ISO 13485 Foundations Course

Introduction to the course

Introduction & suggested reading

What is ISO 13485:2016?

What is the QMS?

Why is ISO 13485:2016 important?

What is the structure of ISO 13485?

Key principles of quality management

Key interested parties in ISO 13485

Implementing ISO 13485 using The Plan Do Check Act Process

The ISO 13485 Project

Certification FAQs

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Introduction & suggested reading

What is a process?

Top management commitment (clauses 5.1 and 5.2)

Quality Policy and objectives (clauses 5.3 and 5.4)

Roles and responsibilities (clause 5.5)

Management review (clause 5.6)

Documentation process (clauses 4.1 and 4.2)

Quality Manual (clause 4.2.2)

Medical Device File (clause 4.2.3)

Handling the QMS documentation (clause 4.2.4)

Records for the QMS (clause 4.2.5)

Importance of Resources management process (clause 6.1)

Managing human resources (clause 6.2)

Managing infrastructure resources (clause 6.3)

Managing work environment (clause 6.4.1)

Managing contamination (clause 6.4.2)

Managing monitoring and measuring equipment (clause 7.6)

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Introduction & suggested reading

Planning of Product Realization (clause 7.1)

Example of planning Product Realization

Overview of Customer-Related processes (clause 7.2.1)

Review of a contract or customer purchase order (clause 7.2.2)

Communication methods for the Customer-Related processes (clause 7.2.3)

Design and development overview (clause 7.3.1)

Planning for design and development (clause 7.3.2)

Design and development inputs (clause 7.3.3)

Design and development outputs (clause 7.3.4 and 7.3.5)

Design and development verification and validation (clause 7.3.6 and 7.3.7)

Design and development transfer to production (clause 7.3.8)

Control of design and development changes (clauses 7.3.9, 7.3.10)

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Introduction & suggested reading

Purchasing overview (clause 7.4)

Vendor Evaluation and performance (clause 7.4.1)

Purchasing information and verification of product (clauses 7.4.2 and 7.4.3)

Production and service provision overview (clause 7.5.1)

Qualification of your infrastructure (clauses 7.5.3 and 7.5.6)

Validation of processes (clauses 7.5.6 and 7.5.7)

Labeling and packaging (clause 7.5.11)

Cleanliness of product (clauses 7.5.2 and 7.5.5)

Identification and traceability (clauses 7.5.8 and 7.5.9)

Customer property and preservation (clauses 7.5.10 and 7.5.11)

Post-delivery processes (clauses 7.5.3 and 7.5.4)

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Introduction & suggested reading

Monitoring and measuring overview (clause 8.1)

Monitoring and measurement of products (clause 8.2.6)

Monitoring and measurement of processes (clause 8.2.5)

Feedback (clause 8.2.1)

Complaint handling (clause 8.2.2)

Reporting to regulatory authorities (clause 8.2.3)

Internal audits (clause 8.2.4)

Control of non-conforming product (clause 8.3)

Analysis of data (clause 8.4)

Improvement (clause 8.5.1)

Corrective actions (clause 8.5.2)

Preventive actions (clause 8.5.3)

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Instructions for taking the exam and obtaining the certificate