Iso 14971:2019(E)

This is a preview - click here to buy the full publication INTERNATIONAL ISO STANDARD 14971

Third edition 2019-12

Medical devices — Application of risk management to medical devices

Dispositifs médicaux — Application de la gestion des risques aux dispositifs médicaux

Reference number ISO 14971:2019(E)

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Contents Page Foreword...... iv Introduction...... vi 1 Scope...... 1 2 Normative references...... 1 3 Terms and definitions...... 1 4 General requirements for risk management system...... 7 4.1 Risk management process ...... 7 ...... 4.3 Competence of personnel...... 9 4.24.4 ManagementRisk management responsibilities...... 89 4.5 Risk management file ...... 10 plan 5 Risk analysis ...... 10 5.1 Risk analysis process ...... 10 5.2 Intended use reasonably foreseeable misuse ...... 10 safety ...... 11 andhazards hazardous situations ...... 11 5.35.5 IdentificationRisk estimation of charact...... eristics related to 11 5.4 Identification of and 6 Risk evaluation ...... 12 7 Risk control ...... 12 7.1 Risk control ...... 12 risk control ...... 13 7.3 Residual risk option analysis...... 13 7.27.4 ImplementationBenefit-risk of ...... measures 14 7.5 Risks evaluationrisk control ...... 14 7.6 Completeness analysis of risk control ...... 14 arising from measures 8 Evaluation of overall residual risk ...... 14 9 Risk management review...... 15 10 Production and post-production activities...... 15 ...... 15 ...... 15 10.1 General ...... 16 10.210.4 InformationActions...... collection 16 10.3 Information review Annex A Rationale for requirements...... 17 Annex B Risk management process for medical devices...... 26 (informative) Annex C Fundamental risk concepts...... 30 (informative) Bibliography...... 36 (informative)

Foreword

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This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition (ISO 14971:2007), which has been technically revised. The main changes compared to the previous edition are as follows: — A clause on normative references has been included, in order to respect the requirements for fixed in Clause 15 of ISO/IEC Directives, Part 2:2018. — The defined terms are updated and many are derived from ISO/IEC Guide 63:2019. Defined terms are printed in benefititalic toreasonably assist the reader foreseeable in identifying misuse themstate in of the the body art of the document. — Definitions of , benefits and havemedical been introduced. device. The term benefit-risk — More attention is given to the that are expected from the use of the analysis hasprocess been aligned with terminology used in some regulations. risks with medical devices — It is explained that the described in ISO 14971 can be used for managing associated , including those related toresidual data and risk systems security. risk management — The method for the evaluationmedical of thedevice overall medical and the devices criteria for its acceptability are required to be defined in the plan. The methodresidual can include risk gathering and reviewing data and literature for the risks and. for similar and similar other products on the market. The criteria for the acceptability of the overall can be different from the criteria for acceptability of individualresidual risks residual risk — The requirements to disclose have been moved and merged into one requirement, after the overall has been evaluated andmedical judged device acceptable. risk management risk management report. — The review before commercial distribution of the concerns the execution of the plan. The results of the review are documented as the iv © ISO 2019 – All rights reserved This is a preview - click here to buy the full publication ISO 14971:2019(E)

post-production

— The requirements for production and activities havesafety been. clarified and restructured. More detail is given on the information to be collected and the actions to be taken when the collected information has been reviewed and determined to be relevant to — Several informative annexes are moved to the guidance in ISO/TR 24971, which has been revised thosein parallel. of this More third information edition is given and a in rationale for. the requirements in this third edition of ISO 14971 have been provided in Annex A. The correspondence between the clauses of the second edition and Annex B www.iso.org/members.html. Any feedback or questions on this document should be directed to the user’s national standards body. A complete listing of these bodies can be found at

Introduction

manufacturers risks useThe ofrequirements medical devices contained. in this document provide with a framework within which experience, insight and judgment are applied systematically to manage the associated with the manufacturers of medical devices risk management This document was developed specifically for risk management process on the basis of established principlesmedical of devices that have evolved over many years. This document could be usedmedical as deviceguidance life incycle developing. and maintaining a for other products that are not necessarily in some jurisdictions and for suppliers and other parties involved in the processes risks medical devices. Risks Risks This document deals with for managing associated with can be related to injury, not only to the patient, but also to the user and other persons. can also be related toRisk damage management to property (for example objects, data, other equipment) or the environment. risks benefits. The concepts of risk management is a complex subjectmedical because devices each stakeholder can place a different value on the acceptability of in relation to the anticipated are particularlymembers of theimportant public. in relation to because of the variety of stakeholders including medical practitioners, the organizations providing health care, governments, industry, patients and risk

