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Verification and Validation Plan

Use this Verification and Validation (V&V) Plan template to systematically document and organize all planned verification and validation activities for your medical device, including hardware, software, packaging, shipping, electrical safety, and biocompatibility testing. This template is essential for demonstrating compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards during design and development, and should be filled out prior to initiating V&V testing to ensure all protocols, responsibilities, and acceptance criteria are clearly defined and approved. Completing this document provides a comprehensive foundation for regulatory submissions and quality audits by ensuring every aspect of product testing and validation is planned and traceable.
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Verification and Validation Plan

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1. Purpose

The purpose of this document is to outline the verification and validation (V&V) plan for the Suspendisse potenti medical device system, including both hardware and software components. This document ensures that the system meets its design specifications and regulatory requirements.

2. Scope

This V&V plan applies to the entire medical device system, covering hardware, software, and any integrated components.

3. References

  • ISO 13485: Quality Management Systems
  • IEC 62304: Medical device software — Software life cycle processes
  • IEC 62366: Application of usability engineering to medical devices
  • ISO 14971: Application of risk management to medical devices
  • FDA CFR Title 21, Part 820
  • SOP Design Control
  • SOP Software Development
  • SOP Usability Engineering

4. Responsibilities

  • Product and Engineering Teams Execution of test protocols and reporting, where relevant. Oversees the V&V process. Resolution of identified issues. Coordination with testing labs for outsourced testing.
  • Quality Assurance (QA): Ensures compliance with regulatory standards and documentation review. Oversees the V&V process.

5. Verification Activities

Verification ensures that the design and development outputs have met the design and development input requirements. Different verification activities planned for the product are outlined below. Subsystem requirements which serve as design inputs can be found in Annex A.

Verification testing methods and approaches are chosen based on applicable standards or, when standardized testing is not required, on the best perceived testing approach. Sample sizes will be defined according to SOP Statistical Methods.

5.1 Product Verification

5.1.1 Performance

The objective of performance verification testing is to ensure that the performance characteristics of the device as defined in the design inputs

Performance testing will be conducted according to the Performance Verification Protocol. Testing will be performed to ensure that the product’s essential performance as identified through design inputs can be achieved through the design outputs.

5.2 Shelf-life

The objective of shelf-life verification is to determine the medical device's shelf life, verify that the device maintains its intended functionality, performance, and safety throughout its labeled shelf life, and assess device integrity under real-time and accelerated aging conditions, as needed.

Shelf-life testing applies to all medical devices requiring shelf-life verification as part of regulatory compliance under ISO 11607-1, ISO 13485, and IEC 60601 standards.

  • Real-Time Aging (RTA): Testing under storage conditions representative of normal storage conditions over the intended shelf life.
  • Accelerated Aging (AA): Testing using elevated environmental conditions to simulate the aging process over a shorter time.

Shelf-life testing will be performed according to the Shelf-life Verification Protocol, which will define the methods, acceptance criteria, and statistical techniques with rationale for sample size, as needed.

5.3 Packaging

The objective of packaging testing is to confirm the integrity and performance of the packaging system for Suspendisse potenti. Testing shall be performed on all primary testing and secondary packaging, as applicable.

Test methods will vary based on the type of packaging required for the product. Annex C provides an overview of all packaging tests considered for testing.

Packaging testing will be performed according to the Packaging Verification Protocol, which will define the methods, acceptance criteria, and statistical techniques with rationale for sample size, as needed.

5.4 Shipping

Shipping testing will be performed to verify that the medical device packaging system can maintain the safety, integrity, and functionality of the product during shipping and handling under simulated and actual conditions.

This applies to medical device packaging intended for distribution via standard commercial shipping methods (e.g., UPS, FedEx, freight). Testing can include simulated drop tests and environmental conditioning, as well as validation under actual shipping conditions.

  • Shipping Standard References:
    • ASTM D4169: Standard Practice for Performance Testing of Shipping Containers and Systems
    • ASTM D5276: Drop Test for Loaded Containers
    • ISTA 2A/3A: International Safe Transit Association Testing Procedures
    • ISO 11607: Packaging for Terminally Sterilized Medical Devices
    • ASTM D4728: Random Vibration Testing

Annex B describes the types of shipping tests that may be performed.

Shipping testing will be performed according to the Shipping Verification Protocol, which will define the methods, acceptance criteria, and statistical techniques with rationale for sample size, as needed.

5.5 Electrical Safety

This device does not contain electrical components.

5.6 Biocompatibility

Biological testing according to the ISO 10993-1 standard will be performed according to the Biological Evaluation Plan, which will define the methods, acceptance criteria, and statistical techniques with rationale for sample size, as needed.

5.7 Software Verification

This product does not contain software.

5.8 Firmware Verification

This device does not have firmware.

6. Validation Activities

Validation activities are performed in order to confirm that the resulting product is capable of meeting the requirements for the specified application or intended use. The validation activities shall be performed on representative devices or equivalents. If an equivalent is used instead of the representative device, a justification should be provided.

6.1 Usability and Human Factors Engineering

User acceptance testing and usability evaluations will be conducted according to SOP Usability Engineering and will be conducted according to the Usability Evaluation Plan and Usability Evaluation Protocol.

6.2 Performance Validation

Performance validation will be performed according to the Validation Protocol.

6.3 Clinical Validation

Clinical validation will be performed according to the Clinical Evaluation Plan and the results of clinical evaluation will be analyzed and summarized within the Clinical Evaluation Report.

A clinical investigation can be an additional source of clinical validation and shall be performed according to SOP Clinical Investigations, if required.

7. Verification and Validation Process

7.1 Verification Criteria

The following criteria should be met in order to perform verification testing:
System requirements and subsystem requirements are created and approved
Verification test plan and subsequent verification protocols are created and approved
Test methods have been validated and are appropriate for the testing required
The product is available for testing

The following criteria should be met in order for verification testing to be considered complete
All verification tests outlined in the verification protocols have been successfully executed
All requirements specified in the scope of this testing effort have been met, as evidenced by tests in a passed state.
Any deviations from the protocol, test failures, or test observations must be recorded and justified.
All issues or anomalies identified during the execution of the test plan that are related to the requirements in scope must be resolved or documented in the List of Known Anomalies.

7.2 Validation Criteria

The following criteria should be met in order to perform validation testing:
Verification testing has been completed
A representative device is available for testing or, if not, a justification for why none is provided is approved

The following criteria should be met in order to for validation testing to be considered complete:
The clinical evaluation plan and report must be completed
Usability evaluation report must be completed, if needed
Any pre-market clinical investigations must be completed, if required
All requirements specified in the scope of this validation testing effort have been met, as evidenced by tests in a passed state.

Appendix A - Design inputs

Design Inputs

System Requirements

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Subsystem Requirements

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Design Files

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