Monthly Archives: July 2007

New medical devices and technologies

Posted on July 27, 2007 by Bob

There’s a lot going on and keeping track of the latest developments can be a challenge. Here are a few sites that I’ve found to be informative and up-to-date: MedGadget.com Medical Devices News Medical Device Link DoctorsGadgets.com If you are … Continue reading →

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Update: Agile development in a FDA regulated setting

Posted on July 25, 2007 by Bob

I contacted Frank Jacquette regarding my previous port on this subject (Agile development in a FDA regulated setting). His experience using Agile methodologies for pure software medical device projects does not correspond with my conclusion regarding cost effectiveness and regulatory … Continue reading →

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First Look: Microsoft Health Common User Interface (CUI)

Posted on July 24, 2007 by Bob

My initial impression is that the current implementation of the Microsoft Health CUI (v1.0.114.000) is strong on depth and weak on breadth. Because of the limited number of components available this software is too early in its implementation of be … Continue reading →

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Microsoft Health Common User Interface (CUI)

Posted on July 23, 2007 by Bob

This looks like an interesting initiative. Links (originally found here): Microsoft Health Common User Interface (CUI) Controls and Library from CodePlex From the CodePlex site: The Toolkit controls developed for this release conform to the recommendations contained in the Design … Continue reading →

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Agile development in a FDA regulated setting

Posted on July 22, 2007 by Bob

I ran across an interesting Agile v. FDA discussion the other day. For those that are not familiar with what a FDA regulated product means, I’ll give a brief overview. In order to market and sell a medical device in … Continue reading →

Posted in Agile, FDA | 18 Comments

Selecting an ORM for a .NET project: A real-world tale.

Posted on July 19, 2007 by Bob

This is a story that I’m sure is being written over and over again by software designers like myself that need to develop relatively complex applications in a short amount of time. The only realistic way to accomplish this is … Continue reading →

Posted in .NET, LINQ, ORM | 10 Comments

bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA)

Posted on July 17, 2007 by Bob

There was an article about high-tech scales in the this mornings paper that caught my eye. BIA is used to measure body-fat and is similar to ICG. There’s a good explanation of how these devices work here. One of the … Continue reading →

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In the beginning…

Posted on July 17, 2007 by Bob

I’ve been reading technical blogs of all sorts for many years. I’ve finally tired of being just a lurker (join Code Project for a definition) and I’m going to try to contribute to the blogging community. My technical interests include: … Continue reading →

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Hello World!

Posted on July 16, 2007 by Bob

Got to have one of these!

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