IEC 62304:2015 Medical Device Software Lifecycle ProcessesvsICH Q10 — Pharmaceutical Quality System
See exactly how IEC 62304:2015 Medical Device Software Lifecycle Processes controls map to ICH Q10 — Pharmaceutical Quality System. Pre-computed mappings, identified gaps, and coverage analysis.
According to the TheArtOfService Compliance Knowledge Graph:
IEC 62304:2015 Medical Device Software Lifecycle Processes maps to ICH Q10 — Pharmaceutical Quality System with 30% coverage across 9 directly mapped controls. Analysis of 30 IEC 62304:2015 Medical Device Software Lifecycle Processes controls identifies 21 compliance gaps — primarily concentrated in Clause 9 — Software Problem Resolution Process.
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Control Mappings
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Clause 4 — General Requirements(2 mappings)
Clause 5 — Software Development Process(7 mappings)
Clause 7 — Software Risk Management Process(4 mappings)
Clause 8 — Software Configuration Management Process(1 mappings)
Clause 9 — Software Problem Resolution Process(2 mappings)
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What are the key differences between IEC 62304:2015 Medical Device Software Lifecycle Processes and ICH Q10 — Pharmaceutical Quality System?
IEC 62304:2015 Medical Device Software Lifecycle Processes has 30 controls across its framework, while ICH Q10 — Pharmaceutical Quality System covers 15 controls. Direct mapping analysis identifies 9 overlapping controls (30% coverage). The frameworks diverge most significantly in Clause 9 — Software Problem Resolution Process, where 6 IEC 62304:2015 Medical Device Software Lifecycle Processes controls have no direct ICH Q10 — Pharmaceutical Quality System equivalent.
How many controls map between IEC 62304:2015 Medical Device Software Lifecycle Processes and ICH Q10 — Pharmaceutical Quality System?
Of 30 total IEC 62304:2015 Medical Device Software Lifecycle Processes controls, 9 map directly to ICH Q10 — Pharmaceutical Quality System controls — representing 30% coverage. The remaining 21 controls represent compliance gaps requiring additional documentation or compensating controls to satisfy both frameworks simultaneously.
What are the compliance gaps when mapping IEC 62304:2015 Medical Device Software Lifecycle Processes to ICH Q10 — Pharmaceutical Quality System?
21 IEC 62304:2015 Medical Device Software Lifecycle Processes controls have no direct equivalent in ICH Q10 — Pharmaceutical Quality System. The highest concentration of gaps is in Clause 9 — Software Problem Resolution Process with 6 unmapped controls. These gaps represent areas where additional controls, policies, or documentation must be created to achieve compliance with both frameworks.
Which control domains have the most gaps between IEC 62304:2015 Medical Device Software Lifecycle Processes and ICH Q10 — Pharmaceutical Quality System?
The domain with the highest gap count is Clause 9 — Software Problem Resolution Process (6 gaps). Export the full domain-by-domain gap breakdown via the Professional tier to generate a prioritised remediation roadmap.
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