Medical Device Software & SaMD Regulatory Training SOAR®

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SOAR® is practical, on-demand regulatory training for Software Engineers, Software Quality, QA and Regulatory professionals developing medical device software and SaMD.

Learn what’s required across the software regulatory lifecycle and how to apply regulatory requirements while maintaining modern Agile development practices.

Individual Courses

90-minute on-demand training
Complete SOAR® Program
All 16 courses | 24 hours of training

Build the Regulatory Skills Medical Device Software Teams Need

SOAR® helps Software, Quality and Regulatory teams understand what’s required, why it’s required, and how regulatory requirements apply throughout the medical device software lifecycle.
  • 24 hours of course content
  • 16 easily digestible 90-minute courses
  • Certificate of Completion

24 Hours

16 courses covering the medical device software regulatory lifecycle

Combine SOAR® training with Software DHF templates and regulatory resources through our DIY Software Regulatory Kit

SOAR® is a 16-course program designed to help Software Engineering, Software Quality, QA and Regulatory teams understand what’s expected throughout medical device software development—from planning and requirements through risk management, cybersecurity, verification, validation and submission readiness.

 01

Know what's required

Understand how FDA requirements, guidance and recognized standards apply to medical device software development.

 02

Apply it to your software device

Connect regulatory requirements to planning, requirements, architecture, risk management, cybersecurity, traceability, verification and validation.

 03

Build with confidence

Give Software, Quality and Regulatory teams a common understanding of what's required throughout the software lifecycle.

SOAR® Training

Choose the Training That's Right for You

INDIVIDUAL COURSE
Need Help With One Topic? Choose the SOAR® course relevant to what you're working on now.

90 minutes | On demand | Certificate of Completion

Complete SOAR®

Need the Full Picture? Get all 16 courses and understand how regulatory requirements connect throughout the complete medical device software lifecycle.

16 courses | 24 hours | On demand
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Learn From Medical Device Software & Regulatory Experts

SOAR® is developed and taught by professionals with decades of experience in medical device software development, quality and regulatory compliance.
Learn from experts who understand both what regulators expect and how software teams actually develop products.

Training backed by experts from an FDA-accredited 510(k) Third-Party Review Organization.

Medical Device Software Standards & FDA Guidance Covered

SOAR® helps your team understand key FDA guidance and recognized standards relevant to medical device software development.
Then retain the existing software-relevant standards/guidance.
  • 21 Code of Federal Regulations – Part 11 Electronic Records; Electronic Signatures
  • 21 Code of Federal Regulations – Part 820 Quality System Regulation for Medical Devices and In Vitro Diagnostic Products
  • AAMI TIR45:2012 - Guidance on the Use of AGILE Practices in the Development of Medical Device Software
  • AAMI/ISO 80002-2:2017 - Medical device software— Part 2: Validation of software for medical device quality systems
  • AAMI/ISO TIR24971:2020 - Medical devices — Guidance on the application of ISO 14971
  • ANSI/AAMI HE75:2009 (R2018) Human Factors Engineering - Design Of Medical Devices
  • FDA Content of Premarket Submissions for Software Contained in Medical Devices
  • FDA Design Controls Guidance for Medical Device Manufacturers
  • FDA General Principles of Software Validation
  • FDA Guidance Applying Human Factors and Usability Engineering to Medical Devices​
  • FDA Off-The-Shelf Software Use in Medical Devices
  • IEC 60601-1 Medical electrical equipment
  • IEC 62304 – Medical Device Software – Software Life Cycle Processes
  • IEC 62366-1:2015 Medical Devices - Part 1: Application Of Usability Engineering To Medical Devices
  • IEC 82304 – Health Software - Part 1: General requirements for product safety
  • IEC/TR 80002-1:2009 - Medical device software – Part 1: Guidance on the application of ISO 14971 to medical device software
  • IEC/TR 80002-3:2014 - Medical device software -- Part 3: Process reference model of medical device software life cycle processes (IEC 62304)
  • IEEE 610.12-1990 - IEEE Standard Glossary of Software Engineering Terminology
  • ISO 9001:2015 Quality management systems — Requirements
  • ISO 13485:2016 Medical Devices – Quality Management Systems
  • ISO 14971:2019 - Medical devices – Application of risk management to medical devices
  • ISO/IEC/IEEE 29148-2018 - Systems and software engineering -- Life cycle processes -- Requirements engineering
  • REGULATION (EU) 2017/745 – Medical Device Regulation
  • REGULATION (EU) 2017/746 – In Vitro Diagnostic Regulation