EN 62304:2006
(Main)Medical device software - Software life-cycle processes
Medical device software - Software life-cycle processes
Defines the life cycle requirements for medical device software. The set of processes, activities, and tasks described in this standard establishes a common framework for medical device software life cycle processes. Applies to the development and maintenance of medical device software when software is itself a medical device or when software is an embedded or integral part of the final medical device. This standard does not cover validation and final release of the medical device, even when the medical device consists entirely of software.
Medizingeräte-Software - Software-Lebenszyklus-Prozesse
Logiciels de dispositifs médicaux - Processus du cycle de vie du logiciel
Définit les exigences du cycle de vie des logiciels de dispositifs médicaux. L'ensemble des processus, activités et tâches décrit dans la présente norme constitue un cadre commun pour les processus du cycle de vie des logiciels de dispositifs médicaux. S'applique au développement et à la maintenance des logiciels de dispositifs médicaux lorsque le logiciel est un dispositif médical ou lorsque le logiciel est incorporé ou fait partie intégrante du dispositif médical final. La présente norme ne couvre pas la validation et la mise sur le marché du dispositif médical, même lorsque le dispositif médical est intégralement constitué du logiciel.
Programska oprema za medicinske aparate – Procesi v življenjskem ciklu programske opreme (IEC 62304:2006)
Ta standard določa zahteve glede življenjskega cikla programske opreme za medicinske aparate. Nabor procesov, dejavnosti in opravil, opisanih v tem standardu, tvori skupno ogrodje za procese v življenjskem ciklu programske opreme za medicinske aparate. Ta standard se uporablja za razvoj in vzdrževanje programske opreme za medicinske aparate. Ta standard se lahko uporablja, kadar je programska oprema sama po sebi medicinskiaparat ali je vgrajen/sestavni del končne medicinskega aparata.
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SLOVENSKI SIST EN 62304:2006
STANDARD
oct 2006
Programska oprema za medicinske aparate – Procesi v življenjskem ciklu
programske opreme (IEC 62304:2006)
Medical device software - Software life-cycle processes (IEC 62304:2006)
ICS 13.020.60; 35.240.80 Referenčna številka
© Standard je založil in izdal Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje ali kopiranje celote ali delov tega dokumenta ni dovoljeno
EUROPEAN STANDARD
EN 62304
NORME EUROPÉENNE
July 2006
EUROPÄISCHE NORM
ICS 11.040
English version
Medical device software -
Software life-cycle processes
(IEC 62304:2006)
Logiciels de dispositifs médicaux - Medizingeräte-Software -
Processus du cycle de vie du logiciel Software-Lebenszyklus-Prozesse
(CEI 62304:2006) (IEC 62304:2006)
This European Standard was approved by CENELEC on 2006-06-01. CENELEC members are bound to comply
with the CEN/CENELEC Internal Regulations which stipulate the conditions for giving this European Standard
the status of a national standard without any alteration.
Up-to-date lists and bibliographical references concerning such national standards may be obtained on
application to the Central Secretariat or to any CENELEC member.
This European Standard exists in three official versions (English, French, German). A version in any other
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Ref. No. EN 62304:2006 E
Foreword
The text of document 62A/523/FDIS, future edition 1 of IEC 62304, prepared by a joint working group of
SC 62A, Common aspects of electrical equipment used in medical practice, of IEC technical committee
62, Electrical equipment in medical practice, and ISO Technical Committee 210, Quality management
and corresponding general aspects for medical devices, was submitted to the IEC-CENELEC parallel
vote and was approved by CENELEC as EN 62304 on 2006-06-01.
The following dates were fixed:
– latest date by which the EN has to be implemented
at national level by publication of an identical
national standard or by endorsement (dop) 2007-03-01
– latest date by which the national standards conflicting
with the EN have to be withdrawn (dow) 2009-06-01
In this standard the following print types are used:
– requirements and definitions: in roman type;
– informative material appearing outside of tables, such as notes, examples and references: in smaller
type. Normative text of tables is also in a smaller type;
– terms used throughout this standard that have been defined in Clause 3 and also given in the index: IN
SMALL CAPITALS.
An asterisk (*) as the first character of a title or at the beginning of a paragraph indicates that there is
guidance related to that item in Annex B.
Table C.5 was prepared by ISO/IEC JTC 1/SC 7, Software and system engineering.
Annex ZA has been added by CENELEC.
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Endorsement notice
The text of the International Standard IEC 62304:2006 was approved by CENELEC as a European
Standard without any modification.
In the official version, for Bibliography, the following notes have to be added for the standards indicated:
IEC 60601-1-4 + A1 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60601-1-4:1996 + A1:1999 (not modified).
