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Patient Engagement and SaMD - Orthogonal speaks at Med Device Summit

patient engagement, SaMD

On May 25, 2021, Bernhard Kappe and Randy Horton spoke at Celegence’s Medical Device Virtual Summit 2021 on the topic of “Patient Engagement and Software as Medical Device (SaMD):  The Coming of Medical-Grade Lifestyle Devices.” Executive Summary Traditional medical device manufacturers have mastered difficult domains such as distribution, device and integrity, and privacy.  But their […]

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When Should Your Connected Medical Device Support Bluetooth 5.0?

bluetooth, FDA, SaMD

Bluetooth 5.0 introduces a number of upgrades in speed, security and range to previous versions of Bluetooth. Yet many consumers still don’t have Bluetooth 5.0 compatible smartphones.  In this article, we take a closer look at Bluetooth 5.0 support across today’s most popular mobile devices (Apple and Android), and offer those in the medical device […]

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CEOs and other Digital Health Experts on SaMD in 2020

digital health, SaMD

We didn’t predict it on January 1, 2020, but this has been one heck of a year in healthcare and life sciences, especially in terms of digital health and Software as a Medical Device (SaMD).  We’ve been reaching out to a wide range of industry leaders, thinkers, and pioneers in the spaces of digital health, […]

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Looking Back at a Pioneer in DTx and SaMD - Propeller Health in 2013

digital health, digital therapeutics, SaMD

In Orthogonal’s digital archives, we recently came across a presentation and extended Q&A session from 2013 at a Chicago Lean Startup Circle event we helped organize.  The event featured David Van Sickle, the co-founder and CEO of Propeller Health.  In a talk titled Propeller Health: Fast Feedback Loops in an FDA Regulated Environment, David discussed […]

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AI and the Design of Medical Devices: It's Getting Better All The Time

AI & machine learning, digital health, SaMD

Orthogonal was excited that Bernhard Kappe, our CEO and Founder, spoke at Virtual Engineering Week on Friday, December 4th, 2020 on the topic of AI & Machine Learning in Medical Devices: It’s Getting Better All the Time. This talk was hosted by Informa and their Medical Device + Diagnostic Industry (MD+DI) media property. (Shout outs […]

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What Five Digital Health Experts Learned in 2020

digital health, SaMD

We didn’t predict at the beginning of 2020, but this has been one heck of a year in healthcare and life sciences, especially in terms of digital health, connected care, and Software as a Medical Device (SaMD).  We’ve all certainly learned a lot. Curious what others have learned, we’ve been reaching out to a wide […]

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What the Experts Learned in 2020: SaMD, Digital Health, Cybersecurity

SaMD

We didn’t predict it on January 1, 2020, but this has been one heck of a year in healthcare and life sciences, especially in terms of digital health and Software as a Medical Device (SaMD). We’ve been reaching out to a wide range of industry leaders, thinkers, and pioneers in the spaces of digital health, […]

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What the Experts Learned in 2020 About SaMD and Digital Health

SaMD

We didn’t predict it on January 1, 2020, but this has been one heck of a year in healthcare and life sciences, especially in terms of digital health and Software as a Medical Device (SaMD).   We’ve been reaching out to a wide range of industry leaders, thinkers, and pioneers in the spaces of digital health, […]

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The Evolution from Patient to Healthcare Consumer with a Lifestyle

Human Factors & UX, patient engagement, SaMD

This blog is the first in an ongoing series exploring the crucial linkage between successful Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) and patient engagement. The overall theme of this series is that SaMD (and other permutations of connected medical devices) are poised to have a huge impact on the outcomes and ROI that we get […]

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Behavioral Health and Digital Therapeutics - Three $10M+ Investments

digital health, SaMD

What we can learn from recent Series A investments of $10M+ in digital health startups One of the most interesting areas for digital therapeutics (DTx) is its application to behavioral health (also referred to as mental health). For several decades, many of the most prominent advances in behavioral health therapeutics were pharmacological—think Prozac and Ritalin.  […]

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40 Years of Milestones in Medical Device Software - A History

digital health, SaMD

From Software in a Medical Device (SiMD) to Connected Mobile Medical Devices (CMMD) and Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) By Randy Horton, VP of Solutions and Partnerships, Orthogonal Earlier this week, Orthogonal finished compiling a list of funding announcements from January to March of 2020 for companies building Connected Mobile Medical Devices (CMMD) and […]

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Five Tools to Implement Frequent Releases for SaMD, Connected Devices

Human Factors & UX, SaMD

Bob Moll, Principal UX Architect, Orthogonal Beth Lester, UX Researcher, Bold Insight In our last blog, we laid out ways in which frequent medical device product releases benefit user experiences, thereby benefiting organizations overall. However, making the transition to frequent product releases can seem daunting. Over the course of the next two blogs, we’ll outline […]

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