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Monitoring and measurement according to ISO 13485 – Lesson 17

What mostly reflects the effectiveness of the Quality Management System is monitoring and measurement focus on the quality of your medical device. The ISO 13485 Standard defines several sections in which monitoring and measurement should be emphasized highly addressed. Feedback The ISO 13485 Standard requires… 

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Control of nonconforming products in ISO 13485 – Lesson 18

The ISO 13485 covers all phases of the medical device lifecycle and one that must be covered is also the control of nonconforming products. It’s a product or a medical device that does not fulfill its specified requirements like customer or regulatory requirements. It’s important… 

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What ISO 13485 considers under – Analysis of data? – Lesson 19

The ISO 13485 Standard requires collecting data from processes and activities and analyzing them to identify trends and patterns in your processes to verify the continuing suitability and control of the effectiveness of your QMS by maintaining improvement. It’s advisable to ask a lot of… 

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How To establish an ISO 13485:2016?

ISO 13485:2016 has set out requirements for a quality management system where you need to demonstrate your company’s ability to provide safe medical devices and related services that consistently meet customer and regulatory requirements. Learn more about the certification flow to certificate through this infographic.… 

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All about Management Review in ISO 13485 – Lesson 7

The main goal to conduct a management review is to allow top management from time to time to examine the quality management system. That is done usually not less than once in a year. Commonly, it’s done through the meetings. Various topics can be covered and Top… 

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Responsibility, authority, and communication in ISO 13485 – Lesson 6

Responsibility and Authority Top management is in charge of appointing responsibilities to other staff and management to ensure that the QMS is being met. They also need to be responsible for communicating internally. One of the musts for them is to establish the pyramid of decision making to… 

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What is considered by QMS planning in ISO 13485 – Lesson 5

This part of the standard explains why is planning so influential. Because without planning it’s impossible to build quality into your medical device and company since the start. It’s necessary to plan in such a way to ensure your QMS will be and remain effective. One of the ways… 

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What are the Management Responsibilities according to ISO 13485 – Lesson 4

Management has an absolute responsibility to foster the quality policy, confirm its alignment, and communicates the mission to employees. They have a responsibility to plan, delegate authority, and communicate effectively. They are also in charge of a periodic review of operations and improvement within the organization, known…