Mobile Medical Apps (Is It a FDA Regulated Device) and Cybersecurity

Edwin Waldbusser

Ed is Keynote Speaker at ComplianceKey. He is retired from industry after 30 years in management of development of medical device products and development of company Quality Systems. Products included IVD devices, kidney dialysis systems and inhalation devices. QS experience includes design control, risk analysis, CAPA, software validation, supplier qualification/ control and manufacturing. He now consults internationally in the area of quality systems for medical devices with emphasis on design control, software validation, risk analysis and human factors analysis. Ed has a B.S. Mechanical En........

Overview

This webinar will explain how to determine if your app is a medical device and if it will be subject to FDA requirements. The FDA approval process for a new app will be explained including FDA requirements for software validation which are more extensive than just testing performance.
Cybersecurity is very important for mobile apps. The FDA requirements for cybersecurity in the app design will be explained.

Why should you attend this webinar?

The FDA has released a Guidance explaining how they intend to apply their regulatory authority to software applications intended for use on mobile platforms. They have defined what types of apps they consider a medical device. Apps that are medical devices must meet all FDA device requirements, however, FDA will not enforce their requirements on Mobile apps that meet the FDA's definition of a medical device but pose a low health risk.
This webinar will explain how to determine if your app is a medical device and if it will be subject to FDA requirements. The FDA approval process for a new app will be explained including FDA software validation requirements which are more extensive than just testing performance.
Cybersecurity is very important for mobile apps. The FDA requirements for cybersecurity in the app usage will be explained.

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