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Friday, 2 September 2016

EU Medical Device Regulation - Changes for software

We've seen in the previous article the revolution in the regulatory classification brought by the new rule 10a for standalone software.
Let's see now the other changes. These changes are relevant for all software: standalone, embedded, device or accessory.
They're not as big as the new rule 10a, but they will deserve a significant amount of man-hours and documentation.

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Friday, 19 August 2016

Three new FDA guidances

The FDA released three new FDA guidances in July 2016:

  • Two draft guidances on Deciding When to Submit a 510(k) for a Change to an Existing Device,
  • The final guidance on General Wellness: Policy for Low Risk Devices.

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Wednesday, 10 August 2016

MEDDEV 2.1/6 2016

A new version of the MEDDEV 2.1/6 was published in July 2016.

The first version of 2012 was a major breakthrough. The new version won't change you life. Almost nothing new, excepted a few definitions on software, input data, output data, a remarkable reference to IMDRF definitions, and a non-significant update of the first decision tree.

Add to that a few typos, and you have the new version of the MEDDEV:

  • "lossless compression" disappeared from the decision tree (was it intentional?) but is still present in the explanations of decision step 3,
  • Decision step 7 doesn't have any explanation.


MEDDEV for nothing ♫ and tips for free ♬.

Friday, 22 July 2016

Is my software in class I, IIa, IIb or III - 2016 Revolution

The final version of the negotiated text of the new Medical Device Regulation (MDR) was published by the European Commission in June 2016. It is a big upheaval for all medical device manufacturers. Contrary to what the draft version of September 2015 contained, software is invited to the party.

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Wednesday, 17 February 2016

Breaking news: standalone software is not an active medical device!

Warning: obsolete content. Please read: Is my software in class I, IIa, IIb or III.
Last update on 2016/07/31.

The British Standard Institute published in February 2016 a white paper titled How to prepare for and implement the upcoming MDR – Dos and don’ts. Register on BSI website to download the paper.
This white paper gives top-notch recommendations on the way to compliance with the future EU Medical Device Regulation (MDR), based on the draft version. But their interpretation of MDR classification rules on standalone software are somewhat surprising.

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Friday, 5 February 2016

New FDA draft guidance on interoperable medical devices

The draft guidance about Design Considerations and Pre-market Submission Recommendations for Interoperable Medical Devices was published late January 2016.

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Friday, 29 January 2016

FDA draft guidance on Postmarket Management of Cybersecurity in Medical Devices

The FDA released one week ago a new draft guidance on Postmarket Management of Cybersecurity in Medical Devices.
This guidance is the sister of the guidance on Content of Premarket Submissions for Management of Cybersecurity in Medical Devices released in 2014. Both guidances address cybersecurity at different steps of software lifecycle: the 2014 guidance is about cybersecurity during design and development, the 2016 draft guidance is about cybersecurity during post-market surveillance.

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Friday, 28 August 2015

Validation of software used in production and QMS - Part 3 Validation Protocol and Reports

We continue this series on validation of software used in production and QMS with the Validation Protocol and Reports.

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Friday, 24 July 2015

Validation of software used in production and QMS - Part 2 Validation Master Plan

We continue this series on validation of software used in production and QMS with the Validation Master Plan (VMP).
Better than endless explanations, I added a Validation Master Plan template to my templates repository page.

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Friday, 15 May 2015

IMDRF document: Software as a Medical Device (SaMD): Application of Quality Management System

The International Medical Device Regulators Forum opened a consultation on a draft document about the application of Quality Management System for Software as a Medical Device (SaMD).
The consultation was opened in march and will be closed the 1st of June.

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Friday, 20 March 2015

When the FDA releases guidances in burst mode

If you watch from time to time the new guidances released by the FDA, you probably noticed that two guidances about software were released in january and february 2015.

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Friday, 12 December 2014

NBOG’s Best Practice Guide 2014-3: all you wanted to know about reporting software design changes

When should a manufacturer report devices changes or QMS changes to notified bodies, according to the 93/42/CE directive?
There hasn't been clear criteria, until the Notified Bodies Operating Group (NBOG) published the Best Practice Guide 2014-3 : Guidance for manufacturers and Notified Bodies on reporting of Design Changes and Changes of the Quality System.

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Friday, 21 November 2014

Analysis of the FDA Cybersecurity Guidance

At last! The FDA has published last October a guidance about cybersecurity that matters!
Not that the guidance previously published about Off-the-shelf software cybersecurity wasn’t worth reading it (Guidance to Industry: Cybersecurity for Networked Medical Devices Containing Off-the-Shelf Software), but its scope was more than reduced.

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Friday, 31 October 2014

Content of DHF, DMR and DHR for medical device software - Part 3 DHR

We continue this series about DHF, DMR and DHR, with the Device History Record.

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Friday, 17 October 2014

Content of DHF, DMR and DHR for medical device software - Part 2 DMR

We continue this series about DHF, DMR and DHR, with the Device Master Record.

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Friday, 3 October 2014

Content of DHF, DMR and DHR for medical device software - Part 1 DHF

After a temporary absence, I'm back on the waves with a new series of articles to talk about the files required by the 21 CFR 820 regulations:

  • DHF: Design History File,
  • DMR: Device Master Record,
  • DHR: Device History Record.

Let's begin with the DHF.

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Friday, 11 July 2014

New FDA Draft Guidance on MDDS

The FDA released on june 20th 2014 a new draft guidance about:

  • Medical Devices Data Systems (MDDS) subject to 21 CFR 880.6310,
  • Medical image storage devices subject to 21 CFR 892.2010, and
  • Medical image communications devices subject to 21 CFR 892.2020.

Link to FDA MDDS draft guidance: EDIT - draft guidance superseded by final guidance, see this post

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Monday, 12 May 2014

MHRA guidance about standalone software

MHRA, the regulatory authority of the UK, published in march a guidance on medical device standalone software.
This guidance is a prime source of information about software in medical devices in the European Union. It gathers all existing information about the way medical device software is regulated in the EU.

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Friday, 17 January 2014

How to develop a smartphone App to be FDA-cleared or CE Marked? - part 4 Usability

In the last article, we saw the concerns about the reliability of wireless connections and how to handle them.
Today, we are going to have a look at something quite important for mobile platforms: usability and humans factors engineering (HFE).

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Friday, 3 January 2014

How to develop a smartphone App to be FDA-cleared or CE Marked? - part 3 Wireless

In the last article, we explained why agile methods are so popular for mobile app software development. Today, we are going to review a major characteristic of mobile platforms: wireless connection.

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