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IEC 62304:2006+AMD1:2015 CSV

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Medical device software - Software life cycle processes

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26-06-2015

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IEC 62304:2006+A1:2015 Defines the life cycle requirements for medical device software. The set of processes, activities, and tasks described in this standard establishes a common framework for medical device software life cycle processes. Applies 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. This standard does not cover validation and final release of the medical device, even when the medical device consists entirely of software. This consolidated version consists of the first edition (2006) and its amendment 1 (2015). Therefore, no need to order amendment in addition to this publication.

Committee
TC 62/SC 62A
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
170
PublisherName
International Electrotechnical Committee
Status
Current
Supersedes

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I.S. EN ISO 6875:2011 DENTISTRY - PATIENT CHAIR
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I.S. EN 1640:2009 DENTISTRY - MEDICAL DEVICES FOR DENTISTRY - EQUIPMENT
I.S. EN 14180:2014 STERILIZERS FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES - LOW TEMPERATURE STEAM AND FORMALDEHYDE STERILIZERS - REQUIREMENTS AND TESTING
I.S. EN 1422:2014 STERILIZERS FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES - ETHYLENE OXIDE STERILIZERS - REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
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BS ISO 16142-2:2017 Medical devices. Recognized essential principles of safety and performance of medical devices General essential principles and additional specific essential principles for all IVD medical devices and guidance on the selection of standards
ANSI/AAMI/IEC 80001-1:2010 APPLICATION OF RISK MANAGEMENT FOR IT NETWORKS INCORPORATING MEDICAL DEVICES - PART 1: ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACTIVITIES
PD IEC/TR 60601-4-1:2017 Medical electrical equipment Guidance and interpretation. Medical electrical equipment and medical electrical systems employing a degree of autonomy
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ANSI/AAMI/IEC TIR62348:2012 ASSESSMENT OF THE IMPACT OF THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN AMENDMENT 1 TO IEC 60601-1:2005 AND MAPPING OF THE CLAUSES OF IEC 60601-1:2005 TO THE PREVIOUS EDITION
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BS EN 80001-1:2011 Application of risk management for IT-networks incorporating medical devices Roles, responsibilities and activities
BS EN 82304-1:2017 Health Software General requirements for product safety
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DIN EN 13060:2015-03 SMALL STEAM STERILIZERS
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DIN EN 285:2016-05 Sterilization - Steam sterilizers - Large sterilizers
DIN EN ISO 11608-1:2015-04 Needle-based injection systems for medical use - Requirements and test methods - Part 1: Needle-based injection systems (ISO 11608-1:2014)
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I.S. EN 13544-1:2007 RESPIRATORY THERAPY EQUIPMENT - PART 1: NEBULIZING SYSTEMS AND THEIR COMPONENTS
OVE/ONORM 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 (IEC 60601-2-66:2012)
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UNI EN 13544-1 : 2009 RESPIRATORY THERAPY EQUIPMENT - PART 1: NEBULIZING SYSTEMS AND THEIR COMPONENTS
UNI EN 12182 : 2012 ASSISTIVE PRODUCTS FOR PERSONS WITH DISABILITY - GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
UNI EN 14180 : 2014 STERILIZERS FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES - LOW TEMPERATURE STEAM AND FORMALDEHYDE STERILIZERS - REQUIREMENTS AND TESTING
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DIN EN ISO 20072:2013-10 AEROSOL DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE DESIGN VERIFICATION - REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS (ISO 20072:2009)
IEEE 11073-10419-2015 IEEE Health informatics- Personal health device communication- Part 10419: Device Specialization- Insulin Pump
