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| FDA report lists faulty software design as top recall cause. |
by Lisa Weeks,MasterControl Communications
Would it surprise you to learn that the most common cause of medical device recall, according to the FDA, is software design failure? It shouldn’t. These days, it’s hard to find a device that doesn’t rely on the use of sophisticated software to operate. What’s more, a defective software component is often harder to detect than, let’s say, a defective electrical component. It really is the perfect recipe for design disaster, but it doesn’t have to be—if you know how to use risk.