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Dipl.-Ing. (FH) Roland Gänßler
Talstraße 231
72250 Freudenstadt
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Comparison of documentation requirements

Category Requirement MDR MDD
Description of Product Product name or trade name (X) X
  General Description X X
  Classification and justification (X) X
  Variants / configurations (X) X
  Photographies X X
       
Identification UDI DI - X
       
Intended use Intended use X X
  Intended user - X
  Patient population - X
  Indication and contraindication - X
  Intended use (X) X
  Accessories - X
  Interaction with other products (X) X
       
Physical principle Description of the innovations - X
  Overview of similar products - X
  Overview of predecessor products - X
       
Structure Essential functions - X
  Parts, components, composition X X
  Drawings, diagrams, explanations X X
  Description of materials (for physical contact) - X
  Technical specifications - X
  Calculations X -
       
Labeling Brochures, catalogues - X
  Instructions for use X X
  Labelling X X
  Packaging - X
       
Production Development and production phases including validation of process and tools, testing of the product X X
  Details of all locations, including all suppliers and subcontractors involved in development and production - X
       
Quality assurance Performance and safety requirements X X
  References to evidence of all essential requirements X X
  Verification and validation to prove the essential requirements with justification of the choice, in particular regarding safety, accuracy, interoperability X X
  Mention of all harmonised standards or other standards X X
       
Risk management Risk-benefit analysis X X
  Risk management plan X X
  Risk acceptance X X
  Risk analysis (also through usability, production and downstream phase) X (X)
  Measures to control the risk (X) X
  Results of risk management and resulting measures X X
       
Data from research and development (pre-clinical and clinical data) Results of preliminary tests (e.g. laboratory, simulation, animal experiments) including description of the test design (X) X
  Clinical evaluation X X
       
Software Validation X X
  Verification (X) X
  Architecture _ X
  Development process X X
  Tests with different hardware - X
  In-house tests and in an operating environment - X
       
Postproduction   - X