PREN 17180 : DRAFT 2017 STERILIZERS FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES - LOW TEMPERATURE VAPORIZED HYDROGEN PEROXIDE STERILIZERS - REQUIREMENTS AND TESTING
08/30192448 DC : DRAFT DEC 2008 BS ISO 14708-5 - IMPLANTS FOR SURGERY - ACTIVE IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES - PART 5: CIRCULATORY SUPPORT DEVICES
AAMI/IEC TIR80002-1:2009 MEDICAL DEVICE SOFTWARE - PART 1: GUIDANCE ON THE APPLICATION OF ISO 14971 TO MEDICAL DEVICE SOFTWARE
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PD IEC/TR 80002-3:2014 Medical device software Process reference model of medical device software life cycle processes (IEC 62304)
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I.S. EN 61010-2-040:2015 SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT FOR MEASUREMENT, CONTROL, AND LABORATORY USE - PART 2-040: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR STERILIZERS AND WASHER-DISINFECTORS USED TO TREAT MEDICAL MATERIALS
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09/30189968 DC : DRAFT JAN 2009 BS EN 13544-1 AMD1 - RESPIRATORY THERAPY EQUIPMENT - PART 1: NEBULIZING SYSTEMS AND THEIR COMPONENTS
BS EN ISO 11073-00103:2017 Health informatics. Personal health device communication Overview
PD IEC/TR 80002-1:2009 Medical device software Guidance on the application of ISO 14971 to medical device software
CEI EN 62083 : 2011 MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - REQUIREMENTS FOR THE SAFETY OF RADIOTHERAPY TREATMENT PLANNING SYSTEMS
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I.S. EN ISO 7494-1:2011 DENTISTRY - DENTAL UNITS - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
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I.S. EN ISO 80601-2-72:2015 MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PART 2-72: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR BASIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE OF HOME HEALTHCARE ENVIRONMENT VENTILATORS FOR VENTILATOR-DEPENDENT PATIENTS (ISO 80601-2-72:2015)
I.S. EN ISO 11073-10418:2014 HEALTH INFORMATICS - PERSONAL HEALTH DEVICE COMMUNICATION - PART 10418: DEVICE SPECIALIZATION: INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO (INR) MONITOR (ISO/IEEE 11073-10418:2014, CORRECTED VERSION 2014-05-01)
I.S. EN 60601-1:2006&A1:2013&AC:2014&A12:2014 MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR BASIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE
EN ISO 11073-10425:2016 Health informatics - Personal health device communication - Part 10425: Device specialization - Continuous glucose monitor (CGM) (ISO 11073-10425:2016)
IEEE 11073-10427-2016 IEEE Standard - Health informatics--Personal health device communication - Part 10427: Device specialization--Power Status Monitor of Personal Health Devices
CEI EN 80001-1 : 2016 APPLICATION OF RISK MANAGEMENT FOR IT-NETWORKS INCORPORATING MEDICAL DEVICES - PART 1: ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACTIVITIES
PD IEC/TR 62809:2013 Summary of requirements and tests for products in the scope of IEC 60601-2-66
I.S. EN ISO 80601-2-12:2011 MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PART 2-12: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR BASIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE OF CRITICAL CARE VENTILATORS (ISO 80601-2-12:2011/COR 1:2011)
ISO 80601-2-12:2011 Medical electrical equipment Part 2-12: Particular requirements for basic safety and essential performance of critical care ventilators
UNE-EN ISO 6875:2012 Dentistry - Patient chair (ISO 6875:2011)
DIN EN 14180:2014-09 STERILIZERS FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES - LOW TEMPERATURE STEAM AND FORMALDEHYDE STERILIZERS - REQUIREMENTS AND TESTING
IEC 80001-1:2010 Application of risk management for IT-networks incorporating medical devices - Part 1: Roles, responsibilities and activities
BS EN 60601-1 : 2006 MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR BASIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE
BS EN 13544-1 : 2007 RESPIRATORY THERAPY EQUIPMENT - PART 1: NEBULIZING SYSTEMS AND THEIR COMPONENTS
IEC 61010-2-040:2015 Safety requirements for electrical equipment for measurement, control, and laboratory use - Part 2-040: Particular requirements for sterilizers and washer-disinfectors used to treat medical materials
