Risks in medical 3D printing

Risks are everywhere! As part of your QMS, analyse your risks. It’s convenient to analyse the risks per step in the workflow below. Do this with a multidisciplinary team, so you can approach this from various angles. This workflow reflects the elements of the Ishikawa diagram, or 5M method: Sometimes you even see another M: …

Build a digital QMS for ISO13485…

…without QMS software Most people who want to start building a Quality Management System (QMS) look at dedicated QMS software first. So did I years ago. But after a thorough “Quest for Quality” I chose a more efficient ánd economical approach. I wrote a whitepaper to share the lessons learned while looking to implement an …

QMS structure

Procedures for ISO 13485 The image below shows a visual overview of the procedures (tier 1 and 2) and their interactions in a QMS based on ISO 13485. (Requirement 4.2.2c Quality Manual: “a description of the interaction between the processes of the quality management system“). NOTE: The structure shows how my QMS for ISO 13485 …