Definitions of software components and independent software
Software components ---- the software in medical device or the component of medical device. It can be medical device or medical device software components or attachment.
Independent software--- the software itself is managed as a medical device. It can be used as medical device or medical device software attachment.
Software Components Features VS. Independ Software Features
Type | Feature similarity | Feature difference |
software components | One or multiple medical usage |
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independent software |
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Classification
Basic Type | Installation Type | Hardware Relationship | Main Function | Example | |
Software component | Embedded type | Medical device firmware | control | Operation (conduct) | Electro- cardiograph included software |
Control type | General computer | control | Operation (conduct) | CT image collecting workstation software CT | |
Independent software | General type | General computer | conduct | Patient Physiological Monitor | |
Exclusive type | Exclusive medical device | communicate | conduct | Holter data analysis software |
- Embedded software (firmwave) operates on the dedicated medical computing platform. It can control (driver) the hardware of the medical devices.
- Control type software operates on the general computing platform. Control( driver)the hardware of the medical devices
- General type software is connecting through the general data interface, to combined utilization with multiple medical device general
- Exclusive type software is connecting through general or dedicated data interface, to combined utilization with specific medical device.