Continuous Evidence Grounding

Evidence should follow the requirement.

In traditional medical engineering, requirements change weekly while test protocols gather dust for months. The result is the "Green Dashboard Illusion": test suites execute with 100% pass rates, but they test obsolete specifications that collapse under regulatory inspection. PMX Verification Intelligence binds every requirement directly to its executable protocol and raw cryptographic telemetry hash.

Verification Coverage Dashboard Run Evidence Gap Scan Active Model: CardioSense Pro v3.8.2
The Silent Audit Crisis

Deconstructing the MedTech Verification Gap

Why modern fast-paced medical engineering teams unknowingly ship devices with invalid verification records.

The Green Dashboard Illusion

A Jenkins or GitHub Actions CI pipeline reports 1,420 tests passing. But an audit reveals that 320 of those tests assert against Rev 1.2 requirements. The requirement was modified in Rev 2.0 to lower temperature limits from 43°C to 41°C, yet the automated test script was never updated.

Vulnerability: Stale Test Invalidation

Orphaned Design Controls

Engineers write code or add hardware features that were never formalized in a Design Input Requirement. Conversely, critical risk mitigations in the FMEA have no corresponding test protocol at all. These "phantom tests" and "blind requirements" lead directly to FDA 483 inspection observations.

Vulnerability: Asymmetric Traceability Gaps

Missing Cryptographic Proof

When an FDA inspector asks: "Show me the raw temperature sensor logs from the chamber test conducted on March 14th," engineering teams scramble to find an un-hashed CSV file on an uncalibrated laptop. Under 21 CFR Part 11, unverified raw data is legally non-existent.

PMX Fix: SHA-256 Cryptographic Evidence Ledgers
The 7-Layer Evidence Chain

Connected Verification Architecture

Mathematical proof propagating from design inputs through raw test chamber instrumentation directly to regulatory submission chapters.

Layer 1 Design Requirement (REQ-0184) Surface contact temperature shall remain <41.0°C under 36h continuous monitoring.
Design Input
↓ [specifies method]
Layer 2 Test Method (TM-THERM-01) IEC 60601-1-11 Clause 11.1.2.2 simulated skin contact thermal dissipation method.
Consensus Standard
↓ [codified into]
Layer 3 Verification Protocol (PROT-TH-902) Environmental chamber boundary: ambient 38.0°C ± 0.5°C, sample size n=30 units.
Pre-Approved Protocol
↓ [executed on test bench]
Layer 4 Execution Record (V-0183) Executed on Calibrated Test Fixture TF-09. Peak temp: 40.2°C. Operator: Dr. Lin. Status: Passed.
Executed & Passed
↓ [anchored cryptographically]
Layer 5 Cryptographic Evidence Artifact SHA-256 Hash: e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855
Immutable Telemetry
↓ [satisfies safety control]
Layer 6 Risk Control Verification Directly satisfies mitigation criteria for Harm RSK-0044 (Cutaneous Thermal Erythema).
ISO 14971 Mitigated
↓ [compiled into dossier]
Layer 7 Regulatory Submission Section FDA 510(k) K240982 Vol 9 / EU MDR Annex II Technical File Section 4.2.
Audit Ready
Real-Time Verification Telemetry

CardioSense Pro v3.8.2 Verification Dashboard

Inspection of live verification metrics and active thermal stress test run V-0183.

Overall Verification: 98.4%
98.4%
Requirements Coverage
184 of 187 verified
100%
Critical Risk Controls
32 of 32 safety tests passed
1
Pending Protocol Re-Run
CHG-1024 thermal check
0
Orphan Requirements
Zero blind spots detected
Passed • Evidence Grounded Protocol Execution: V-0183

36-Hour Continuous Thermal Stress Test with Simulated Skin Load

Derived from REQ-0184 • Verified against IEC 60601-1-11 Clause 11.1.2.2

Pass Criteria
Peak Temp < 41.0°C
Continuous 36h duration
Observed Peak Value
40.2°C (±0.15°C)
✓ Safety Margin: 0.8°C
Sample Size & Power
n = 30 Units
95% Confidence / 95% Reliability
Artifact Hash: sha256:e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855 • Machine: ESPEC-CHAMBER-04 • Calibration Exp: 2027-02-15
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