Software (CAD/CAM)
CAD validation and repair tool
NXdoctor by Elysium Inc, Southfield, MI, is a product data quality (PDQ) validation/repair tool for Siemens NX users
Industry Viewpoint: Device makers can take COTS, but only with clear SOUP
Manufacturers in many industries reduce development times by using COTS (commercial-off-the-shelf) software and hardware in their products, but medical device manufacturers may be reluctant to follow suit due to concerns that COTS implies SOUP (software of uncertain provenance) and thus may compromise device safety and premarket approval by the FDA and other regulatory agencies....
R&D Notebook: The growing importance of software verification and validation in medical device design
The third edition of IEC 60601-1 takes on a new role, bringing risk management into the very first stages of the product development process....
Software framework simplifies embedded development
A software framework is designed to offer developers more options with an integrated hardware and software infrastructure. Eurotech has launched release 1.4 of its Everyware Software Framework. ESF 1.4 provides a new Web GUI configuration application that manages the networking interfaces such as cellular or Wi-Fi. ...
Secure integrated Wi-Fi
Green Hills Software, maker of embedded safety- and security-certified software solutions, and Silex Technology America Inc, which designs wired and wireless networking products, have announced that Silex’s latest Qualcomm Atheros Wi-Fi radio modules and security supplicant software offerings are now integrated and available for Green Hills Software’s INTEGRITY® real-time operating system, the foundation for its Platform for Secure Wireless Devices....
Tech Spotlight: Software
Software for designers of medical devices...
Software validation in the medical device industry
A review of Medical Device Software: Verification, Validation, and Compliance by David A. Vogel, 2011, ArArtech House, 424 pp, DVD included....
Did you hear? System is totally implantable!
Middle ear totally implantable hearing system (TIHS) incorporates biomedical engineering approaches based on 3D computational and FE model and coupled FE analysis of acoustics, mechanics and electronics...
Next-generation PLM solution
Empower PLM (Product Lifecycle Management) solution, version 5.0, by Omnify Software, Tewksbury, MA, features the following enhancements......
Hearing system is totally implantable!
Challenges associated with developing the ideal implantable hearing device (fully implanted and acceptable by patients who are uncomfortable with conventional hearing aids) are three-fold......
Integrated CAD/CAM/CNC process chain targets medical part manufacturing
CNC solutions designed specifically for the medical industry by Siemens feature the Sinumerik 840D sl CNC, the Sinamics S120 drive system, and high-performance motors that enable machine tool users to create CAD/CAM data with NX CAM...
