Orcanos – eQMS & ALM Software for Medical Device Companies | ISO 13485 · EU MDR · FDA
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✦ AI-Powered · ISO 13485 · FDA 21 CFR Part 11

Medical Device Compliance,
Built for Speed

Orcanos unifies eQMS and ALM into one platform — so your R&D and Quality teams move faster, stay audit-ready, and never lose traceability.

14-dayAverage go-live time
30%Reduction in compliance costs
100+MedTech companies worldwide
Orcanos Platform
FDA Submission ReadyDHF compiled in minutes
✓ Audit Ready
98%
Audit Readiness
Design Control Completeness85%
Training Compliance94%
ISO 14971 Risk Coverage62%
Open NCRs
3
Linked Risks
142
Go Live in 14 DaysNo 3-month onboarding
Trusted by 100+ medical device companies worldwide
Medtronic GE HealthCare PerkinElmer Covaris DeRoyal Deciphex IceCure ZygoFix
✦ The Platform

Everything R&D and Quality teams need.
One platform.

Three deeply integrated modules that eliminate the data silos killing your compliance efficiency.

Regulated ALM

Bridge the gap between software development and Design Controls. End-to-end traceability from requirement to test, audit-ready by default.

  • Requirements & Design Controls
  • Risk Management (ISO 14971)
  • Test Management & Traceability
  • Defect Tracking with DHF linkage
  • GitHub / Jira / Azure DevOps integrations

Next-Gen eQMS

ISO 13485 and EU MDR compliance without the legacy overhead. Go live in 14 days with best-practice templates and adaptive workflows.

  • Document Control (21 CFR Part 11)
  • CAPA & Complaint Management
  • Audit & Supplier Management
  • Training Management with auto-assignments

Ask Paul — AI Assistant

The first MedTech AI assistant built for compliance, not just chat. Write requirements, spot risk gaps, and prepare audit summaries in minutes.

  • AI-assisted requirement writing
  • Automated risk gap detection
  • Audit summary generation
  • Regulatory change monitoring
  • Natural language traceability queries
✦ One Data Layer

The only platform that bridges ALM and QMS at the data layer.

Most companies buy separate tools for R&D and Quality, then spend months trying to make them talk. Orcanos is architected differently: Engineering Design Control (ALM) and eQMS share one data model, so every design change is automatically assessed for quality impact and regulatory compliance. No integrations to break. No manual sync. No "different versions of the truth."

● Without Orcanos

The Siloed Reality

✕R&D lives in Jira or Excel. QA lives in a separate eQMS. Neither talks to the other.
✕Every design change triggers a manual documentation cascade across 4 tools.
✕DHF and risk files are PDFs — versioned, emailed, and outdated by Monday.
✕Audit prep = back-room panic, binders, scrambling for evidence.
✕Post-market surveillance is a manual loop that eats weekends.
✕3-6 months to go live on a new QMS platform.

● With Orcanos

One System. Two Teams. Zero Gaps.

✓ALM and eQMS share a single data model — R&D and Quality always in sync.
✓Design changes auto-propagate through traceability, risk, and validation.
✓Dynamic databases replace PDF graveyards — live risk and DHF, always current.
✓Audit-ready on any day, any time. No back room. No binders.
✓Complaints and CAPAs connected in one closed loop. Weekends restored.
✓Go live in 14 days, not 6 months.

In a week and a half I had four days of auditing… everything was handled directly inside Orcanos. No scrambling.

Hein Smit Sibinga Hein Smit Sibinga, Director Quality & Regulatory · Covaris
✦ Traceability

One Platform for QA and R&D

Stop managing silos. Orcanos unifies ALM and QMS into a single source of truth, so every design change is automatically reflected in your compliance posture — without manual reconciliation.

  • Requirements linked to hazards to mitigations — automatically
  • Design changes trigger risk re-assessment in real time
  • DHF compiled on demand — no last-minute scrambling
Orcanos quality dashboard on a desktop monitor
Design Control + QMS + Risk = Single Source of Truth
ArtifactStatusLinked to
REQ-042✓ ApprovedRISK-12
SRS-007⏳ In ReviewTC-88
RISK-12✓ MitigatedVAL-03
✦ Adaptive Compliance

Your Process,
Your Rules

Most systems demand you work "their way." Orcanos adapts to your unique engineering culture — with no-code custom workflows, granular access controls, and field-type flexibility.

  • Build custom workflows in clicks — no developers needed
  • Granular access control that mirrors your org structure
  • Intelligent traceability — link anything to anything, no rigid hierarchy
Custom Workflow BuilderDrag-and-drop, no code required
Active
Role-Based Access ControlPer-artifact, per-team permissions
Active
Custom Form FieldsAny field type, any regulation
Active
Intelligent TraceabilityLink across any artifact type
Active
✦ AI Assistant

Meet Ask Paul,
Your AI Compliance Co-Pilot

Stop digging through SOPs and regulatory documents. Ask Paul answers compliance questions in plain language — surfacing the right artifact, risk, or regulation instantly.

  • Ask anything about your eQMS, DHF, risks, or requirements in natural language
  • Get instant answers with direct links to the source artifact
  • Generate compliance summaries and audit prep in seconds
Learn About Ask Paul →
✦
Ask Paul — AI Assistant Live
Which requirements are not yet linked to a risk?
I found 3 unlinked requirements in your current DHF:

• REQ-044: User Interface Feedback
• REQ-071: Battery Warning System
• REQ-083: Alarm Escalation

Want me to generate a risk draft for each based on ISO 14971 hazard categories?
Yes, draft risks for REQ-044
Done. I've created RISK-156 linked to REQ-044 with:
• Hazard: Inadequate user feedback during alarm
• Severity: S3 · Probability: P2 · RPN: 6
• Suggested mitigation: Haptic + audio dual-alert

Assign to a team member?
MedTech team reviewing a device prototype together
✦ Why Orcanos

The challenge is real.
So is the solution.

