AAMI Standards Monitor Online 11 September 2020
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Medical electrical equipment—Part 2-16: Particular requirements for basic safety and essential performance of haemodialysis, haemodiafiltration and haemofiltration equipment. Purchase here.
Extracorporeal systems for blood purification—Part 1: Haemodialysers, haemodiafilters, haemofilters and haemoconcentrators. Purchase here.
Extracorporeal systems for blood purification—Part 3: Plasmafilters. Purchase here.
Medical electrical equipment—Part 2-39: Particular requirements for basic safety and essential performance of peritoneal dialysis equipment. Purchase here.
Extracorporeal systems for blood purification— Part 2: Extracorporeal blood circuit for haemodialysers, haemodiafilters and haemofilters. Purchase here.
Medical devices—Part 1: Application of usability engineering to medical devices—including Amendment 1 (consolidated text). Purchase here.
Published documents proposed for reaffirmation can be purchased from the AAMI Store.
Comments due September 21, 2020
AAMI/IEC 62366-1:2015, Medical devices – Part 1: Application of usability engineering to medical devices(proposed reaffirmation of an American National Standard). This document specifies a process for a manufacturer to analyze, specify, develop and evaluate the usability of a medical device as it relates to safety. This usability engineering (human factors engineering) process permits the manufacturer to assess and mitigates risks associated with correct use and use errors, i.e., normal use. It can be used to identify but does not assess or mitigate risks associated with abnormal use. Contact: Hae Choe
Comments due October 5, 2020
AAMI/ISO 80369-7, Small-bore connectors for liquids and gases in healthcare applications – Part 7: Connectors for intravascular or hypodermic applications (revision of an American National Standard). )Specifies dimensions and requirements for the design and functional performance of small-bore connectors intended to be used for connections in intravascular applications or hypodermic connections in hypodermic applications of medical devices and accessories. Contact: Colleen Elliott
AAMI/ISO 80369-20:2015, Small-bore connectors for liquids and gases in healthcare applications – Part 20: Common test methods (proposed reaffirmation of an American National Standard). Specifies the test methods to evaluate the performance requirements for small-bore connectors specified in the ISO 80369‑ series. Contact: Colleen Elliott
AAMI/CN, Small Bore Connectors Committee is working on the revision of AAMI/ISO 80369-7, Small-bore connectors for liquids and gases in healthcare applications — Part 7: Connectors for intravascular or hypodermic applications. Contact: Colleen Elliott
AAMI EQ, Medical Equipment Management Committee. The committee is working on the development of AAMI EQ110/Ed.1, Guidance for health care technology management education programs. This standard seeks to provide a recommended framework for new or established education programs in health care technology management (HTM). Contact: Patrick Bernat.
The committees listed below are seeking new members in the indicated stakeholder interest category to participate in the development of their documents. Definitions of the various stakeholder groups are:
An individual or organizational representative, who purchases, utilizes or receives the materials, products, systems, or services covered in the scope of technical documents developed by AAMI in the delivery of healthcare; individuals in this interest category include clinicians, employees or representatives of Healthcare Delivery Organizations, clinical consultants, patients, etc
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An individual or organizational representative with a general material interest in the materials, products, systems, or services covered in the scope of the technical documents developed by AAMI and who does not fit into any of the preceding categories; this interest category can include noncommercial academicians, noncommercial researchers, patient or consumer advocates, representatives of accrediting organizations, representatives of other organizations, etc.
Please contact the staff person indicated for more information on how to join.
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Information on draft international standards under ballot can be found in ANSI Standards Action.
International Committee and Working Group MeetingsCall or email the indicated staff person at AAMI for more information about upcoming international standards meetings. September 2020
AAMI, in collaboration with the British Standards Institution, is launching an effort to develop standards for artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) in medical technologies. In May of this year, AAMI published a whitepaper discussing the need for new standards and regulator initiatives to promote the safety, effectiveness, and availability of AI and ML in healthcare. (https://www.aami.org/detail-pages/press-release/aami-bsi-position-paper-sets-machine-learning-agenda)
There were seven recommendations made in the whitepaper. One of the most urgent was for guidance on applying ISO 14971, Medical Devices—Application of Risk Management to Medical Devices, when evaluating medical technology utilizing AI and, in particular, ML. AAMI and BSI have established a partnership to jointly develop a document which provides this guidance, as well as other needed AI standards identified in the whitepaper.
As a result of this initial work, AAMI is creating a new consensus body, tentatively call the AAMI Artificial Intelligence Committee (AAMI AI) to develop this work. Interested parties, including representatives of clinical practices, academia, regulatory authorities, and industry should contact standards@aami.org for more information about the project or participation on the committee.
