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    Use-Related Risk Analysis

    Analysis of use scenarios to identify potential use errors and their consequences.

    Reviewed by Christian Espinosa, Founder, Blue Goat CyberLast reviewed May 5, 2026

    Definition

    A URRA links tasks, potential use errors, and resulting harms - feeding human factors validation testing and ISO 14971 risk control decisions.

    What this means in practice

    FDA's human factors guidance expects a documented URRA covering critical tasks, with each tested in summative validation.

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    FDA·2ISO·1
    1. 1
      FDA Human Factors Guidance
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      FDAfda.gov
    2. 2
      FDA - Quality Systems
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      FDAfda.gov
    3. 3
      ISO 13485 Standard Page
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      ISOiso.org

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