It is generally accepted that the conceptharm of has two key components: — the probability of occurrenceharm of ; and — the consequences of that , that is, how severemedical it might device be. risk risks All stakeholdersprocedure need some to residualunderstand risks that the use of a involvesrisk an inherent degree of , even after the have been reduced to an acceptable level. It is well knownrisk that in thebenefit context of a clinical remain. The acceptability of a to a stakeholder is influenced by the key components listed above and by the stakeholder’s perception of the and the . Each stakeholder’s perceptionrisk can vary depending upon their cultural background, the socio-economic and educationalto the hazard background or hazardous of situationthe society concerned and the actual and perceived state of health of the patient. The way a is perceived also takes into account other factors, for example, whether exposure seems to be involuntary, avoidable, from a man-made source, due to negligence, arising from a poorlymanufacturer understood reduces cause, risksor directed at a vulnerable group within society.safety medical device residual risks. The manufacturer As one of the stakeholders, thestate of the art and makes judgments relatingmedical to the device of a , including the acceptabilityintended use of process throughtakes into which account the themanufacturer generally acknowledgedmedical device , inhazards order to determine the suitabilitymedical device of a to be placed onrisks the market for its hazards. This document risksspecifies a the controls throughout of a the life cycle can ofidentify the medical device associated. with the , estimate and evaluate the associated with these , control these , and monitor the effectiveness of medical device procedure residual risks benefits of the procedure The decision to use a in the contextintended of a particular use clinical requires the risks to be balanced against medicalthe anticipated device risks benefits. Such decisions are beyond the procedurescope of this document and take into account the , the circumstances of use, the performance and associated with the , as well as the and associated with the clinical . Some of these decisions can be made only by a qualified medical practitioner with knowledge of the state of healthmedical of an individual device patient or the patient’s own opinion. risk Foroutlined any in particular those documents. , other standards or regulations could require the application of specific methods for managing . In those cases, it is necessary to also follow the requirements

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The verbal forms used in this document conform to the usage described in Clause 7 IEC Directives, Part 2:2018. For the purposes of this document, the auxiliary verb: document; — “shall” means that compliance with a requirement or a test is mandatory for compliance with this

— “should” means that compliance with a requirement or a test is recommended but is not mandatory for compliance with this document; — “may” is used to describe permission (e.g. a permissible way to achieve compliance with a requirement or test); — ““can” is used to express possibility and capability; and must” is used to express an external constraint that is not a requirement of the document.

INTERNATIONAL STANDARD ISO 14971:2019(E)

Medical devices — Application of risk management to medical devices

1 Scope process for risk management of medical devices medical device in vitro diagnostic medical devices. The process described in This document specifies terminology,manufacturers principles of medicaland a devices hazards , theincluding medical software device as a and risks risks thethis effectiveness document intends of the to controls. assist to identify the associated with , to estimate and evaluate the associated , to control these , and to monitor life cycle medical device. The process risks medical device risks The requirements of this document are applicable to all phases of the of a described in this document applies to associated with a , such as related toThe biocompatibility, process data and systems security, electricity, moving parts, radiation, and usability.medical devices medical device life cycle. described in this document can also be applied to products that are not necessarily in some jurisdictions and can also be used by others involved in the This document does not applymedical to: device procedure; or — businessdecisions risk on the management use of a . in the context of any particular clinical manufacturers risk risk levels. This document requires to establish objective criteria for acceptability but does not specifyRisk management acceptable manufacturer can be an integral part of a quality management system. However, this document does not require the to have a quality management system in place. [9]. NOTE Guidance on the application of this document can be found in ISO/TR 24971 2 Normative references

There are no normative references in this document. 3 Terms and definitions

For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply. ISO and IEC maintain terminological databases htfor t ps:// use inwww standardization.iso.org/obp at the following addresses: — ISO Online browsing platform:ht available t p://www at .org/ —3.1 IEC Electropedia: available at .electropedia accompanying documentation medical device (3.10 medical device materials(3.10 accompanying a ) and containing information for the user or those accountable for the installation, use, maintenance, decommissioning and disposal of the ), particularly regardingaccompanying safe documentation use Note 1 to entry: The can consist of the instructions for use, technical description, installation manual, quick reference guide, etc.