IEC 61508-3 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61508-3:2001 (not modified).
IEC 61010-1 NOTE Harmonized as EN 61010-1:2001 (not modified).
ISO 9000 NOTE Harmonized as EN ISO 9000:2005 (not modified).
ISO 9001 NOTE Harmonized as EN ISO 9001:2000 (not modified).
ISO 13485 NOTE Harmonized as EN ISO 13485:2003 (not modified).
IEC 60601-1-6 NOTE Harmonized as EN 60601-1-6:2004 (not modified).
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Annex ZA
(normative)
Normative references to international publications
with their corresponding European publications
The following referenced documents are indispensable for the application of this document. For dated
references, only the edition cited applies. For undated references, the latest edition of the referenced
document (including any amendments) applies.
NOTE When an international publication has been modified by common modifications, indicated by (mod), the relevant EN/HD
applies.
Publication Year Title EN/HD Year
1) 2)
ISO 14971 - Medical devices - Application of risk EN ISO 14971 2000
management to medical devices
1)
Undated reference.
2)
Valid edition at date of issue.
IEC 62304
Edition 1.0 2006-05
INTERNATIONAL
STANDARD
NORME
INTERNATIONALE
Medical device software – Software life cycle processes
Logiciels de dispositifs médicaux – Processus du cycle de vie du logiciel
INTERNATIONAL
ELECTROTECHNICAL
COMMISSION
COMMISSION
ELECTROTECHNIQUE
PRICE CODE
INTERNATIONALE
XC
CODE PRIX
ICS 11.040 ISBN 2-8318-8637-6
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CONTENTS
FOREWORD.4
INTRODUCTION.6
1 Scope.9
1.1 * Purpose .9
1.2 * Field of application .9
1.3 Relationship to other standards.9
1.4 Compliance .9
2 * Normative references .10
3 * Terms and definitions .10
4 * General requirements.14
4.1 * Quality management system.14
4.2 * RISK MANAGEMENT.15
4.3 * Software safety classification.15
5 Software development PROCESS .16
5.1 * Software development planning .16
5.2 * Software requirements analysis .18
5.3 * Software ARCHITECTURAL design .20
5.4 * Software detailed design .21
5.5 * SOFTWARE UNIT implementation and verification.21
5.6 * Software integration and integration testing .22
5.7 * SOFTWARE SYSTEM testing.24
5.8 * Software release .25
6 Software maintenance PROCESS .26
6.1 * Establish software maintenance plan .26
6.2 * Problem and modification analysis.26
6.3 * Modification implementation .27
7 * Software RISK MANAGEMENT PROCESS .28
7.1 * Analysis of software contributing to hazardous situations .28
7.2 RISK CONTROL measures .29
7.3 VERIFICATION of RISK CONTROL measures.29
7.4 RISK MANAGEMENT of software changes .30
8 * Software configuration management PROCESS.30
8.1 * Configuration identification .30
8.2 * Change control.31
8.3 * Configuration status accounting.31
9 * Software problem resolution PROCESS.31
9.1 Prepare PROBLEM REPORTS.31
9.2 Investigate the problem.32
9.3 Advise relevant parties .32
9.4 Use change control process.32
9.5 Maintain records .32
9.6 Analyse problems for trends .32
9.7 Verify software problem resolution .33
9.8 Test documentation contents .33
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Annex A (informative) Rationale for the requirements of this standard.34
Annex B (informative) Guidance on the provisions of this standard .37
Annex C (informative) Relationship to other standards.53
Annex D (informative) Implementation .74
Bibliography .
Index of defined terms.77
Figure 1 – Overview of software development PROCESSES and ACTIVITIES.7
Figure 2 – Overview of software maintenance PROCESSES and ACTIVITIES.7
Figure B.1 – Example of partitioning of SOFTWARE ITEMS .42
Figure C.1 – Relationship of key MEDICAL DEVICE standards to IEC 62304 .54
Figure C.2 – Software as part of the V-model .56
Figure C.3 – Application of IEC 62304 with IEC 61010-1.66
Table A.1 – Summary of requirements by software safety class .36
Table B.1 – Development (model) strategies as defined at ISO/IEC 12207.38
Table C.1 – Relationship to ISO 13485:2003 .54
Table C.2 – Relationship to ISO 14971:2000 .55
Table C.3 – Relationship to IEC 60601-1 .58
Table C.4 – Relationship to IEC 60601-1-4 .62
Table C.5 – Relationship to ISO/IEC 12207 .68
Table D.1 – Checklist for small companies without a certified QMS.75
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MEDICAL DEVICE SOFTWARE –
SOFTWARE LIFE CYCLE PROCESSES
FOREWORD
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