Version control for medical anesthesia devices

Abstract

A testing system, a testing process, a medical device, e.g., an anesthesia device (G), and a computer program product are provided for testing installed program versions for acceptability. The anesthesia device (G) comprises a plurality of electronic components (K), which are operated and / or controlled with a program, which may have various versions. A release function (50) is activated for releasing the anesthesia device (G) or for putting same into operation only if a consistent set of acceptable program versions can be detected, and the anesthesia device (G) is otherwise blocked.

Description

technical field [0001] The invention is in the fields of medical technology and electronics or informatics. The invention relates in particular to the testing of medical devices, such as anesthesia devices, which comprise a plurality of components with programs, wherein the programs can be installed on the device in different versions. Background technique [0002] Medical devices, such as anesthesia devices, are today generally controlled by software and comprise components with a defined IT infrastructure, which are generally designed with microprocessors and programs running on them. The versioning of the software results in different software versions being installed on these components of the device. [0003] It turned out to be problematic that not all combinations of program versions resulted in an operational device state. Certain combinations have proven to be incompatible, faulty and therefore impermissible and must be checked before commissioning and / or between ...

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Problems solved by technology

The equipment can only be supplied to a medical entity (such as a hospital) or put into operation after the permissibility of the procedure can be checked, often resulting in significant delay times

These solutions are time-consuming and error-prone due to manual implementation

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