Event Details
16 hours
Combination lecture and classroom exercises
Available at QSG’s training facilities, on-site at your organization, and virtually
Participants will learn to develop cost-effective processes and procedures that will enable their organizations to deliver high quality software-based medical devices that comply with FDA regulations and international standards: FDA QSR, QMSR, EU MDR, ISO 13485, IEC 62304, ISO 14971, AAMI SW 96, IEC 62366-1.
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16 hours
Combination lecture and classroom exercises
Available at QSG’s training facilities, on-site at your organization, and virtually
The regulatory landscape for medical device software development is changing dramatically. Beginning in February 2026, device manufacturers must comply with the new FDA Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR) which is based on the ISO 13485 Medical Device Quality Management System Standard. In addition, a recently adopted standard for security risk management (AAMI SW96) adds additional requirements for cybersecurity.
This course provides insight into these changes as well as requirements for safety risk management as defined in ISO 14971 Medical Device Risk Management and IEC 62304 Medical Device Software – Software Life Cycle Process. Also discussed is IEC 62366-1 Medical Devices – Application of Usability Engineering.
This intensive two-day course reflects both current FDA regulations as well as the new FDA QMSR due to take effect in February 2026.
Software engineers, project managers, quality managers, software quality professionals, RA/QA staff, and anyone who is interested in learning about cost-effective processes and procedures that will enable their organizations to deliver high quality software-based medical devices that comply with FDA/EU regulations and international standards. This course is also appropriate for people who are new to the medical device industry. Extensive reference documents are available by requesting a DropBox link.
Through training participants will learn to develop cost-effective processes and procedures that will enable their organizations to deliver high quality software-based medical devices that comply with FDA regulations and international standards.
Design and Development Processes
The course begins with the Regulatory Roadmap that device manufacturers are expected to navigate. The Design and Development process outlined in both the FDA QSR and in the new QMSR (ISO 13485 Section 7.3) are discussed in detail along with corresponding requirements from IEC 62304 Medical Device Software Lifecycle Processes. Woven into the discussion of Design and Development are numerous examples of Best Practices.
Topics covered include:
Safety and Security Risk Management
The similarities and differences between Safety Risk Management (ISO 14971) and Security Risk Management (AAMI SW 96) are discussed. Security Risk Management is based on the Risk Management framework defined in ISO 14971 but is focused on establishing a Secure Product Development Framework to minimize the risk of cybersecurity events. FDA and EU Guidance documents are discussed along with AAMI Principles for Medical Device Security – Risk Management TIR 57. Extensive references and examples of Best Practices are included.
Topics covered include:
Safety Risk Management Process as defined by ISO 14971:2019
Security Risk Management Process as defined by ANSI/AAMI SW96:2023, TIR 57:2016 2023, FDA and EU Guidance documents
Additional Resources
The following additional resources are included in the course notes:
Reference Documents
An extensive set of reference documents are provided in a DropBox folder upon request. These documents include:
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Great ISO 13485:2016 Internal Auditing class, honestly the most well run and informative class I’ve taken.
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