ISO 13485:2016
ISO 13485:2016 Medical Devices Quality Management Systems Requirements.
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Framework Domains (5)
4 Quality Management System
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| 4.1.1 | General QMS Requirements |
| 4.1.2 | Process Approach and Risk-Based Approach |
| 4.1.5 | Outsourced Processes |
| 4.1.6 | Validation of Software Used in QMS |
| 4.2.3 | Medical Device File |
| 4.2.4 | Control of Documents |
| 4.2.5 | Control of Records |
5 Management Responsibility
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| 5.1 | Risk management context |
| 5.2 | Risk acceptance criteria |
| 5.3 | Determining and Evaluating Audit Programme Risks |
| 5.4.1 | Quality Objectives |
| 5.5.1 | Responsibility and Authority |
| 5.5.2 | Management Representative |
| 5.6.1 | Management Review - General |
| 5.6.2 | Management Review Inputs |
6 Resource Management
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| 6.2 | Approach selection |
| 6.3 | Information security awareness, education and training |
| 6.4.1 | Work Environment |
| 6.4.2 | Contamination Control |
7 Product Realization
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| 7.1 | Risk identification |
| 7.2.1 | Determination of Product Requirements |
| 7.2.2 | Information security awareness, education and training (cloud) |
| 7.2.3 | Communication |
| 7.3.10 | Design and Development Files |
| 7.3.2 | Design and Development Planning |
| 7.3.3 | Design and Development Inputs |
| 7.3.4 | Design and Development Outputs |
| 7.3.5 | Design and Development Review |
| 7.3.6 | Design and Development Verification |
| 7.3.7 | Design and Development Validation |
| 7.3.8 | Design and Development Transfer |
| 7.3.9 | Control of Design Changes |
| 7.4.1 | Purchasing Process |
| 7.4.2 | Purchasing Information |
| 7.4.3 | Verification of Purchased Product |
| 7.5.1 | Control of Production and Service Provision |
| 7.5.10 | Customer Property |
| 7.5.11 | Preservation of Product |
| 7.5.2 | Cleanliness of Product |
| 7.5.3 | Installation Activities |
| 7.5.4 | Servicing Activities |
| 7.5.5 | Particular Requirements for Sterile Medical Devices |
| 7.5.6 | Validation of Processes for Production and Service Provision |
| 7.5.7 | Validation of Processes for Sterilization and Sterile Barrier Systems |
| 7.5.8 | Identification and Traceability |
| 7.5.9.1 | Traceability - General |
| 7.5.9.2 | Traceability - Implantable Devices |
| 7.6 | Vulnerability assessment |
8 Measurement, Analysis and Improvement
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| 8.2.1 | Service Portfolio |
| 8.2.2 | Asset Management |
| 8.2.3 | Configuration Management |
| 8.2.4 | Internal Audit |
| 8.2.5 | Monitoring and Measurement of Processes |
| 8.2.6 | Monitoring and Measurement of Product |
| 8.3.1 | Service Level Management |
| 8.3.3 | Actions in Response to Nonconforming Product Detected After Delivery |
| 8.3.4 | Rework |
| 8.4 | Residual risk acceptance |
| 8.5.2 | Service Design and Transition |
| 8.5.3 | Release and Deployment Management |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is ISO 13485:2016?
ISO 13485:2016 is a compliance framework from International with 5 domains and 60 controls. ISO 13485:2016 Medical Devices Quality Management Systems Requirements. It is used by organisations to establish and maintain compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.
How many controls does ISO 13485:2016 have?
ISO 13485:2016 has 60 controls organised across 5 domains. The largest domains are 7 Product Realization (29 controls), 8 Measurement, Analysis and Improvement (12 controls), 5 Management Responsibility (8 controls). Each control defines specific requirements that organisations must implement to achieve compliance.
What frameworks does ISO 13485:2016 map to?
ISO 13485:2016 maps to 434 other compliance frameworks. The top mapping partners are ISO 45001:2018 (7% coverage), ISO 20000-1 (7% coverage), ISO 15189:2022 — Medical Laboratories Requirements for Quality and Competence (7% coverage). Use our comparison tool to explore control-level mappings between frameworks.
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