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Discover a wealth of knowledge and insights from the experts at StarFish Medical. Our Resource Centre offers product development tips, reviews of new and cutting-edge technologies, and in-depth articles on regulatory updates and compliance in medical device development.

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  • Medical Device Speed to Market

    Speed to market is a crucial part of medical device success. Experts draw upon their experience with hundreds of medical device products for proven tips and recommendations that increase medical device speed to market without sacrificing safety or quality.

  • Commercializing Medical Devices with Optics

    Engineers, regulatory, manufacturing and optics experts share their experiences and lessons learned commercializing hundreds of medical devices with optics components and interacting with optics engineers.

  • Optical Coherence Tomography Types

    This article discusses types of OCT and some of the imaging techniques they use, with a brief overview of some advantages and disadvantages of each. The most common medical uses of OCT are in ophthalmology and optometry, in which OCT is commonly used to take cross-sectional or 3D scans of the eye’s anterior and posterior segments. Other areas of include dentistry, dermatology, and gastroenterology.

  • SBOM Analysis and Value

    SBOM Analysis and Value covers the FDA “Cybersecurity in Medical Devices: Quality System Considerations and Content of Premarket Submissions guidance, role of Software Bills of Materials (SBOMs), and how to create them.

  • QNX Medical Device Bootscreen

    QNX Medical Device Bootscreen tips for the popular micro-kernel OS designed for embedded systems and safety critical hardware.

  • FDA Guidance Medical Device Cybersecurity

    2024 FDA guidance on medical device cybersecurity covering risk management, design controls and software validation is explained in this article. Cybersecurity, Risk Management, Secure Product Development Framework (SPDF) are also covered.

  • Medical Devices Developing Class C Firmware

    3 points of the IEC 62304 Standard specific to the design of Class C Medical Device Firmware are Segregation, Detailed Design for Interfaces, Additional Software Unit Acceptance Criteria. This article shares StarFish Medical development approach to Segregation.

  • Using AI In Medical Devices

    Risks, potential roles, and tips for using Large Language Models (LLM) or (AI) in medical devices effectively and responsibly. Role of AI in medical devices: In the medical field, generative language models, colloquially known as “AI” or “LLM” must be used responsibly to enhance the skills of clinicians or improve patient experience without exposing either to increased risk.

  • Medical Device Design for Testability

    Medical Device Design for Testability during development explores the pros and cons of its application throughout the entire design process design concern throughout the whole design process, ensuring that all parts of the product can be both manipulated and monitored allowing for thorough testing.