Christmas Rhyme 4th Advent

Internal Audit (ISO 13485:2016 clause 8.2.4)

The fourth of advent is finally here,
and Santa is tired after an intensive year.
They now need to finally assess,
So they audit their entire QMS.

Santa needs to put together his most talented team,
and start with a well-planned audit scheme.
The Elves shall audit with a risk-based approach,
and Santa shall do his best to be a good coach.

Process input and output must be clearly defined,
and reviewed that everything is really aligned.
When all the requirements are accepted and OK,
Santa can send his application to a Notified Body.

Success comes with teamwork and competence,
but also, a great lot a of common sense.
Santa and his Elves can soon look forward to Christmas eve
and be satisfied with all they could achieve.

Christmas Rhyme 3rd Advent

Risk Management in Product realization
(ISO 13485:2016 clause 7.1)

Managing risk plays an important role
to improve the Company and be in total control.
The Elves evaluate the hazards and risks in several ways
and they have to work for seven days.

Exhausted and tired they really need a break,
to celebrate the third Advent with a Christmas cake.
They document and summarize the risks in a perfect file,
and continue with the requirements with a satisfied smile

Requirements is compiled in the trace matrix
When can the CE-mark finally be affixed?
The report must be ready before Christmas week,
and shall prove the product is robust and not weak.

Christmas Rhyme 2nd Advent

Management responsibility (ISO 13485:2016 clause 5)

The second of advent is coming up
have the Elves managed the IT-backup?
Santa is stressed and the deadlines fills his mind,
the final QMS-approval need to be signed.

His Company is a Legal Manufacture,
and they need sufficient infrastructure.
Quality objectives, regulations and software tool,
so the CEO has to be really cool,
engaged, available, committed and true,
to the QMS, Santa, Elves, Customer and You.

A management review is planned at the end of the year,
to ensure the processes are followed and everything is clear.

Christmas Rhyme 1st Advent

Design and development (ISO 13485:2016 clause 7.3)

Christmas is coming and today is advent,
but Santa and his Elves are not ready yet.
Is the processes deemed sufficient and good,
or can anything be totally misunderstood?

Design Control is almost the trickiest part,
Santa and his Elves need to be talent and smart.
To ensure they don’t miss an important thing,
planning and execution is everything.

The elves prepare the final Design Review,
and discover they missed a little screw.
When the design input is 100 % reached
The product can soon be safely released.

Don’t forget the clause 4.2.3 in ISO13485,
and upload the Medical Device File on the drive.