Document Control · Compliance plan

Only the approved revision is ever in circulation

Document control software for ISO 13485. Draft, review, approved, effective, obsolete: the transitions are enforced, every edit is attributed, and the superseded revision is one click away when an inspector asks for it.

  • ISO 13485 §4.2.4
Module 1 of 5Included in the Compliance plan
ISO 13485 §4.2.4

Document Control

Controlled documents move through enforced states. Only the current approved revision is in circulation, superseded revisions stay retrievable, and the history records every content edit, change request and approval transition.

What it does
  • Lifecycle statesDraft, review, approved, effective, obsolete, with enforced transitions
  • Version controlNew versions route through approval rather than going live directly
  • Approval workflowsConfigurable per document type
  • Periodic reviewScheduled with owner notification
  • Training on effectivityBecoming effective can assign training automatically
Records it produces
  • The current approved revision of any document
  • Complete revision history with approver and date
  • Change requests and their outcomes
  • Who is trained on which revision
Where it sits

What it triggers, and what triggers it

A document becoming effective is where training starts and where the Officer’s findings land.

Training Management

Effectivity assigns the training. The trainee signs completion against that revision.

AI Compliance Officer

Findings are raised against a specific document and revision, and accepted into a change request or a new version.

Internal Audits

Checklists reference the controlled document, so the audit runs against what is actually in force.

The other modules

Everything else in the Compliance plan

Training Management

ISO 13485 §6.2

Role-based matrices, assignment straight from a controlled document, quizzes, and requalification tracked per person.

Logged, risk-assessed, investigated and dispositioned, with a controlled path into CAPA when the investigation warrants one.

CAPA

ISO 13485 §8.5

Owned action items, due dates, and an effectiveness review that must complete before closure.

Internal Audits

ISO 13485 §8.2.4

Programme planning, checklists, findings and closure evidence. Findings raise CAPAs directly; external auditors get scoped access.

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