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EN 62304:2006/A1:2015

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MEDICAL DEVICE SOFTWARE - SOFTWARE LIFE-CYCLE PROCESSES (IEC 62304:2006/A1:2015)

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10-16-2015

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European foreword
FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
1 Scope
2 Normative references
3 Terms and definitions
4 General requirements
5 Software development PROCESS
6 Software maintenance PROCESS
7 Software RISK MANAGEMENT PROCESS
8 Software configuration management PROCESS
9 Software problem resolution PROCESS
Annex A (informative) - Rationale for the requirements of
        this standard
Annex B (informative) - Guidance on the provisions of this
        standard
Annex C (informative) - Relationship to other standards
Annex D (informative) - Implementation
Annex ZA (normative) - Normative references to international
         publications with their corresponding European
         publications
Annex ZZ (informative) - Coverage of Essential Requirements
         of EC Directives
Bibliography
Index of defined terms

Pertains to the development and maintenance of MEDICAL DEVICE SOFTWARE when software is itself a MEDICAL DEVICE or when software is an embedded or integral part of the final MEDICAL DEVICE.

Committee
CLC/TC 62
DocumentType
Standard
PublisherName
European Committee for Standards - Electrical
Status
Current

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IEEE 11073-10441-2013 Health Informatic--Personal health device communication Part 10441: Device specialization--Cardiovascular fitness and activity monitor
BS EN ISO 11073-20601:2016 Health informatics. Personal health device communication Application profile. Optimized exchange protocol
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UNI EN ISO 11073-10406 : 2013 HEALTH INFORMATICS - PERSONAL HEALTH DEVICE COMMUNICATION - PART 10406: DEVICE SPECIALIZATION - BASIC ELECTROCARDIOGRAPH (ECG) (1- TO 3-LEAD ECG)
IEEE 11073-00103-2012 Health informatics - Personal health device communication Part 00103: Overview
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IEEE 11073-10424-2014 IEEE Standard - Health informatics--Personal health device communication - Part 10424: Device Specialization--Sleep Apnoea Breathing Therapy Equipment (SABTE)
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DIN EN 794-3:2009-12 Lung ventilators - Part 3: Particular requirements for emergency and transport ventilators; German version EN 794-3:1998+A2:2009
BS EN 1422:2014 Sterilizers for medical purposes. Ethylene oxide sterilizers. Requirements and test methods
UNE-EN 285:2016 Sterilization - Steam sterilizers - Large sterilizers
EN 60601-2-66:2015 Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-66: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of hearing instruments and hearing instrument systems
EN 45502-1 : 2015 IMPLANTS FOR SURGERY - ACTIVE IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SAFETY, MARKING AND FOR INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED BY THE MANUFACTURER
EN 62083:2009 MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SAFETY OF RADIOTHERAPY TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEMS
UNE-EN 794-3:1999 LUNG VENTILATORS. PART 3: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR EMERGENCY AND TRANSPORT VENTILATORS.
UNE-EN 13544-1:2007 Respiratory therapy equipment - Part 1: Nebulizing systems and their components

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