Issued2026-03-18

IEC PAS 63621:2026 – Artificial intelligence enabled medical devices - Data management

StandardVoluntary

Summary

Publicly available specification establishing a framework for managing the data lifecycle for AI-enabled medical devices, covering planning, acquisition, development, de-identification, dataset composition, annotation, quality improvement, verification, analysis, provisioning, and decommissioning.

Healthcare Implications

Provides developers and manufacturers of AI-enabled medical devices with concrete data-governance expectations that can support safer validation, better traceability, stronger bias mitigation, and more consistent documentation across the device lifecycle. Health systems using these tools can use it as a reference point for procurement, oversight, and internal governance.

Impact Level

Medium

Keywords

Safety & Risk; Clinical Quality & Efficacy; Transparency & Governance; Privacy & Data

Stakeholders

Developers & Vendors; Providers & Health Systems; Regulators & Government