In my last post on this Standardization Request I didn’t expect it to pass. I didn’t get into the politics that there was a possibility of pressure from various groups for this Standardization Request to be accepted even if not
EU Commission MDR & IVDR Standardization Request List – Will it Succeed?
COMMISSION IMPLEMENTATION DECISION M/575 was issued 14 April 2021: This is a list of standards the EU Commission is hoping to Harmonize under MDR and IVDR. One of the issues is the HAS consultant has issued a negative assessment on
IEC Article on IEC 60601 Series Amendments Project
A good summary article on IEC e-Tech News about the IEC 60601 Series Amendments project that published last summer (2020) the General 60601-1, and Collateral standards (60601-1-XX). Please note that you need to read further comments in some of my articles about IEC 60601-1 for IEC 62368-1 and IEC 60601-1-2 for some additional details. One blog post is an article from InCompliance
Interpretation Sheet on Essential Performance & Single Fault Condition for IEC 60601-1:2005+A1:2012
Essential Performance (EP) initially came into the IEC 60601 series of standards when the 3rd edition of IEC 60601-1:2005 was published. The definition was quite confusing and many manufacturers, regulators and test houses had a hard time with it and how to apply it properly. In 3rd edition (2005) + amendment 1 (2012) some clarification came into play which made it easier to understand but there is still a fair amount of confusion.
Notified Bodies Can do Remote Audits for MDR & IVDR
Notified bodies can now do remote audits for the MDR and IVDR — Member states need to Notify the EU Commission of Notified Bodies not conducting on-site audits & the period of time this will not be happening. So remote