{"id":7546,"date":"2024-05-16T01:22:22","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T01:22:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eisnersafety.com\/?p=7546"},"modified":"2024-05-16T02:07:50","modified_gmt":"2024-05-16T02:07:50","slug":"whats-the-relationship-of-updated-imdrf-n47-n52-to-iec-60601-1-4th-ed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eisnersafety.com\/eisnersafetycom\/2024\/05\/16\/whats-the-relationship-of-updated-imdrf-n47-n52-to-iec-60601-1-4th-ed\/","title":{"rendered":"What\u2019s The Relationship of Updated IMDRF N47 &#038; N52 to IEC 60601-1, 4th ed?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"562\" src=\"https:\/\/eisnersafety.com\/eisnersafetycom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/medical-icons-768x562-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eisnersafety.com\/eisnersafetycom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/medical-icons-768x562-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/eisnersafety.com\/eisnersafetycom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/medical-icons-768x562-1-600x439.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eisnersafety.com\/eisnersafetycom\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/medical-icons-768x562-1-300x220.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\ud83d\udca5\ud835\uddd5\ud835\udde5\ud835\uddd8\ud835\uddd4\ud835\uddde\ud835\udddc\ud835\udde1\ud835\uddda \ud835\udde1\ud835\uddd8\ud835\uddea\ud835\udde6\ud83d\udca5 \ud835\udddc\ud835\udde0\ud835\uddd7\ud835\udde5\ud835\uddd9 \ud835\udde1\ud835\udff0\ud835\udff3 &amp; \ud835\udde1\ud835\udff1\ud835\udfee recently updated to \ud835\uddd8\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddf6\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfb \ud835\udfee \u2013 \ud835\uddea\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude01\u2019\ud835\ude00 \ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfb\ud835\ude00\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfd \ud835\ude01\ud835\uddfc \ud835\udddc\ud835\uddd8\ud835\uddd6 \ud835\udff2\ud835\udfec\ud835\udff2\ud835\udfec\ud835\udfed-\ud835\udfed, \ud835\udff0\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf5 \ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf1\u2753<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">IMDRF N47 &amp; N52 both have been updated which will support Regulatory Submissions and Compliance Testing for the future of the IEC 60601 series including IEC 60601-1, 4<sup>th<\/sup> edition. \ud835\udddc\ud835\udde0\ud835\uddd7\ud835\udde5\ud835\uddd9 \ud835\uddfd\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddef\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf6\ud835\ude00\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf1 two Final documents on \ud835\udfee\ud835\udff2 \ud835\uddd4\ud835\uddfd\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf9 \ud835\udfee\ud835\udfec\ud835\udfee\ud835\udff0, both to Version 2:<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/IMDRFN47Ed2\" target=\"_blank\">N47 Essential Principles of Safety and Performance of Medical Devices &amp; IVD Medical Devices<\/a>, and<br><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/IMDRFN52Ed2\" target=\"_blank\">N52 Principles of Labeling for Medical Devices and IVD Medical Devices<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The \ud835\uddfd\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddfd\ud835\uddfc\ud835\ude00\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf3 <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/IMDRFN47Ed2\" target=\"_blank\">\ud835\udde1\ud835\udff0\ud835\udff3 \ud835\uddf4\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddf2<\/a> is to provide harmonized Essential Principles that should be fulfilled in the design &amp; manufacturing of medical devices and in vitro diagnostic (IVD) medical devices to ensure that they are safe and perform as intended.&nbsp; The worldwide adoption of a common set of fundamental design and manufacturing requirements for medical devices that, when met, provide assurance the device is safe and performs as intended, offers significant benefits to, among others, manufacturers, users, patients\/consumers, and to Regulatory Authorities.&nbsp; Reducing differences between jurisdictions decreases the cost of gaining regulatory compliance and allows patients earlier access to new technologies and treatments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/IMDRFN52Ed2\" target=\"_blank\">\ud835\udde1\ud835\udff1\ud835\udfee<\/a> \ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude03\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf4\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude00 \ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfb <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/IMDRFN47Ed2\" target=\"_blank\">\ud835\udde1\ud835\udff0\ud835\udff3<\/a> \ud835\uddee\ud835\ude00 \ud835\uddf6\ud835\ude01\u2019\ud835\ude00 \ud835\uddfd\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddfd\ud835\uddfc\ud835\ude00\ud835\uddf2 states this guidance is to provide globally harmonized labeling principles for medical devices, including in vitro diagnostic (IVD) medical devices, and support N47.&nbsp; Specifically, this document provides guidance on the content of the label, instructions for use, and information intended for the patient in order to support the safe and effective use of medical devices and IVD medical devices by their intended users.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With the \ud835\udddc\ud835\uddd8\ud835\uddd6 \ud835\udff2\ud835\udfec\ud835\udff2\ud835\udfec\ud835\udfed-\ud835\udfed, \ud835\udff0\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf5 \ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddf6\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfb \ud835\uddfd\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf7\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf0\ud835\ude01 underway \ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf3 \ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddf2 <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/Download4thEd60601DsgnSpecFinal\" target=\"_blank\">\ud835\uddd7\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude00\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf4\ud835\uddfb \ud835\udde6\ud835\uddfd\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf3\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfb<\/a> \ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddfe\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddfb\ud835\ude01\ud835\ude00 &#8211; \ud835\uddda\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf9 \ud835\udff2 of the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/ArchitectureSpec\" target=\"_blank\">\ud835\uddd4\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddf6\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf0\ud835\ude01\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\udde6\ud835\uddfd\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf3\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfb<\/a>:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cEstablish a policy relating requirements of the IEC 60601 series to the IMDRF essential principles and labelling principles.