Creating a Simple Risk Table for ISO 14971 (Risk Management For Medical Devices)

Dr. Oliver Eidel · Clinical Evaluation · Published May 08, 2021
Let's get started with something straightforward: Thinking about what could possibly go wrong.

We'll be creating a simple risk table which will (hopefully) end up being a full-blown Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA):
- How to define failure modes (in a simple way).
- Thinking about the medical impact (what will happen in the end?).
- Very roughly estimating probability and severity.

Check out the Wikipedia article on FMEA with a pretty good explanation and examples:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Failure_mode_and_effects_analysis

And here's our FMEA template - we don't need this now, but in a later video when our FMEA table is more complete :)
https://openregulatory.com/fmea-risk-table-template-iso-14971/

This is a free video of our Wizard video course which gives you easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions on how to create your documentation for your medical device. Take a look at our website for more information:
https://openregulatory.com/courses/the-wizard/
Dr. Oliver Eidel

Dr. Oliver Eidel

I’m a medical doctor, software engineer and regulatory dude. I’m also the founder of OpenRegulatory.

Through OpenRegulatory, I’ve helped 100+ companies with their medical device compliance. While it’s also my job that we stay profitable, I try to dedicate a lot of my time towards writing free content like our articles and templates. Maybe that will make consulting unnecessary some day? :)

If you’re still lost and have further questions, reach out any time!
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