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14 Sep 2023

Cyber Security in Medical Device Management

Did you know that cybersecurity is addressed under ISO 13485:2016 Clause 7.3 requirements? The Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE UK) report ‘Cyber Safety and Resilience’ (March 2018) suggests that the healthcare sector can learn from other industries when it comes to guarding against ransomware attacks, data breaches and hacking of connected health devices. That was just the beginning. Since ...

08 Aug 2023

Preparing for the first ISO 13485 Certification Audit

ISO 13485

Your old ISO 9001 QMS 'dolled up' with the language of the 2016 Standard is not going to be adequate. When you are first audited against ISO 13485:2016, the Auditors, whether a Notified Body or Certification Body, will, as usual, be seeking objective evidence of your compliance with the Standard. Being an audit against ISO 13485, a different style of Quality Management System standard, the extent ...