ISO 80601-2-72:2015 Medical electrical equipment — Part 2-72: Particular requirements for basic safety and essential performance of home healthcare environment ventilators for ventilator-dependent patients
BS EN 12184:2014 Electrically powered wheelchairs, scooters and their chargers. Requirements and test methods
ISO 20072:2009 Aerosol drug delivery device design verification Requirements and test methods
BS EN 13060 : 2014 SMALL STEAM STERILIZERS
ISO/IEEE 11073-10406:2012 Health informatics — Personal health device communication — Part 10406: Device specialization — Basic electrocardiograph (ECG) (1- to 3-lead ECG)
ISO 6875:2011 Dentistry Patient chair
BS EN 285:2015 Sterilization. Steam sterilizers. Large sterilizers
BS EN ISO 6875:2011 Dentistry. Patient chair
UNE-EN 12184:2014 Electrically powered wheelchairs, scooters and their chargers - Requirements and test methods
ISO 11608-1:2014 Needle-based injection systems for medical use Requirements and test methods Part 1: Needle-based injection systems
BS EN 14180:2014 Sterilizers for medical purposes. Low temperature steam and formaldehyde sterilizers. Requirements and testing
UNE-EN 62083:2010 Medical electrical equipment - Requirements for the safety of radiotherapy treatment planning systems
UNI EN ISO 80601-2-13 : 2013 MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PART 2-13: PARTICULAR REQUIREMENTS FOR BASIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE OF AN ANAESTHETIC WORKSTATION
IEC 62083:2009 Medical electrical equipment - Requirements for the safety of radiotherapy treatment planning systems
ISO/IEEE 11073-20601:2016 Health informatics — Personal health device communication — Part 20601: Application profile — Optimized exchange protocol
BS EN 12182:2012 Assistive products for persons with disability. General requirements and test methods
EN ISO 11073-10419:2016 Health informatics - Personal health device communication - Part 10419: Device specialization - Insulin pump (ISO/IEEE 11073-10419:2016, Corrected version 2018-03)
EN ISO 11073-20601:2016 Health informatics - Personal health device communication - Part 20601: Application profile - Optimized exchange protocol (ISO/IEEE 11073-20601:2016, including Cor 1:2016)
EN ISO 11073-00103:2017 Health informatics - Personal health device communication - Part 00103: Overview (ISO/IEEE 11073-00103:2015)
EN ISO 80601-2-72:2015 Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-72: Particular requirements for basic safety and essential performance of home healthcare environment ventilators for ventilator-dependent patients (ISO 80601-2-72:2015)
EN 1422:2014 Sterilizers for medical purposes - Ethylene oxide sterilizers - Requirements and test methods
EN 1640:2009 Dentistry - Medical devices for dentistry - Equipment
EN ISO 20072:2013 Aerosol drug delivery device design verification - Requirements and test methods (ISO 20072:2009)
EN ISO 11608-1:2015 Needle-based injection systems for medical use - Requirements and test methods - Part 1: Needle-based injection systems (ISO 11608-1:2014)
EN ISO 11073-10406:2012 Health informatics - Personal health device communication - Part 10406: Device specialization - Basic electrocardiograph (ECG) (1- to 3-lead ECG) (ISO/IEEE 11073-10406:2012)
EN 14180:2014 Sterilizers for medical purposes - Low temperature steam and formaldehyde sterilizers - Requirements and testing
EN ISO 11073-10441:2017 Health informatics - Personal health device communication - Part 10441: Device specialization - Cardiovascular fitness and activity monitor (ISO/IEEE 11073-10441:2015)
EN ISO 6875:2011 Dentistry - Patient chair (ISO 6875:2011)
ISO 14708-1:2014 Implants for surgery — Active implantable medical devices — Part 1: General requirements for safety, marking and for information to be provided by the manufacturer
BS ISO/IEEE 11073-00103 : 2015 HEALTH INFORMATICS - PERSONAL HEALTH DEVICE COMMUNICATION - PART 00103: OVERVIEW
PREN 45502-1 : DRAFT 2013 ACTIVE IMPLANTABLE MEDICAL DEVICES - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SAFETY, MARKING AND INFORMATION TO BE PROVIDED BY THE MANUFACTURER
15/30246774 DC : 0 BS EN 82304-1 - HEALTH SOFTWARE - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PRODUCT SAFETY
BS EN 62083:2009 Medical electrical equipment. Requirements for the safety of radiotherapy treatment planning systems
