CEN/CLC/JTC 16 - CEN/CENELEC Joint Working Group on Active Implantable Medical Devices

This document specifies requirements for safety and performance of active implantable circulatory support devices, including type tests, animal studies and clinical evaluation requirements.
NOTE    The device that is commonly referred to as an active implantable medical device can in fact be a single device, a combination of devices, or a combination of a device or devices and one or more accessories. Not all of these parts are required to be either partially or totally implantable, but there is a need to specify main requirements of non-implantable parts and accessories if they could affect the safety or performance of the implantable device.
The tests that are specified in this document are type tests and are to be carried out on a sample of a device to assess device behavioural responses and are not intended to be used for the routine testing of manufactured products.
Included in the scope of this document are:
—     ventricular assist devices (VAD), left or right heart support;
—     total artificial hearts (TAH);
—     biventricular assist devices (biVAD);
—     percutaneous assist devices;
—     paediatric assist devices.

This document specifies particular requirements for active implantable medical devices intended to deliver a medicinal substance to site-specific locations within the human body, to provide basic assurance of safety for both patients and users. It amends and supplements ISO 14708-1:2014. The requirements of this document take priority over those of ISO 14708-1.
This document is applicable to active implantable medical devices intended to deliver medicinal substances to site-specific locations within the human body.
This document is also applicable to some non-implantable parts and accessories of the devices defined in Clause 3.
The tests that are specified in this document are type tests intended to be carried out on a sample of a device to show compliance and are not intended to be used for the routine testing of manufactured products.
NOTE       This document is not intended to apply to non-implantable infusion systems.

This document specifies requirements that are applicable to implantable cardioverter defibrillators and CRT-Ds and the functions of active implantable medical devices intended to treat tachyarrhythmia.
The tests that are specified in ISO 14708 are type tests and are to be carried out on samples of a device to show compliance.
This document was designed for tachyarrhythmia pulse generators used with either endocardial leads or epicardial leads. At the time of this edition, the authors recognized the emergence of technologies that do not use endocardial or epicardial leads for which adaptations of this part will be required. Such adaptations are left to the discretion of manufacturers incorporating these technologies.
This document is also applicable to some non-implantable parts and accessories of the devices (see Note 1).
The characteristics of the implantable pulse generator or lead shall be determined by either the appropriate method detailed in this document or by any other method demonstrated to have accuracy equal to, or better than, the method specified. In the case of dispute, the method detailed in this document shall apply.
Any aspect of an active implantable medical device intended to treat bradyarrhythmias or cardiac resynchronization is covered by ISO 14708-2.
NOTE 1    The device that is commonly referred to as an active implantable medical device can in fact be a single device, a combination of devices, or a combination of a device or devices and one or more accessories. Not all of these parts are required to be either partially or totally implantable, but there is a need to specify some requirements of non-implantable parts and accessories if they could affect the safety or performance of the implantable device.
NOTE 2    In this document, terms printed in italics are used as defined in Clause 3.  Where a defined term is used as a qualifier in another term, it is not printed in italics unless the concept thus qualified is also defined.

This document specifies requirements that are applicable to those active implantable medical devices intended to treat bradyarrhythmias and devices that provide therapies for cardiac resynchronization.
The tests that are specified in this document are type tests, and are to be carried out on samples of a device to show compliance.
This document was designed for bradyarrhythmia pulse generators used with endocardial leads or epicardial leads. At the time of this edition, the authors recognized the emergence of leadless technologies for which adaptations of this part will be required. Such adaptations are left to the discretion of manufacturers incorporating these technologies.
This document is also applicable to some non-implantable parts and accessories of the devices (see Note 1).
The electrical characteristics of the implantable pulse generator or lead are determined either by the appropriate method detailed in this particular standard or by any other method demonstrated to have an accuracy equal to, or better than, the method specified. In case of dispute, the method detailed in this particular standard applies.
Any features of an active implantable medical device intended to treat tachyarrhythmias are covered by ISO 14708-6.
NOTE 1    The device that is commonly referred to as an active implantable medical device can in fact be a single device, a combination of devices, or a combination of a device or devices and one or more accessories. Not all of these parts are required to be either partially or totally implantable, but there is a need to specify some requirements of non-implantable parts and accessories if they could affect the safety or performance of the implantable device.
NOTE 2    In this document, terms printed in italics are used as defined in Clause 3. Where a defined term is used as a qualifier in another term, it is not printed in italics unless the concept thus qualified is also defined.

ISO 14708-3:2017 is applicable to active implantable medical devices intended for electrical stimulation of the central or peripheral nervous system.
The tests that are specified in this document are type tests and are to be carried out on a sample of a device to assess device behavioural responses, and are not intended to be used for the routine testing of manufactured products.

This document specifies requirements that are applicable to those active implantable medical devices that are intended to treat hearing impairment via electrical stimulation of the auditory pathways. Devices which treat hearing impairment via means other than electrical stimulation are not covered by this document.
The tests that are specified in this document are type tests and are to be carried out on samples of a device to show compliance.
This document is also applicable to non-implantable parts and accessories of the devices (see NOTE).
The electrical characteristics of the implantable part are determined by either the appropriate method detailed in this document or by any other method demonstrated to have an accuracy equal to, or better than, the method specified. In the case of dispute, the method detailed in this document applies.
NOTE       A device that is commonly referred to as an active implantable medical device can in fact be a single device, a combination of devices, or a combination of a device or devices and one or more accessories. Not all of these parts are required to be either partially or totally implantable, this document specifies those requirements of non-implantable parts and accessories which could affect the safety or performance of the implantable part.