The Hidden Cost of Technical Debt in Medical Device Development
Every engineering team under schedule pressure makes tradeoffs. Document it later. Close the risk gap after the milestone. Patch the test protocol after verification. These decisions accumulate quietly—until a 510(k) rejection, an FDA inspection, or a post-market complaint forces a reckoning that costs orders of magnitude more than the original shortcut.
Safety-Rated PLCs: The Missing Link Between Medical Device Innovation and Regulatory Excellence
Chemical plants, oil refineries, and aerospace adopted safety-rated PLCs decades ago. Medical device manufacturers are still using safety relays. With FDA’s QMSR and mandatory IEC 62443 cybersecurity requirements now in effect, that gap is a liability—not a choice.