What is the different between the production of medical PCB board and ordinary PCB board?

I want to outsource a batch of PCB for my medical devices. According to my experience, there is lots of regulation for medical device field. Do they also work on the medical PCB?

PCB Design, pcb manufacturing
September 25, 2023

Safe and Reliable

These are the core issues of PCB boards in the medical industry. Life-supporting products or high-end products refer to IPC-3 level standards, while non-life supporting products or low-end products refer to IPC-2. This strictly controls the reliability of their products.

Long Service Life

Generally, the product warranty period is more than 5 years. Large medical equipment requires at least 10 years.

Large Scare of Products Level & Span

consumer medical PCB	meet conventional requirements
mid-to-high-end medical PCB	meet high reliability and stability requirements
small portable PCB	meet high density and integration
Intelligent medical PCB	Meet IoT requirements

Strict in Quality Control

ISO13485 is specifically set for managing the quality of medical products, including medical PCB.

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