicable, or have processes that show address the requirements of the standard. The broad outline of AAMI SW96 is: General requirements for security...
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Crisis Prevention and Recovery, LLC / SoftwareCPR, Tampa, FL USA – (November 22, 2022) “We are pleased to announce that our Partner and General Manager, Brian Pate, has been selected  for membership on the UL 1998 Standards Technical Panel for Software (STP), with oversight of UL 1998 standard, Software in Programmable Components.  Brian will provide stakeholder input to...
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Crisis Prevention and Recovery, LLC / SoftwareCPR, Tampa, FL USA – (November 15, 2022) “We are pleased to announce that our partner, Dr Peter Rech, has been reappointed to serve the next 3 years as convener for IEC technical committee 62/SC 62D/MT23 Infusion Pumps.  In this role, Dr Rech will be responsible for organizing and administering...
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Recently, a new cybersecurity standard, IEC 81001-5-1:2021, Health software and health IT systems safety, effectiveness and security – Part 5-1: Security – Activities in the product life cycle, was released.  As the name implies, this standard addresses the overall software development lifecycle (SDLC) with regard to cybersecurity activities.  For medical device manufacturers, this is very...
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This March 2022 Standards Navigator Report content is only available to Standards Navigator subscribers. See our Subscribe page for information on subscriptions. SoftwareCPR® Standards Navigator provides information and tools related to standards that play a significant role in health software and software intensive medical devices.  In addition to information on existing standards, our report keeps you...
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This July 2021 Standards Navigator Report content is only available to Standards Navigator subscribers. See our Subscribe page for information on subscriptions. SoftwareCPR® Standards Navigator provides information and tools related to standards that play a significant role in health software and software intensive medical devices.  In addition to information on existing standards, our report keeps you...
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On June 7th, 2021, the FDA updated their database of recognized consensus standards. This update included two new items related to medical device software. These two items are IEEE standards that are relevant to all medical devices that claim interoperability with other networked entities. They are being recognized based on their scientific and technical merit...
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Having trouble keeping up with standards activity? You are not alone!  The pace of new and emerging standards creates a challenge for even the most organized and well staffed software and quality assurance teams.  Whether it is digital health, risk management, software process, usability, or the ever challenging cybersecurity, being aware and understanding upcoming changes...
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In addition to information on existing standards, the SoftwareCPR Standards Navigator subscription keeps you up to date on new standards activity and gives you expert insight into future changes to existing standards.  Draft standards are available on a limited basis to subscribers to provide input to SoftwareCPR for the purpose of developing a position or...
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This January 2021 Standards Navigator Report content is only available to Standards Navigator subscribers.  See our Subscribe page for information on subscriptions. SoftwareCPR® Standards Navigator provides information and tools related to standards that play a significant role in health software and software intensive medical devices. In addition to information on existing standards, SoftwareCPR Standards Navigator keeps you...
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This December 2020 Standards Navigator Report content is only available to Standards Navigator subscribers.  See our Subscribe page for information on subscriptions. SoftwareCPR Standards Navigator Report provides information and tools related to standards that play a significant role in health software and software intensive medical devices. In addition to information on existing standards, SoftwareCPR Standards...
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This September 2020 Standards Navigator Report content is only available to Standards Navigator subscribers.  See our Subscribe page for information on subscriptions. SoftwareCPR Standards Navigator Report provides information and tools related to standards that play a significant role in health software and software intensive medical devices. In addition to information on existing standards, SoftwareCPR Standards...
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This July 2020 Standards Navigator Report content is only available to Standards Navigator subscribers.  See our Subscribe page for information on subscriptions. SoftwareCPR Standards Navigator Report provides information and tools related to standards that play a significant role in health software and software intensive medical devices. In addition to information on existing standards, SoftwareCPR Standards...
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This February 2020 Standards Navigator Report content is only available to Standards Navigator subscribers.  See our Subscribe page for information on subscriptions. SoftwareCPR Standards Navigator Report provides information and tools related to standards that play a significant role in health software and software intensive medical devices. In addition to information on existing standards, SoftwareCPR Standards...
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Kicking off the new year with regulatory and standards updates.  New public courses in 2020!
