Scientists develop " open source " model of the medical instrumentation design platformWith the progress of science and technology, medical equipment development, the more sophisticated high-end, especially some intelligent medical instrument for people to save life help to. But everything has two sides, the multifunctional electronic sphygmomanometer is more sophisticated high-end medical equipment, can create a miracle to save lives, then once the error may cause life-threatening.This is not to entertain imaginary or groundless fears, in fact most sophisticated medical equipment, such as intelligent infusion pump, defibrillators, pacemakers, life monitor, an MRI scanner, rely on computer software, need more than tens of millions of source code. Once the software error, will give patients caused fatal injuries. In addition, testing software if not careful, will cause the medical instrument software be congenitally deficient " ". But because of medical instrument software source code is closed, the manufacturer holds the patent right, this makes the electronic body temperature using the method without medical accident before it is difficult to find the loopholes actually.Therefore, scientists hope to be able to construct more secure medical instrument design platform, developed the " open source " model of medical instrument design platform. This open source technology concept to make use of, view and modify, if the program has holes can also be improved to ensure timely, medical equipment more secure.At present based on the open source model experiment has begun, FDA and University of Pennsylvania jointly developed " general-purpose infusion pump " project is one of them. Other scientists also hope to design more innovative instrument, and open source mode instrument innovation more easily continue.

Date:2008/11/18 15:08:12

Scientists develop " open source " model of the medical instrumentation design platform

With the progress of science and technology, medical equipment development, the more sophisticated high-end, especially some intelligent medical instrument for people to save life help to. But everything has two sides, the multifunctional electronic sphygmomanometer is more sophisticated high-end medical equipment, can create a miracle to save lives, then once the error may cause life-threatening.

This is not to entertain imaginary or groundless fears, in fact most sophisticated medical equipment, such as intelligent infusion pump, defibrillators, pacemakers, life monitor, an MRI scanner, rely on computer software, need more than tens of millions of source code. Once the software error, will give patients caused fatal injuries. In addition, testing software if not careful, will cause the medical instrument software be congenitally deficient " ". But because of medical instrument software source code is closed, the manufacturer holds the patent right, this makes the electronic body temperature using the method without medical accident before it is difficult to find the loopholes actually.

Therefore, scientists hope to be able to construct more secure medical instrument design platform, developed the " open source " model of medical instrument design platform. This open source technology concept to make use of, view and modify, if the program has holes can also be improved to ensure timely, medical equipment more secure.

At present based on the open source model experiment has begun, FDA and University of Pennsylvania jointly developed " general-purpose infusion pump " project is one of them. Other scientists also hope to design more innovative instrument, and open source mode instrument innovation more easily continue.