AAMI/FDSB-1 62304-Reaff -- Proposed reaffirmation of ANSI/AAMI/IEC 62304:2006, Medical device software - Software life cycle processes
Item: Proposed Reaffirmation
Document Type: AAMI/ American National Standard
Draft Type: Standards Board Ballot Draft
Abstract: Specifies life cycle processes including software development, software maintenance, software risk management, software configuration management, and software problem resolution requirements for medical device software. Also requires manufacturers to assign one of three defined safety classes to the software system, and makes normative reference to ANSI/AAMI/ISO 14971, Application of risk management to medical devices.

Format: Print or Electronic
Publication Date: 08/01/2012
      Availability: Actual
Price (Member/Nonmember):  $55/$110
PDF Price (Member/Nonmember): $55/$110 
Category: Software/Informatics
Subcategory: (none)
Activity: STANDARDS
Keywords: medical device, software, life cycle, processes

Staff Contact: hwoehrle@aami.org
Project Type: Reaffirmation
Project Status: Active (Maintenance)
Document Status: Current
Final Approval Date: 08/20/2012
Equivalency: Equivalency to IEC 62A/62304/Ed.1: Identical
Former Designations: SW68
Ballot Committee: AAMI/SM/WG 01, Medical device software WG
Committee Author: IEC/SC 62A/JWG 03, Joint IEC/SC 62A-ISO/TC 210 WG: Medical device software (ISO/TC 210/JWG 02)
FDA Recognition: FDA-recognized
Extent of Recognition: Modified 2008-7-31. See FDA detail sheet for more information.
Link to FDA List: Choose Category "Software"