safety-critical medical devices

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Using Open Source Software in Safety-Critical Medical Devices

Shahid N. Shah | HealthcareGuy.com | September 4, 2011

...As we know, FDA regulated medical devices are considered safety-critical systems due to their ability to affect patient lives. Given the nature of scrutiny and the requirement to play it safe, most medical device vendors end up choosing proprietary or custom solutions for operating systems, databases, messaging platforms, alarm notification systems, and event logging. Read More »