Safety Standards 2 days (14h)

IEC 62304 (Medical)

Master the life-cycle processes and activities required for medical-device software under IEC 62304.

Course Description

This IEC 62304 training gives medical-device engineers a practical understanding of the software lifecycle required for safe, regulated medical device software.

What the IEC 62304 training covers

The course covers the IEC 62304 software development and maintenance processes, software safety classification (Class A, B, C), software risk management in conjunction with ISO 14971, architecture and detailed design requirements, verification and testing, configuration and problem management, and the handling of software of unknown provenance (SOUP).

Who should attend

Medical-device software and systems engineers, quality and regulatory staff, and project leads developing or auditing software under IEC 62304.

What you will learn

By the end, participants can classify software safety classes, structure the lifecycle and documentation IEC 62304 requires, manage SOUP, and link software work to risk management.

Format and delivery

This course is delivered on-site or remotely by ISIT engineers and can be tailored to your team’s protocols, standards and experience level. Contact us to build a programme around your project.

Pedagogical Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

  • Understand the general principles of IEC 62304.
  • Position IEC 62304 within the medical ecosystem and identify its links with other standards and reference documents.
  • Interpret the requirements of the standard.
  • Plan the detailed actions and verifications to carry out for each part of the software life cycle.
  • Select tools to automate certain activities and gain efficiency.
  • Use Software of Unknown Provenance (SOUP) and legacy software while meeting medical-device certification constraints.

Course Program

  • Introduction to software quality assurance.
  • General concepts and links with the other standards in the field.
  • Software safety classes: definitions and methodology for determining safety classes.
  • Software risk-management process: contribution to hazardous situations; risk-control measures.
  • Software development process.
  • Software maintenance, configuration-management and problem-resolution processes.

Register for IEC 62304 (Medical)

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