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Autoclave / steriliser: URS and qualification document flow

The User Requirement Specification is the first document in the qualification set, and the one every later verification traces back to. Pharma4i generates the URS today. The rest of this flow is shown so the scope is clear; those documents are marked Soon and are not produced by the product.

SpecifyWhat is needed, and why.DesignHow the solution meets it.BuildFabrication and factory testing.InstallDelivery and site qualification.OperateProving routine performance.SustainReview and requalification.User Requirement Specification — States what the equipment must do, in verifiable requirements owned by the user.URSUser Requirement SpecificationSupplier Assessment — Assesses the supplier's quality system to set how much of their testing can be leveraged.SASupplier AssessmentSoonQuality Risk Assessment — Identifies risks to product quality and patient safety, and sets qualification scope.QRAQuality Risk AssessmentSoonFunctional Specification — Describes the functions the supplier will provide to satisfy each requirement.FSFunctional SpecificationSoonDesign Specification — Records how those functions are engineered, in detail sufficient to build from.DSDesign SpecificationSoonConfiguration Specification — Records every configurable parameter, user role and workflow setting as applied.CSConfiguration SpecificationSoonDesign Qualification — Verifies the proposed design against the URS before fabrication is released.DQDesign QualificationSoonFactory Acceptance Test — Tests the assembled equipment at the supplier works before shipment.FATFactory Acceptance TestSoonSite Acceptance Test — Repeats critical tests on site after delivery and connection to site services.SATSite Acceptance TestSoonInstallation Qualification — Documents that the equipment is installed as specified, with services verified.IQInstallation QualificationSoonOperational Qualification — Demonstrates the equipment operates across its specified ranges.OQOperational QualificationSoonRequirements Traceability Matrix — Maps every requirement to the test that verifies it, and back again.RTMRequirements Traceability Mat…SoonLoad Pattern Validation — Qualifies each defined load configuration, including maximum and minimum loads.LPVLoad Pattern ValidationSoonThermal Mapping — Maps temperature distribution and penetration to locate the cold spot in each load.TMThermal MappingSoonPerformance Qualification — Demonstrates sustained performance with the intended product and process.PQPerformance QualificationSoonCleaning Validation — Demonstrates the cleaning procedure removes residues to a health-based limit.CVCleaning ValidationSoonValidation Summary Report — Concludes the qualification, resolves deviations and releases the equipment for use.VSRValidation Summary ReportSoonPeriodic Review / Requalification — Confirms at intervals that the equipment remains in its qualified state.PRPeriodic Review / Requalifica…Soon
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  • Connector lines show which documents trace back to the URS.

Qualification document flow for a autoclave / steriliser.

Your URS is the input to every document to its right. Each requirement carries an ID so verification can be traced back to it.

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What is specific to a autoclave / steriliser

Design Qualification DQ

Carries CSV-specific content per GAMP 5: the design is reviewed against the software category, the supplier assessment outcome and the data integrity requirements.

Operational Qualification OQ

Carries CSV-specific content per GAMP 5: configured functions, security and access control, audit trail, electronic records and electronic signatures.

Load Pattern Validation LPV

Every load pattern used in routine production must be qualified; unqualified loads may not be processed.

Thermal Mapping TM

Acceptance is expressed as delivered lethality: F0 for moist heat sterilisation, Fh for dry heat and depyrogenation, measured at the worst-case location.

Cleaning Validation CV

Acceptance limits derive from the permitted daily exposure (PDE) for the product, not from arbitrary dose or 10 ppm rules; sampling covers worst-case surfaces and hold times.

The document set

DocumentAbbr.OwnerPurposeTraces to URSStatus
User Requirement SpecificationURSuserStates what the equipment must do, in verifiable requirements owned by the user.—Available
Supplier AssessmentSAuserAssesses the supplier's quality system to set how much of their testing can be leveraged.—Soon
Quality Risk AssessmentQRAjointIdentifies risks to product quality and patient safety, and sets qualification scope.YesSoon
Functional SpecificationFSsupplierDescribes the functions the supplier will provide to satisfy each requirement.YesSoon
Design SpecificationDSsupplierRecords how those functions are engineered, in detail sufficient to build from.YesSoon
Configuration SpecificationCSjointRecords every configurable parameter, user role and workflow setting as applied.YesSoon
Design QualificationDQjointVerifies the proposed design against the URS before fabrication is released.YesSoon
Factory Acceptance TestFATsupplierTests the assembled equipment at the supplier works before shipment.YesSoon
Site Acceptance TestSATjointRepeats critical tests on site after delivery and connection to site services.YesSoon
Installation QualificationIQuserDocuments that the equipment is installed as specified, with services verified.YesSoon
Operational QualificationOQuserDemonstrates the equipment operates across its specified ranges.YesSoon
Requirements Traceability MatrixRTMuserMaps every requirement to the test that verifies it, and back again.YesSoon
Load Pattern ValidationLPVuserQualifies each defined load configuration, including maximum and minimum loads.YesSoon
Thermal MappingTMuserMaps temperature distribution and penetration to locate the cold spot in each load.YesSoon
Performance QualificationPQuserDemonstrates sustained performance with the intended product and process.YesSoon
Cleaning ValidationCVuserDemonstrates the cleaning procedure removes residues to a health-based limit.YesSoon
Validation Summary ReportVSRuserConcludes the qualification, resolves deviations and releases the equipment for use.YesSoon
Periodic Review / RequalificationPRuserConfirms at intervals that the equipment remains in its qualified state.YesSoon
Draft this URSSee the worked six-document package