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How to define and decode your design inputs and design outputs

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Jon Speer, Greenlight.guru

It’s a topic that confuses a lot of medical device developers: How well have you defined your design inputs and design outputs?

I see some common mistakes happening there so it’s time to “decode” the two and take a look at what you can do to make your job easier down the line, especially when you’re putting together your device master record.

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