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Subject:RE: A little respect for "unvalidated" From:"Dan Goldstein" <DGoldstein -at- riverainmedical -dot- com> To:<techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com> Date:Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:57:23 -0400
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> From: Robert Lauriston
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> Subject: Re: A little respect for "unvalidated"
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> "If your device works perfectly, but your customers can't use
> it correctly ...": in other words, you tested the device to
> validate its usability and it failed, right?
"Usability" is more vague than "intended use."
> Why not just use the standard English "not validated" or "not
> yet validated"?
Because the term we use is clearly understood within our technical and
regulatory environment.
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