ARTICLES BY EDWIN BILLS

• ISO 14971:2019 — Clarifying Benefit, Risk, & Benefit-Risk

  2/8/2021

  This is the third in a series of articles on the changes in the medical device risk management standard ISO 14971 that were released in Dec. 2019 and supported by guidance in the ISO TR 24971:2020 technical report or guidance. This article by Edwin L. Bills, member of ISO TC 210 JWG1, covers the change in the process for benefit-risk covered in Clause 8 of the standard.

• Closing The Loop On Risk Management With ISO 14971:2019

  1/22/2021

  Edwin L. Bills, member of ISO TC 210 JWG1, discusses the evolution of risk management standards for medical devices and how ISO 14971:2019's revision (which is also identical to EN ISO 14971:2019) is meant to "close the loop." Based on the extensive changes in Clause 10, all manufacturers of medical devices and in vitro medical devices will need extensive review and possible changes to their production and post-production activities section of their quality systems in order to meet the new requirements.

• ISO TR 24971:2020 — Bringing Clarity To Risk Acceptability In ISO 14971

  11/19/2020

  With ISO TR 24971:2020, the technical committee responsible for the medical device risk management standard has finally addressed the confusion around the policy for risk acceptability criteria and the difference between that and the criteria themselves.

• MDSAP — History and Advantages

  8/12/2019

  The Medical Device Single Audit Program (MDSAP) has worked out its kinks and is poised for exponential growth, but it may be a while before the initiative makes headway in the EU and China.

• A Look At The ISO 14971 And ISO TR 24971 Updates

  8/15/2018

  How will changes to the ISO 14971, the medical device risk management standard, and its accompanying guidance document, ISO TR 24971, an ISO Technical Report, affect your company?