\u201d<br>\ud835\uddda\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf9 \ud835\udff2 \ud835\uddf6\ud835\ude00 \ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf0\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf9\ud835\ude06 \ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf1 \ud835\ude01\ud835\uddfc \ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\udddc\ud835\udde0\ud835\uddd7\ud835\udde5\ud835\uddd9 \ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf0\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddfb\ud835\ude01\ud835\ude00 \ud835\udde1\ud835\udff0\ud835\udff3 \ud835\uddee\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf1 \ud835\udde1\ud835\udff1\ud835\udfee \ud835\ude04\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddf5 \ud835\ude04\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddfb\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf9\ud835\ude06 \ud835\ude02\ud835\uddfd\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf1 \ud835\ude01\ud835\uddfc \ud835\uddd8\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddf6\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfb \ud835\udfee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">The <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/ArchitectureSpec\" target=\"_blank\">Architecture Spec<\/a> states:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt is the \ud835\uddfd\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf0\ud835\ude06 \ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf3 \ud835\udddc\ud835\uddd8\ud835\uddd6\/\ud835\udde7\ud835\uddd6 \ud835\udff2\ud835\udfee \ud835\ude01\ud835\uddfc \ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddf9\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\uddee\ud835\uddfb \ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf3\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf6\ud835\ude03\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\uddee\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude05 \ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddfd\ud835\uddfd\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf4 the \ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddee\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfb\ud835\ude00\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfd \ud835\ude01\ud835\uddfc \ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\udddc\ud835\udde0\ud835\uddd7\ud835\udde5\ud835\uddd9 \ud835\uddd8\ud835\udde6\ud835\udde6\ud835\uddd8\ud835\udde1\ud835\udde7\ud835\udddc\ud835\uddd4\ud835\udddf \ud835\udde3\ud835\udde5\ud835\udddc\ud835\udde1\ud835\uddd6\ud835\udddc\ud835\udde3\ud835\udddf\ud835\uddd8\ud835\udde6 \ud835\uddee\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf1 \ud835\udddf\ud835\uddd4\ud835\uddd5\ud835\uddd8\ud835\udddf\ud835\udddf\ud835\udddc\ud835\udde1\ud835\uddda \ud835\udde3\ud835\udde5\ud835\udddc\ud835\udde1\ud835\uddd6\ud835\udddc\ud835\udde3\ud835\udddf\ud835\uddd8\ud835\udde6 in \ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddf5 \ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf3 \ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\ude00\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf1\ud835\ude00 \ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf3 \ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\udddc\ud835\uddd8\ud835\uddd6 \ud835\udff2\ud835\udfec\ud835\udff2\ud835\udfec\ud835\udfed \ud835\udde6\ud835\uddd8\ud835\udde5\ud835\udddc\ud835\uddd8\ud835\udde6.\u201d<br>This is a goal of IEC\/TC 62.&nbsp; For the IEC 60601-1, 4<sup>th<\/sup> edition project all Working Groups (WG\u2019s) are tasked to do this work in their WG\u2019s.&nbsp; There are <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/IEC60601-1_4thEd_WhereDoWeStand\" target=\"_blank\">12 WG\u2019s split up by hazards<\/a>.  In the future all standards that are developed by IEC\/TC 62 should also follow this goal.<br>Another part of Goal 6 from the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/ArchitectureSpec\" target=\"_blank\">Architecture Spec<\/a> states:<br>\u201cThe \ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddfe\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddfb\ud835\ude01\ud835\ude00 \ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfb \ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddfb\ud835\ude06 \ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf3 \ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\ude00\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf1\ud835\ude00 \ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfb \ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\udddc\ud835\uddd8\ud835\uddd6 \ud835\udff2\ud835\udfec\ud835\udff2\ud835\udfec\ud835\udfed \ud835\udde6\ud835\uddd8\ud835\udde5\ud835\udddc\ud835\uddd8\ud835\udde6 are \ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfb\ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddf1 \ud835\ude01\ud835\uddfc \ud835\uddf3\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf3\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf9 \ud835\ude00\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf3 \ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\uddfd\ud835\uddff\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfd\ud835\uddf9\ud835\uddf2\ud835\ude00 set out \ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddfb \ud835\ude01\ud835\uddf5\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\udddc\ud835\udde0\ud835\uddd7\ud835\udde5\ud835\uddd9 \ud835\uddf4\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddf6\ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddee\ud835\uddfb\ud835\uddf0\ud835\uddf2 \ud835\uddf1\ud835\uddfc\ud835\uddf0\ud835\ude02\ud835\uddfa\ud835\uddf2\ud835\uddfb\ud835\ude01\ud835\ude00. 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One aspect WG 39 is dealing with is \u201cInformation to be supplied by the manufacturer\u201d (i.e. Labeling). &nbsp;This is the IEC 60601-1, 4<sup>th<\/sup> edition WG that I am a co-convener of. 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