Title :
A Software Upgrade Method for Micro-electronics Medical Implants
Author :
Yang Cao ; Hongwei Hao ; Lin Xue ; Luming Li ; Bozhi Ma
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Eng. Mech., Tsinghua Univ., Beijing
fDate :
Aug. 30 2006-Sept. 3 2006
Abstract :
A software upgrade method for micro-electronics medical implants is designed to enhance the devices´ function or renew the software if there are some bugs found, the software updating or some memory units disabled. The implants needn´t be replaced by operations if the faults can be corrected through reprogramming, which reduces the patients´ pain and improves the safety effectively. This paper introduces the software upgrade method using in-application programming (IAP) and emphasizes how to insure the system, especially the implanted part´s reliability and stability while upgrading
Keywords :
integrated circuits; medical computing; program debugging; prosthetics; software reliability; implanted part reliability; implanted part stability; in-application programming; memory units; microelectronics medical implants; patient safety; patients pain; software updation; software upgrade method; Auditory implants; Circuit faults; Computer bugs; Costs; Hardware; Implantable biomedical devices; Medical treatment; Microelectronic implants; Pain; Programming profession; in-application programming (IAP); micro-electronics medical implant; software upgrade;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2006. EMBS '06. 28th Annual International Conference of the IEEE
Conference_Location :
New York, NY
Print_ISBN :
1-4244-0032-5
Electronic_ISBN :
1557-170X
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.2006.260044