Every MedTech team faces the same pain points. We've built Orcanos to solve each one — without the legacy overhead.

Continuous Audit Readiness

The challenge

Scrambling to meet FDA, MDR, and global requirements during surprise audits — because compliance is reactive, not built-in.

The Orcanos way

Compliance is core architecture, not a layer on top. Always audit-ready, automatically.

Accelerated Time-to-Market

The challenge

Bottlenecks in documentation and manual approval workflows that delay product launches and frustrate engineering teams.

The Orcanos way

Automated compliance processes free your teams to focus on innovation, not paperwork.

Deep Requirement Traceability

The challenge

Gaps in your traceability matrix that only surface during regulatory review — leading to costly rework and delays.

The Orcanos way

Every design change automatically assessed for risk impact and regulatory compliance — zero gaps.

✦ Built for Your Role

R&D or Quality —
Orcanos speaks your language.

✦ VP R&D

Ship faster without breaking compliance.

Your team moves fast. Your QMS shouldn't slow you down. Orcanos gives R&D full visibility into how every code commit, design change, and requirement affects your regulatory posture — in real time, without waiting on Quality.

  • Automated impact analysis on every design change — know the compliance risk before you merge.
  • Ask Paul writes IEC 62304-compliant requirements from plain-language descriptions.
See the R&D experience →
Orcanos traceability matrix view for VP R&D
✦ Customer Stories

Trusted by teams who can't
afford compliance gaps.

From fast-growing startups to global MedTech leaders — hear what quality and R&D leaders actually say.

Team in a bright conference room during an audit review

In a week and a half, I had four days of auditing. No back room. No binders. No scrambling. Everything was handled directly inside Orcanos.

Hein Smit Sibinga
Hein Smit Sibinga
Director Quality & Regulatory
Covaris

We obtained both CE certification and FDA clearance with Orcanos. The attention and expertise in the medical device industry made this the right choice for ZygoFix.

Ofer Levy
Ofer Levy
CEO
ZygoFix

Orcanos provided the optimal solution for documenting and distributing requirements. As a startup, their attention helped us transition smoothly into the digital world.

Naum Muchnik
Naum Muchnik
VP R&D
IceCure
✦ Why Orcanos

How does Orcanos compare?

Most teams come to us from one of three places: Excel + SharePoint, a legacy eQMS, or separate ALM + QMS tools. Here's how the switch looks.

Capability Orcanos Separate ALM + QMS Legacy eQMS Excel / SharePoint
ALM + QMS unified data model✓———
Go live in under 30 days✓—3-6 moDIY
AI-powered compliance assistant✓Some——
Auto-impact analysis on design changes✓———
ISO 13485 + EU MDR + FDA 21 CFR✓✓✓—
✦ Getting Started

From demo to audit-ready
in 14 days.

We've removed every excuse to delay.
The fastest medical device QMS implementation on the market.

MedTech team working together around a device prototype
1

Book a Demo

See Orcanos live with your actual use case - not a generic walk-through. 30 minutes. No sales pressure.

2

Scoped Onboarding

Our MedTech experts map your existing SOPs and data into Orcanos. You keep your process - we adapt to it.

3

Go Live in 14 Days

Team trained, data migrated, workflows validated. Most customers go live in under two weeks.

4

Audit-Ready, Always

From day one, your data is structured for ISO 13485, EU MDR, and FDA - so audits are never a surprise.

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✦ FAQ

Questions teams ask
before choosing Orcanos

Everything you need to know about our platform, compliance coverage, and getting started.

Orcanos is a cloud-based eQMS and ALM platform built specifically for medical device companies. It unifies quality, R&D, and risk management in a single validated environment — supporting ISO 13485, EU MDR, FDA 21 CFR Part 11, and ISO 14971 compliance.

Most Orcanos customers go live within 14 days. Unlike legacy providers that require 3-month onboarding cycles, Orcanos provides out-of-the-box eQMS best practices and a no-code configuration environment — so you're audit-ready from the start.

Yes — both are built in at the core. The platform includes pre-configured workflows, document control, CAPA, audit management, and training automation aligned with ISO 13485, plus technical documentation and post-market surveillance support for EU MDR 2017/745.

The eQMS covers quality processes — document control, CAPA, audits, nonconformances, supplier management, and training. The ALM covers the development lifecycle — requirements, design control, risk traceability, test management, and DHF compilation. Together they form one unified source of truth bridging R&D and Quality.

Yes. Orcanos scales from early-stage startups seeking their first CE mark or FDA clearance all the way to established manufacturers managing complex portfolios. Flexible pricing and rapid onboarding make it accessible at any company size.

Orcanos maintains a complete, real-time audit trail for every record, approval, and change. Document control includes 21 CFR Part 11-compliant electronic signatures. Your Design History File, risk management files, and quality records are instantly accessible — so your team is always inspection-ready, not just at audit time.

Ask Paul is Orcanos's AI-powered compliance assistant. Teams can ask questions about their DHF, risk records, and regulatory obligations in plain language. Ask Paul surfaces the right artifact, generates ISO 14971 risk drafts, and helps teams prepare for audits — all from within the platform.

Absolutely. Orcanos's no-code workflow builder lets quality managers create and modify workflows, forms, and field types without involving developers. Your QMS adapts to your process — not the other way around.

Ready to go audit-ready
in 14 days?

Join 100+ medical device companies that chose Orcanos to unify quality, development, and risk — without the implementation nightmare.

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