Medical Device Software Validation

Upcoming Virtual Courses

Software/Cyber

Medical Device Software Validation (May24)

May 20 to May 22, 2024

Overview

During this 3-day training, learn how to develop and validate medical device software in an ever-changing landscape of regulations and technology. This class will ground you in all the relevant regulations, standards and guidance and help you understand how risk, cybersecurity, cloud computing and mobile apps impact the medical device software space.  It will also challenge you with real-life exercises to give you experience in determining the different classes of software and the activities required for developing and validating that software.

Objectives

At the conclusion of this course, you will be able to:

  • Explain the Requirements for Developing and Validating Medical Device Software including:
    • Laws – 21st Century Cures Act
    • Regulations – 21CFR820, EU MDR/IVDR
    • Standards – ISO 13485, ANSI/AAMI/IEC 62304:2006/A1:2015, ISO 14971, ANSI/AAMI/IEC80002-1:2009
  • Guidance – General Principles of Software Validation, IMDRF SaMD, Mobile Medical App, Cybersecurity Premarket, Cybersecurity    Post Market, AAMI TIR57 – Medical Device Security, Premarket Submissions from Medical Devices with Software
  • Explain the relationship between FDA and MDR Medical Device Classes, Software Safety Classes, and Software Development and Validation Activities.
  • Understand the required Activities for Developing and Validating Medical Device Software
  • Understand the FDA and EU Regulatory Submission requirements for the various classes of software

Who Should Attend?

Instruction is geared to professionals with various experience in one or more of the following areas: Software Engineering, Software Quality, Regulatory or Compliance. Attendees will be interested in staying current with all the new software guidance and standards from the perspective of Medical Device Software not Production and Quality Systems Software. Typical attendees will consist of professionals who work in Software Engineering, Verification, Quality, Regulations, and/or Compliance.

Materials

Fee includes a digital copy of the ANSI/AAMI/IEC 62304 standard, versions of the PowerPoint presentations and case studies, pertinent FDA documents, and additional references.

Virtual Training Information

Our virtual training environment allows you to have direct interaction with your instructors and your fellow attendees. AAMI uses Zoom for virtual classes. You can test your connectivity and ability to use Zoom at zoom.us/test.
For virtual training courses, we request that you register at least one week in advance of the course start date to allow sufficient time for shipping of training materials and devices (Please allow two weeks for non-U.S. addresses). If you register within these time frames, AAMI cannot guarantee you will receive material prior to the start of the course but you will have access to digital versions of the materials. If you have any questions, please email education@aami.org.