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The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) has approved a proposal to develop a standard for safety considerations in automated vehicle (AV) decision-making.  Purportedly, the “forthcoming IEEE standard will provide a useful tool to answer the question of what it means for an AV to drive safely,” according to the lead convener.  With technology...
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This content is only available to Standards Navigator subscribers.  See our Subscribe page for information on subscriptions. SoftwareCPR Standards Navigator Report provides information and tools related to standards that play a significant role in health software and software intensive medical devices. In addition to information on existing standards, SoftwareCPR Standards Navigator keeps you up to date...
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This content is only available to Standards Navigator subscribers.  See our Subscribe page for information on subscriptions. SoftwareCPR Standards Navigator provides information and tools related to standards that play a significant role in health software and software intensive medical devices. In addition to information on existing standards, SoftwareCPR Standards Navigator keeps you up to date on...
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This content is only available to Standards Navigator subscribers.  See our Subscribe page for information on subscriptions. SoftwareCPR Standards Navigator provides information and tools related to standards that play a significant role in health software and software intensive medical devices. In addition to information on existing standards, SoftwareCPR Standards Navigator keeps you up to date on...
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This content is only available to Standards Navigator subscribers.  See our Subscribe page for information on subscriptions. SoftwareCPR Standards Navigator provides information and tools related to standards that play a significant role in health software and software intensive medical devices. In addition to information on existing standards, SoftwareCPR Standards Navigator keeps you up to date on...
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This 62304 Conformance Checklist Tool is only available to Premium and higher subscribers.  See our Subscribe page for information on subscriptions. 62304 can provide an excellent framework from which to design a software process for medical device, medical mobile app, and/or HealthIT software.  62304 was created specifically for this type of software – it was not...
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The US FDA Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research (CBER) finalized the December 2017 draft guidance titled “Standards Development and the Use of Standards in Regulatory Submissions Reviewed in the Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research” today.  The guidance makes clear that CBER recognizes the value and proper usage of standards and further encourages the...
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This content is only available to Standards Navigator subscribers.  See our Subscribe page for information on subscriptions. Recent standards and regulatory activity overview Medical device software Following the failure of the DIS of 62304 to be approved, the IEC 62304 working group requested input from the ISO and IEC member countries. There was not a consensus...
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On Jan 14, 2019, FDA recognized ANSI AAMI SW91:2018 Classification of defects in health software.  The FDA recognition statement for this standard does not indicate any specific use in premarket submissions or relevant FDA guidances. It simply states it supports existing policies.  This standard is lengthy and technical in terms of its approach to defect...
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This content is only available to Standards Navigator subscribers.  See our Subscribe page for information on subscriptions. Standards and regulatory activity overview Medical device software It appears that in response to a question posed by the IEC 62304 working group, the ISO and IEC member countries want ISO 14971 to be required for use of the second...
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One of the most difficult challenges for medical device and HealthIT manufacturers is to properly "level" the design requirements for their medical device systems such that it is clear when it comes to design validation versus design verification.
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Certainly everyone with any connection to information technology and networked devices is concerned with cybersecurity. However, often we just miss the basics – we do not practice good cyber hygiene. While not intended to be comprehensive or state-of-the-art, here are some security basics (or as some call it, “cyber hygiene”) that one should consider when developing...
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This content is only available to Standards Navigator subscribers.  See our Subscribe page for information on subscriptions. Standards and regulatory activity overview Medical device software Two webinars were held for the National Committees of IEC/SC 62A and the Member Bodies of ISO/TC 215, Health informatics, as well as the Member Bodies of ISO/TC 210, Quality management and...
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Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. published the First Edition of the Standard for Safety for Remote Software Updates, UL 5500 on September 6, 2018. This standard covers remote software updates, accounting for the manufacturer’s recommended process to ensure safety. It is limited to software elements having an influence on safety and compliance with the particular end product...
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Two webinars will be held for the National Committees of IEC/SC 62A and the Member Bodies of ISO/TC 215, Health Informatics, as well as the Member Bodies of ISO/TC 210, Quality management and corresponding general aspects for medical devices. These webinars are being held to explain the status of the IEC 62304 project. A committee...
