title: Developing safety-critical software.
abstract: The role of safety-critical software in the development of medical devices is becoming increasingly important and ever more exacting demands are being made of software developers. This article considers safety issues and a software development life-cycle based on the safety life-cycle described in IEC 1508, "Safety-Related Systems: Functional Safety." It identifies relevant standards, both emerging and published, and provides guidance on methods that could be used to meet those standards.
authors.affiliation: Cambridge Consultants Ltd., UK. fon.garnsworthy@camcon.co.uk
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Garnsworthy
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D004869:Equipment Safety; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D006801:Humans; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012984:Software / Q000592:standards / Q000639:trends