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Medical Devices · 2 months

ISO 13485 QMS Documentation Translation

Translated quality manual, procedures, work instructions and forms for EN ISO 13485 certification audit.

Result Certification auditor confirmed English QMS matches Chinese controlled versions
  • ISO 17100 quality standards
  • Professional review workflow
  • Multilingual project management
ISO 13485 QMS Documentation Translation Industry illustration
📈 Key Measurable Outcomes
Languages
2
Procedures
86
Months
2
Audit pass
1

Background

Industry: Medical Devices Timeline: 2 months Languages: Chinese, English Services: Quality manual, Procedures, SOP translation, etc.

The client is in medtech and life sciences, where filings must align with FDA, EU MDR, NMPA and similar frameworks. “ISO 13485 QMS Documentation Translation” demands higher precision, traceability and confidentiality than typical business translation.

A medtech firm expanding OEM business in EU/US needed English QMS mirroring Chinese controlled versions—design, purchasing, production, NC and CAPA procedures.

Linguist assigned industry linguists, reviewers and a dedicated PM. Scope included Quality manual, Procedures, SOP translation, etc.. Within 2 months, we delivered and QA’d 2 languages—achieving: Certification auditor confirmed English QMS matches Chinese controlled versions

⚠️ Challenge

Project challenges

Challenge 01

Controlled versions

EN/CN version numbers and revision logs synced.

Challenge 02

Procedure format

Unified Purpose/Scope/Responsibility structure.

Challenge 03

Form fields

Record labels and instructions clear.

Challenge 04

Audit deadline

Controlled release before certification audit.

⚙️ Engineered Workflow

Our approach

Phased delivery balancing quality, compliance and timeline.

01

Regulatory alignment

Confirm target markets, doc types and authority expectations.

02

Medical glossary

IFU/label/clinical glossary and do-not-translate lists.

03

Med TEP + DTP

Medical linguists, second review and layout fidelity.

04

Submission packaging

Organized deliverables per filing templates and change logs.

📦 Deliverables & Language Assets Package

Deliverables

Quality manual
Procedure pack
Work instructions
Localized forms

Project highlights

QMS structure

ISO 13485 document hierarchy fluency.

🔢

Version control

Synced EN/CN version numbers.

📝

Forms

Field and instruction alignment.

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Audit-ready

Pre-check against auditor focus areas.

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