Citation

Garnsworthy J. Med. Device Technol. 1996; 7(4): 22-27.

Affiliation

Cambridge Consultants Ltd., UK. fon.garnsworthy@camcon.co.uk

Copyright

(Copyright © 1996, Canon Communications)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

10163372

Abstract

The role of safety-critical software in the development of medical devices is becoming increasingly important and ever more exacting demands are being made of software developers. This article considers safety issues and a software development life-cycle based on the safety life-cycle described in IEC 1508, "Safety-Related Systems: Functional Safety." It identifies relevant standards, both emerging and published, and provides guidance on methods that could be used to meet those standards.

Language: en