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UL 5500 – Safety for Remote Software Updates has been adopted as a U.S. National Standard. It covers the remote updating of software via the manufacturer’s recommended process. It is limited to software elements having an influence on safety and on compliance with the particular end product safety standard. It is not specific for medical...
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This content is only available to Standards Navigator subscribers.  See our Subscribe page for information on subscriptions. Standards and Regulatory Activity Overview Medical device software Two webinars will be held for the National Committees of IEC/SC 62A and the Member Bodies of ISO/TC 215, Health informatics, as well as the Member Bodies of ISO/TC 210, Quality management...
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Here is the report for June/July, 2018. SoftwareCPRStandardsNavigatorReportfor2018-07
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Prepared a visual aide (one of many we use in our training courses) of key Medical Devices Standards and FDA guidance related to software.  Enjoy! SoftwareCPR Sw Stds Guidances
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This update addresses International and US National medical device standards (“a view of the landscape”) being developed or revised that may be of interest to developers of software for medical devices or healthcare. Some of these standards are used directly for regulatory purposes and others may be valuable in demonstrating to regulatory authorities that a...
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The International Medical Device Forum, which FDA participates in, released a draft for comment entitled, “Essential Principles of Safety and Performance of Medical Devices and IVD Medical Devices.“  This guidance document describes fundamental design and manufacturing requirements, referred to as “Essential Principles of Safety and Performance” that, when met, indicate a medical device is safe and...
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Summary of primary medical device standards as well as standards specific to Medical Device and Health IT software
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"AAMI TIR69: Risk Management of Radio-frequency Wireless Coexistence for Medical Devices and Systems" available for purchase
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The FDA published a list of standards added to their recognition list on August 21, 2017. IEC 82304-1 Edition 1.0 2016-10. Health software part 1: General requirements for product safety are included on this list in the Software/Informatics Section, along with a number of other standards related to device communication (including specifics of glucose meters...
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This document provides Sherman Eagle's June 2017 standards status update to be used with the Standards Landscape document. It provides a summary of status updates to primary medical device standards as well as standards specific to Medical Device and Health IT software including Cybersecurity and systems and software engineering standards.
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“IEC TR 80002-2 Medical device software – Part 2: Validation of software for medical device quality systems” has been published. This TR provides guidance for new requirements in ISO 13485:2016 for validating software used in quality systems. ISO/TR 80002-2:2017 applies to any software used in device design, testing, component acceptance, manufacturing, labeling, packaging, distribution and...
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AAMI Software and IT-related standards working groups include one for interoperability (with 3 standards work items), one for Device Security (with 2 standards work items), one for Wireless, one for SW Defect Classification, and one for AAMI/UL 2800-1 for specification of architecture independent requirements. There is also a separate Health IT Committee with several items...
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Although IEC 82304-1 Health Software: General requirements for safety has been published it is not clear when it will be harmonized in the EU. Nonetheless it appears EU notified bodies are treating it as “state-of-the-art” and are likely to expect it to be used for software products that are regulated as medical devices. IEC TR...
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This content is only available to Standards Navigator and Standards Navigators PLUS subscribers.  See our Subscribe page for information on subscriptions. This document provides a summary of primary medical device standards as well as standards specific to Medical Device and Health IT software including Cybersecurity and systems and software engineering standards. It includes an assessment of how...
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This document provides a summary of primary medical device standards as well as standards specific to Medical Device and Health IT software including Cybersecurity and systems and software engineering standards. It includes an assessment of how the standards will impact the development of medical device and Health IT software. This is truly a MUST READ...
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“IEC 82304-1: Health software – Part 1: General requirements for product safety” has been approved and released. It can be purchased from the ISO at the link provided. This standard addresses Health Software Products in general and does not attempt to define which are regulated and which are not. Its scope is all standalone software...
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A final draft (FDIS) of “IEC 82304-1: Health software – Part 1: General requirements for product safety” has been approved. The standard will be published after final editing. This is expected around the end of the year (2016). The primary focus of this standard is on requirements for the developers of the software product. It...
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A final draft for approval (FDIS) of “IEC 82304-1: Health software – Part 1: General requirements for product safety” has been circulated. The ballot ends on October 14, and the standard is expected to be published by the end of 2016. This standard applies to software products that do not require specific hardware designed for...
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