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ISO 13485 Medical Devices Quality Management System

SIGNIFICANCE OF ISO 13485

The medical device industry is affected by a complex array of regulatory systems, national and international standards and other requirements.

We provide services that help manufacturers understand what they need to do to place compliant devices on markets throughout the world.

Whatever devices you produce, as a medical device manufacturer you have a responsibility to consistently deliver devices that are safe and effective. ISO 13485 is the international standard recognized for medical device regulations around the world.

Specification

ISO 13485:2003 specifies requirements for a quality management system where an organization needs to demonstrate its ability to provide medical devices and related services that consistently meet customer requirements and regulatory requirements applicable to medical devices and related services. 

The primary objective of ISO 13485 is to facilitate harmonized medical device regulatory requirements for quality management systems. As a result, it includes some particular requirements for medical devices and excludes some of the requirements of ISO 9001 that are not appropriate as regulatory requirements. Because of these exclusions, organizations whose quality management systems conform to this International Standard cannot claim conformity to ISO 9001 unless their quality management systems conform to all the requirements of ISO 9001.

All requirements of ISO 13485 are specific to organizations providing medical devices, regardless of the type or size of the organization.

If regulatory requirements permit exclusions of design and development controls, this can be used as a justification for their exclusion from the quality management system. These regulations can provide alternative arrangements that are to be addressed in the quality management system. It is the responsibility of the organization to ensure that claims of conformity with ISO 13485:2003 reflect exclusion of design and development controls.

BENEFITS OF ISO 13485

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  • Risk identification and management
  • Enhanced product safety
  • Proactive error detection and prevention

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Manufacturers of medical devices and service providers having to fulfill international, European or national legal and regulatory requirements and who want to demonstrate capability to produce and supply safe products and service.