Medical devices help us live longer, better lives, but creating the software that empowers them presents some unique challenges to developers. Whether your product is to be deployed in a hospital, sold in a drug store for use at home, or through a wearable connected device, system failures are simply not an option when a person's health is at stake.
Medical devices help us live longer, better lives, but creating the software that empowers them presents some unique challenges to developers. Whether your product is to be deployed in a hospital, sold in a drug store for use at home, or through a wearable connected device, system failures are simply not an option when a person's health is at stake.
Medical device manufacturers are required to meet a significant number of regulatory requirements to bring their products to market. These regulations are focused on ensuring that the devices are safe to operate in a patient setting. The regulations vary from country to country but are primarily aligned on the quality and maintenance of the device. Siemens Embedded Software Solutions offers a variety of products, professional services, supporting documentation, artifacts, and guidance that enable our customers to more easily address medical device regulatory requirements and build connected, safe, and secure medical devices more quickly and effectively.
Siemens delivers embedded software solutions that enable device manufacturers to quickly design and build high-quality connected devices across a wide range of industries.
Medical devices are set to deliver the benefits of connected care through IoT enablement by implementing use-cases like predictive maintenance, firmware updates, remote configurations, equipment diagnostics and fault monitoring.
There are a number of security issues to consider including protection of patient confidential data, and requirements such as HIPPA and GDPR, protection of the device from external threats such as viruses and worms, and the ability to securely update when issues are found post-release.
User interface design is a critical part of any medical device creation. The risk of usage errors and device recalls can be reduced by a well-designed and intuitive interface.
Designers of medical devices have many more issues to consider than developers of other types of safety equipment. Medical devices are complex. In addition to various types of users (possibly including the patient), medical devices have complex communication requirements, including safeguarding confidential patient data. Medical devices must achieve their therapeutic goals while minimizing risks to patients and those who interact with the devices.
Siemens has proven experience in enabling embedded software designers to create medical devices. From OS enablement and validation to custom IP and drivers or software components, to graphic interfaces, to customized toolchains, on through to safety certification and documentation.
There are a number of security issues to consider including protection of patient confidential data, and requirements such as HIPPA and GDPR, protection of the device from external threats such as viruses and worms, and the ability to securely update when issues are found post-release.
Designers of medical devices have many more issues to consider than developers of other types of safety equipment. Medical devices are complex. In addition to various types of users (possibly including the patient), medical devices have complex communication requirements, including safeguarding confidential patient data. Medical devices must achieve their therapeutic goals while minimizing risks to patients and those who interact with the devices.
Siemens has proven experience in enabling embedded software designers to create medical devices. From OS enablement and validation to custom IP and drivers or software components, to graphic interfaces, to customized toolchains, on through to safety certification and documentation.