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FDA
CDRH
FDA-2022-D-0795
Computer Software Assurance for Production and Quality Management System Software
FINAL Quality Management
FDA final guidance (Feb 2026) on risk-based assurance for software used in medical device production and quality management systems. Supersedes the September 24, 2025 version, with the title updated from "Quality System Software" to "Quality Management System Software" to align with the QMSR (21 CFR Part 820 / ISO 13485:2016 harmonization effective February 2, 2026). Replaces Section 6 of the 2002 GPSV. Does NOT apply to SaMD/SiMD.
Published: 2026-02-03
FDA
CDRH
21 CFR Part 820
Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR) — 21 CFR Part 820
PUBLISHED Quality Management
The FDA quality system regulation for medical device manufacturing. Under the February 2024 final rule, it incorporates ISO 13485:2016 by reference and was renamed the Quality Management System Regulation (QMSR), effective February 2, 2026. It specifies CGMP requirements across manufacturing, including design and development controls (equivalent to former 820.30). The foundational regulation for quality system compliance in simultaneous Japan-US submissions.
Published: 2024-02-02
CEN/
CENELEC
EN ISO 13485:2016/A11:2021
Medical devices - Quality management systems - Requirements for regulatory purposes (ISO 13485:2016)
PUBLISHED Quality Management
Regulation: MDR (EU) 2017/745 | Legislation: 2017/745 - Medical Devices | ESO: CEN | Amendments/Corrigenda: EN ISO 13485:2016/AC:2018, EN ISO 13485:2016/A11:2021 | Publication Decision: 2022/6 | Publication OJ: OJ L 1 | Start of legal effect: 05.01.2022
Published: 2022-01-05
AAMI
TIR
AAMI TIR102:2019
U.S. FDA 21 CFR mapping to the applicable regulatory requirement references in ISO 13485:2016 Quality Management Systems
PUBLISHED Quality Management
Technical information report providing a mapping of US FDA 21 CFR 820 requirements to the regulatory requirement references in ISO 13485:2016. Developed by AAMI QM/WG 01 to help US industry identify applicable regulatory requirements through an ISO 13485 quality management system.
Published: 2019-08-30
JIS
Std
JIS Q 13485:2018
JIS Q 13485:2018 Medical devices - Quality management systems - Requirements for regulatory purposes (equivalent to ISO 13485:2016)
PUBLISHED Quality Management
This JIS standard specifies quality management system (QMS) requirements for medical devices across their entire lifecycle, from design and development through manufacturing, storage, distribution, installation, servicing, and disposal, corresponding to ISO 13485:2016. The document establishes the foundational QMS framework required for medical device manufacturers to obtain manufacturing and sales licenses and manufacturing registration under Japan's Pharmaceutical Affairs Law (Yakuhin Kikai Hou). Manufacturers must establish documented procedures for design control, risk management, supplier management, production and process controls, verification and validation, nonconforming product management, corrective and preventive actions, and post-market surveillance. The standard emphasizes management responsibility, resource provision, competence and training, and management review to ensure consistent product quality and safety. Organizations must maintain traceability, manage changes, and implement effective management of product recalls. This QMS standard serves as the regulatory foundation integrating all other technical standards (IEC 62304, ISO 14971, IEC 62366-1) into a coordinated governance structure.
Published: 2018-04-20
ISO
ISO 13485:2016
Medical devices — Quality management systems — Requirements for regulatory purposes
PUBLISHED Quality Management
Specifies requirements for a quality management system where an organization needs to demonstrate its ability to provide medical devices and related services.
Published: 2016-03-01
IMDRF
IMDRF/SaMD WG/N23 FINAL:2015
Software as a Medical Device (SaMD): Application of Quality Management System
PUBLISHED Quality Management
IMDRF final document on applying a quality management system (QMS) to SaMD. It is aimed mainly at software development organizations that apply good software quality and engineering practices but may not be familiar with medical device QMS principles, and explains those principles from a software perspective. An effective QMS for SaMD is described in terms of three principles: leadership and organizational support, providing leadership, accountability, governance, and adequate resources to assure the safety, effectiveness, and performance of SaMD; SaMD lifecycle support processes, which are scalable for the size of the organization and applied consistently across all realization and use processes; and SaMD realization and use processes, covering activities from requirements through design, development, and verification and validation. The three principles are not separate series of processes: leadership and organizational support provides the foundation for the lifecycle support processes, which apply across the realization and use processes. The concepts in each section are related to clauses of ISO 13485:2003.
Published: 2015-10-02