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QMSR / ISO 13485 vs FDA Postmarket

What's actually different between the QMS regulations medical device manufacturers must follow — clause-by-clause comparison from the Kelsey Quality crosswalk library.

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49QMSR REQUIREMENTS
8SHARED IN BOTH
47ONLY IN QMSR
12ONLY IN POSTMARKET

SIDE-BY-SIDE COMPARISON

What's actually different

DIMENSIONQMSR / ISO 13485FDA POSTMARKET
OVERVIEW
Status
Effective period
Total requirements4918
SCOPE
Risk integration
Plan maintenance
Document approval
OPERATIONAL
Most common gap
Audit focus

COVERAGE BREAKDOWN

What's shared, what's distinct

8SHARED IN BOTH
  • Complaint Handling
  • Regulatory Reporting
  • MDR Reporting Requirements — General Obligations
  • Written MDR Procedures
  • MDR Event Files and Records Retention
  • Manufacturer MDR Reporting — Adverse Event Investigation and Submission
  • + 2 more
47ONLY IN QMSR
  • Risk Control Option Analysis
  • Design and Development Planning
  • Design and Development Inputs
  • Design and Development Review
  • Risk Management
  • Management Review
  • + 41 more
12ONLY IN POSTMARKET
  • Reports of Corrections and Removals
  • Records of Corrections and Removals Not Required to Be Reported
  • FDA Access to Corrections and Removals Records
  • Cease Distribution and Notification Order — Compliance Obligations
  • Mandatory Recall Order — Strategy and Status Reporting
  • Postmarket Surveillance Order — Applicability and Plan Submission
  • + 6 more