Connected Health Deep Dive

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Medical device innovators have been quick to adopt new connectivity technologies. These technologies enable communication between medical devices and software, improving the speed and quality of care, as well as patient safety. As hospitals, caregivers, and healthcare IT professionals transition to connected healthcare products, solutions for secure, uninterrupted connectivity are increasingly in demand. With this widespread adoption, both medical device developers and clinicians must now be cognizant of the potential risks connected devices pose in the healthcare setting.

In separate presentations, Michael Garrett, CEO and principal technologist for Garrett Technologies, and Laura Élan, cybersecurity practice lead for UL, will explore pressing issues in connected healthcare, including:

• Design considerations affecting wireless coexistence
• Best practices in medical device development, including risk and hazard analysis
• Risk analysis for cybersecurity
• An overview of global cybersecurity regulations, including confidentiality
• How to craft objective evidence for security assurance

Then, Bernhard Kappe, founder and CEO of Orthagonal.io, will join the two onstage for a panel discussion concentrating on aspects of cybersecurity and coexistence in early planning delivery and certifications of medical systems, moderated by Garrett.

Event Schedule:

1:00PM     Presentation by Michael Garrett, Garrett Technologies
2:00PM     Networking break with light refreshments
2:10PM     Presentation by Laura Elan, UL
3:10PM     Panel discussion with Garrett, Elan, and Kappe
4:30PM     Program Ends

Michael Garrett is CEO and principal technologist for Garrett Technologies, Inc., a design firm located in Northbrook, Illinois, specializing in medical and consumer product design and commercialization. Founded in 2001, Garrett Technologies, Inc. is an advanced product development firm with expertise in electrical engineering, software development, and mechanical engineering for leading-edge, highly-regulated, safety-critical devices and systems.

Laura Élan is a cybersecurity practice lead at UL specializing in medical device software, security, and interoperability compliance. UL fosters safe living and working conditions for people everywhere through the application of science to solve safety, security, and sustainability challenges. UL tests, inspects, audits, certifies, validates, verifies, advises, and trains, enabling the safe adoption of innovative new products and technologies.

Bernhard is founder and CEO of Orthogonal.io, a Chicago and San Francisco based product design firm that develops the systems that medical devices connect with. Orthogonal develops class I, class II, and class III cloud, web, and mobile software systems that integrate medical devices, sensors, and diagnostics. Orthogonal's medical device and diagnostics clients use these systems to deliver innovative therapies, diagnostics, and monitoring solutions to their customers.