Author Archives: Bob

Brain-Inspired Computing

Posted on October 19, 2013 by Bob

Bringing artificial intelligence to mobile computing is a significant challenge. That’s the goal of Qualcomm’s new Zeroth Processors. Mimicking the human nervous system and brain to allow computers to learn about their environment and modify their behavior based on this … Continue reading →

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FDA Regulation of Mobile Medical Apps

Posted on September 23, 2013 by Bob

The FDA has issued their final guidance on mobile medical applications: Keeping Up with Progress in Mobile Medical Apps. The guidance document (PDF) will “give mobile app creators a clear and predictable roadmap to help them determine whether or not their … Continue reading →

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FDA Recognition of Medical Device Standards for Interoperability

Posted on August 11, 2013 by Bob

This is a follow-up to Interoperability: Arrested Progress. The FDA has recognized voluntary interoperability standards for medical devices: Improving Patient Care by Making Sure Devices Work Well Together. The FDA and HHS has (my highlight): published a list of recognized standards for interoperability … Continue reading →

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Interoperability: Arrested Progress

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Bob

When it comes to the state of interoperability in the medical device industry there couldn’t be a better metaphor than Arrested Development*.  A dysfunctional family made up of eccentric well-meaning personalities each doing their own thing, oblivious to each other and the rest … Continue reading →

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VirtualBox Ubuntu Guest Auto Re-size Display Problem

Posted on June 23, 2013 by Bob

Oracle VirtualBox version 4.2.12 was released on 12-Apr-2013 and caused the following problem: VirtualBox Guest Additions 4.2.12 breaks Ubuntu 12.04 guest. The solution of reverting back to GA 4.2.10 allowed the VM to run but I lost the ability to … Continue reading →

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The Importance of Software Development in Medical Device Industry Growth

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Bob

The bottom line of the article Software Development Must Be Overhauled to Drive Growth in the Medical Device Industry is summed up by this: The power and reach of converging IT trends means that business leaders need to understand the implications … Continue reading →

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Robot Doctors

Posted on February 24, 2013 by Bob

The Atlantic article The Robot Will See You Now is a good read. There’s a lot of discussion about how the AI technology developed for IBM Watson could benefit the health care system. Also, advanced computing combined with the use of smart … Continue reading →

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Brain Health Device

Posted on January 13, 2013 by Bob

The latest incarnation of EEG-based devices comes from Muse – The Brainwave Sensing Headband. Just like other BCI claims, How Mind-Controlled Games Work – And Why It’s Way, Way Bigger Than That  is a new approach to consumer brain monitoring … Continue reading →

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Medical Device Innovation Consortium

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Bob

The FDA has announced the Medical Device Innovation Consortium (MDIC)  which aims to help medical device companies get their products to market faster. See FDA, Private Groups Team Up to Speed Device Approval. The term Regulatory Science is used 12 times on the single … Continue reading →

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Hacking Your Brain

Posted on August 19, 2012 by Bob

BCI research is important work (see here). The availability of reasonably priced hardware and general purpose APIs has made it easy to investigate many aspects of how EEG processing of can be used to control the external environment. The extrapolation of this … Continue reading →

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