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February News- BE Technology Business of the Year, Playbook 2016 Vancouver line-up and registration, MD&M West Panel, Booth and Free Expo Pass, Lithium Batteries in Medical Devices, Using Leading Indicator Data Intelligently, Solving the right problem, Painted Picture Approach to planning; February Event Calendar
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Message from the President
Karma is a very good thing these days. Last issue I talked about our company employee awards. Now, a month into the new year, we've received the Technology Business of the Year award at the Business Excellence Gala in Nanaimo.
It's a great way to kick off a new year! Many thanks to our innovative employees and clients who made this win possible.
Charles Garcia accepts the BE award for Technology Business of the Year.
A different kind of recognition was awarded to Kenneth McCallum, our lead Electrical Engineer.
Kenneth is the cover interview of PCB Design Magazine's medical device issue. The interview is well done and I enjoyed seeing a slightly uncluttered image of Kenneth's work area. See the real thing below:
Kenneth McCallum-- A physicist at his work space.
January was also a prolific month for guest articles in leading industry publications. John Walmsley, Heidi Giesbrecht, and Nigel Syrotuck wrote articles that were well received by readers of MD+DI and MedTech Intelligence. The links are in our blog section.
Looking forward, the big news is the Playbook events in Toronto and Vancouver. They're receiving great interest from speakers, sponsors, and attendees. Details for Vancouver are in this issue.
My favorite descriptions of the event come from this video created from participants at the 2015 Vancouver event.
They describe the spirit of community better than I imagined how our first event might unfold.
As always, thanks for reading.
Scott Phillips, President
LegoFish courtesy Tim Cummings - Share our news and receive a reward!
We have a new loading dock to ship and receive goods.
Please note our new Shipping and Receiving address:
StarFish Medical
460 Tennyson Place, Unit 3
Victoria, BC V8Z 3P6 Canada
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StarFish Medical named BE Technology Business of the Year
StarFish Medical was named Technology Business of the Year at the packed 16th Annual Vancouver Island Business Excellence Awards Gala on 22 January 2016.
The Gala celebrated the very best of Vancouver Island business in 17 different categories. 81 finalists were judged by an independent panel of business leaders in six areas to determine the category winners.
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Playbook 2016 Vancouver line-up announced, registration opens 2 February
The Medical Device Commercialization Playbook 2016 is a free full day event for the medical device community. Join 200 medtech professionals at Toronto's MaRS Discovery District on March 14, and Vancouver's Terminal City Club on March 31.
Learn what it takes to Go from start-up to the first $50M from speakers who have achieved it multiple times. Topics include scaling, regulatory, entrepreneurial, and innovation design control from industry veterans across North America.
   
   
Confirmed Vancouver speakers
Supporting Sponsors include: EMERGO, MedisaCare, and Ministry of International Trade
Vancouver Co-Presented by LifeSciences BC
Get the latest details and REGISTER FREE for Toronto and Vancouver events
John Walmsley moderates panel, StarFish exhibits at MD&M West February 9-11
Free expo pass code: "JOINUS"
John Walmsley, StarFish Medical VP of Product Development, will moderate a panel on Leveraging Value-Based Strategies and Maximizing Data Credibility at MD&M West on February 9, 2016 in the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA.
StarFish Medical will also exhibit in booth 450 at the Expo. See the link below for details on a Free Expo Pass offer.
Safety and business implications for lithium rechargeable batteries in medical devices
By Kenneth MacCallum, PEng
Medical device lithium batteries come in all sizes.
Lithium rechargeable batteries achieve some of the highest energy densities available today. Not surprisingly, medtech companies are keen to use lithium batteries in medical devices and benefit from reduced weight or increased battery life. There are a number of safety implications to choosing these batteries as well as practical business implications.
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Draft Guidance on Interoperable Medical Devices
Regulatory news
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Photos from January
StarFish sightings
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What we're reading
Digital Health
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On January 25, 2016, the FDA issued a draft guidance for connected devices in which information is exchanged and used across the connections and which includes at least one medical device.
This guidance is intended to highlight the following items that medical device manufacturers should consider to provide a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness of their interoperable medical devices:
- Designing systems with interoperability as an objective;
- Conducting appropriate performance testing and risk management activities; and
- Specifying the functional, performance, and interface characteristics in a public manner such as labeling.
Highlights:
Appropriate safety considerations including system level safety considerations that are not taken in to account in the device design can result in unforeseen safety and effectiveness issues for the device or for the system
Implementing appropriate functional, performance, and interface requirements for devices with such interactions is important. One way to achieve this is through use of standardized architectures and communication protocols
The Draft provides information on how to describe the system, recommends clear labeling to minimize risk, and outlines verification requirements.
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Digital Health’s Future: Flexible, dissolvable sensors created by a research team at the University of Illinois led by professor John Rogers
Graphene Strikes Again, this time with flexible pressure sensors: Team at University of Tokyo produced nanofibers made from carbon nanotubes and graphene that overcomes a current big problem losing accuracy after being bent or deformed.
The last few months have been full of hope for Parkinson’s patients, as medical device designers take a stab at correcting the symptoms of the disease. A wearable device promises to help steady hand tremors by using gyroscopes.
Google Cardboard saves baby's life. Pediatric cardiologist downloads images of child's heart onto iPhone. Colleague who views them through Google Cardboard visualizes what he could do to fix child's heart.
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Scott speaks to Vancouver Island Branch, Engineering Institute of Canada, Canadian Society of Senior Engineers
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