Understanding International Standards for Medical Devices 2010

This medical device training on International Standards will address various sources of external standards, how they are developed and the differences from region to region.

Why Should You Attend:
Is an ISO standard the same as the EN ISO version and what about the BS EN ISO version? Are all of them needed? Understanding where to obtain the correct and current versions of international standards and guidance documents is crucial to properly designing, testing and obtaining approval for medical devices. A medical device manufacturer who wishes to market their device must know how to determine the applicable standards and insure that the current version is available. Device approval, especially outside the US is driven by conformance to ISO, IEC and other standards. A device manufacturer must how to determine the applicable standards and guidance documents, keep them current and be on the watch for new ones.

This seminar will help you understand the alphabet soup of standards. The presentation addresses the various sources of external standards, third part standards, how they are developed and the differences from region to region. Examples and links to the various web sites is provided.