The ACHIEVE Blog

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Weekly Live Series, Episode 4: Challenges of Using P1, P2 Approach achievelivesessions probability risk analysis risk estimation risk level May 23, 2022

Although not a mandatory requirement of ISO 14971, it is a common practice in the medical device industry to use the P1, P2 approach for estimating the probability of harm (POH). In many cases,...

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Weekly Live Series, Episode 3: Understanding Severity Levels achievelivesessions postmarket surveillance risk estimation severity warning letter May 16, 2022

In this episode, we focus on some of the practical challenges in implementing a severity scale to analyze the risk of harm associated with medical devices. Industry practice is to use a 1-5 scale...

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Weekly Live Series, Episode 2: Understanding Risk Estimation achievelivesessions risk analysis risk estimation May 09, 2022

Estimating risk of harm for your medical device is a requirement of ISO 14971:2019. However several practical challenges make it difficult to accurately estimate the risk of harm. This is partly...

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