The answer seems to be in the direction of a US FDA Style review process for some higher class devices (Class IIb & III) which means longer time to market and more hurdles to get past for these types of
2013 RAPS Regulatory Conf. Presentation – IEC60601-1 3rd ed., Managing Human Factors & Usability Risks
Join us at the 2013 RAPS Regulatory Convergence Conference (Boston) in the Medical Device Track on IEC 60601-1 Third edition: Managing Human Factors and Usability Risks. Your experts that will help you through these issues are Leo Eisner of Eisner
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The big news in the IEC 60601-1, 3rd ed. world today is the US National Standard that is in the FDA’s Recognized Consensus Standards Lists [Now is ANSI/AAMI ES60601-1:2005/(R)2012 and A1:2012, C1:2009/(R)2012 and A2:2010/(R)2012 (Consolidated Text) – Recognition List #:
Great Resource – Current/Draft IEC 60601/80601 Series of Stds & Test Rprts Now Available
We recently updated our website to make it easier for you to check the current IEC 60601 standards and the test report forms (TRFs) and you can check the status of draft standards and where in the process they are.
IEC 60601-1, 3rd ed. related standards changes & new Interpretation Sheet 3
IEC 60601-1, 3rd ed. has been out for about 7 years now and there have been lots of changes within the IEC 60601 series of standards to align with 3rd edition.