I.S. EN 80001-1:2011 APPLICATION OF RISK MANAGEMENT FOR IT-NETWORKS INCORPORATING MEDICAL DEVICES - PART 1: ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACTIVITIES
IEEE 11073-10441-2013 Health Informatic--Personal health device communication Part 10441: Device specialization--Cardiovascular fitness and activity monitor
S.R. CEN TR 15640:2007 HEALTH INFORMATICS - MEASURES FOR ENSURING THE PATIENT SAFETY OF HEALTH SOFTWARE
PD CEN/TR 15640:2007 Health informatics. Measures for ensuring the patient safety of health software
ISO/IEEE 11073-10427:2018 Health informatics — Personal health device communication — Part 10427: Device specialization — Power status monitor of personal health devices
BS EN ISO 11073-10406:2012 Health informatics. Personal health device communication Device specialization. Basic electrocardiograph (ECG) (1- to 3-lead ECG)
NF EN 60601-1-10 : 2008 AMD 1 2015 MEDICAL ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT - PART 1-10: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR BASIC SAFETY AND ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE - COLLATERAL STANDARD: REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF PHYSIOLOGIC CLOSED-LOOP CONTROLLERS
I.S. EN ISO 11073-10425:2016 HEALTH INFORMATICS - PERSONAL HEALTH DEVICE COMMUNICATION - PART 10425: DEVICE SPECIALIZATION - CONTINUOUS GLUCOSE MONITOR (CGM) (ISO 11073-10425:2016)
EN ISO 11073-10427:2018 Health informatics - Personal health device communication - Part 10427: Device specialization - Power status monitor of personal health devices(ISO/IEEE 11073-10427:2018)
BS EN ISO 7494-1:2011 Dentistry. Dental units General requirements and test methods
IEEE 11073-10425-2014 Health informatics--Personal health device communication - Part 10425: Device Specialization--Continuous Glucose Monitor (CGM)
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
IEEE 11073-10418-2011 IEEE Standard - Health informatics--Personal health device communication Part 10418: Device specialization--International Normalized Ratio (INR) monitor
BS IEC 82304-1 : 2016 HEALTH SOFTWARE - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS FOR PRODUCT SAFETY
NF EN ISO 11073-10406 : 2014 HEALTH INFORMATICS - PERSONAL HEALTH DEVICE COMMUNICATION - PART 10406: DEVICE SPECIALIZATION - BASIC ELECTROCARDIOGRAPH (ECG) (1- TO 3-LEAD ECG)
ISO 14708-5:2010 Implants for surgery Active implantable medical devices Part 5: Circulatory support devices
IEEE 11073-20601-2014 REDLINE IEEE Health informatics--Personal health device communication - Part 20601: Application profile- Optimized Exchange Protocol
DIN EN ISO 7494-1:2011-11 DENTISTRY - DENTAL UNITS - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS (ISO 7494-1:2011)
IEEE 11073-10424-2014 IEEE Standard - Health informatics--Personal health device communication - Part 10424: Device Specialization--Sleep Apnoea Breathing Therapy Equipment (SABTE)
UNE-EN 13060:2015 Small steam sterilizers
BS EN 16844 : 2017 AESTHETIC MEDICINE SERVICES - NON-SURGICAL MEDICAL TREATMENTS
I.S. EN ISO 20072:2013 AEROSOL DRUG DELIVERY DEVICE DESIGN VERIFICATION - REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS (ISO 20072:2009)
IEC TR 62809:2013 Summary of requirements and tests to products in the scope of IEC 60601-2-66
BS EN ISO 80601-2-13:2012+A2:2019 Medical electrical equipment Particular requirements for basic safety and essential performance of an anaesthetic workstation
UNE-EN 285:2016 Sterilization - Steam sterilizers - Large sterilizers
BS EN 1422:2014 Sterilizers for medical purposes. Ethylene oxide sterilizers. Requirements and test methods
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
BS EN ISO 11608-1:2015 Needle-based injection systems for medical use. Requirements and test methods Needle-based injection 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
EN 12182:2012 Assistive products for persons with disability - General requirements and test methods
EN 80001-1:2011 Application of risk management for IT-networks incorporating medical devices - Part 1: Roles, responsibilities and activities
I.S. EN 60601- 1:2006&A1:2013&A12:2014&A2:2021 Medical electrical equipment - Part 1: General requirements for basic safety and essential performance (IEC 60601-1:2005/A2:2020)
UNE-EN 13544-1:2007 Respiratory therapy equipment - Part 1: Nebulizing systems and their components

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