The term software as a medical device is defined by the international medical device regulators forum imdrf as software intended to be used for one or more medical purposes that perform these.
Software as a medical device examples fda.
Whether the software runs as standalone software or is part of a medical device.
Software functions that are used in active patient monitoring to analyze patient specific medical device data and therefore are the focus of the fda s regulatory oversight including software.
May be used in combination with other products including medical devices.
And may interface with other medical devices or other general purpose hardware and.
The fda may also review and clear modifications to medical devices including software as a medical device depending on the significance or risk posed to patients of that modification.
Standalone software that is used for diagnosis or treatment including software to evaluate the risk of trisomy 21 in a child based on serum markers in the mother.