Introduction The medical device industry is experiencing a pivotal transformation. Cloud-native architecture is rapidly becoming the backbone of modern healthcare platforms, driven by widespread smartphone adoption, the rise of home-based care, and heightened demand for remote monitoring solutions. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated these trends, highlighting the...
During this challenging time, cybersecurity for medical instruments should be on the forefront of every device designer’s mind, particularly those life-saving devices such as ventilators. It is imperative to incorporate cybersecurity strategies into each step of the software development process, from architecture threat assessment to penetration...
Gain Faster Development Times with our Unique, Powerful & Proven Software Key Tech has developed a PC-based software tool, called Key#™ (pronounced KEY SHARP). Key#™ is built to reduce time to testing for prototypes - The average Key Tech client can save 1-2 months on the...
Software design for medical devices naturally invokes a paradox. On one hand, you want to have the software completed early. Prototypes can't be tested until the software is in place. On the other hand, you can't fully develop and test the software without the hardware...
The AACC annual meeting hosts the largest clinical laboratory expo, and this year’s expo was probably the largest ever with an estimated 20,000 participants, close to 700 exhibiting companies, 2,000+ booths, and over half a million square feet of exhibit space!...
This year's competition was deemed “LogoMotion”, where one objective of the game was to hang inflated tubes onto wall-mounted pegs as high as nine feet up....
I recently watched an interesting talk given by Atul Gawande, whose book The Checklist Manifesto has reached the New York Times nonfiction bestseller list this year, talking about some interesting benefits of using a checklist and how such a seemingly insignificant and low tech idea...
Key Tech recently hosted an alumni and friends networking event for the University of Maryland at our office in Federal Hill. Speakers included Key Tech CEO Jenny Regan, the Dean of the A. James Clark School of Engineering Dr. Darryll Pines, and the Provost and...
Flash memory is becoming increasingly popular in portable devices as the main storage medium. Flash memory offers advantages such as a serial interface, fast access time (compared to hard drives), and low power consumption, making them a popular choice for embedded medical devices....