ISO 13485:2016
Medical devices can affect people’s health in profound ways, so making them requires more than good engineering . Organizations must also control how devices are designed , produced , stored , and supported , while meeting the rules that apply in the markets where they operate. ISO 13485:2016 provides an internationally recognized framework for managing these responsibilities through a quality management system . Published by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), ISO 13485:2016 is a standard for quality management systems (QMS) in the medical-device industry . A QMS is the connected set of policies, processes, responsibilities , and records an organization uses to ensure its work is planned and controlled. The standard is intended for organizations involved in one or more stages of a medical device’s life cycle. This can include design and development , manufacturing , storage, distribution, installation, servicing , and related activities . ...