There are several changes to ISO 14971 from the second revision in 2007 to the third revision in 2019. There will be no transition period. Upon release, the third revision (2019) will cancel and remove the second revision (2007). New terms and definitions are introduced, there are changes to the risk management process, postmarket activities are detailed, and whole annexes are removed. You should be prepared to comply with the new ISO 14971:2019.
To become aware of the upcoming changes to the central standard of risk management for medical devices
Bijan Elahi has worked in safety risk management for medical devices for over 25 years at the largest medical device companies in the world, as well as small startups. Bijan started his work in risk management in aerospace; last working on the Space Shuttle at NASA before transitioning to the medical device industry in the early 1990s.
He is a corporate expert on risk management at Medtronic. In this capacity, he offers education and consulting on risk management to all Medtronic business units worldwide.
He is also a lecturer at the Delft University of Technology, and the Eindhoven University of Technology in the Netherlands, where he teaches risk management to doctoral students in engineering. He is a frequently invited speaker at international professional conferences and is also a contributor to ISO 14971, the international standard on the application of risk management to medical devices. He is the author of the book Safety Risk Management for Medical Devices.