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Medical professionals require highly reliable computing equipment that meets strict international requirements on safety and electromagnetic compatibility (EMC). To meet these demands cost-effectively, Kontron provides a single source for designing and producing medical computing equipment like the mobile computer for adjusting pacemakers for the Sorin Group.

 

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Kontron's Proton system is based on VME and VxWorks. This equipment is a part of the control system. The application is called proton therapy.
'Surgery with Electrons'

 

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ERGOcom 4 is an innovative communication system for dental practices, delivering a variety of information to both dentists and their patients. When developing the system, KaVo engineers wanted a solution that offered flexibility and sustainability, which they found in Kontron’s COM Express™ technology. Here is a summary of the upcoming, full-length reference report on the application of modern embedded technology in medicine.


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This incredible system establishes a completely new level of cardiovascular performance that gives clinicians the freedom to get diagnostic results outside of the echo lab. The heart of this medical device is a ETX-PM Computer-on-Module from Kontron. Robust diagnostic exams can now be performed at the patient’s bedside, satellite clinics, mobile imaging sites and the Operating Room. It can go wherever it is needed to give clinicians access to complete real-time diagnostic information. The system makes it incredibly easy and cost-effective for the clinician to bring leadership technology to a wide range of applications, such as Cardiac, Vascular, Pediatrics and Transesophageal.
 

• Lightweight, 5kg package makes system transport fast and easy.
  
• Ultra-small footprint reduces operational costs by eliminating the need for special rooms, lifts or vans.
  
• Rechargeable battery provides up to 1.0 hour of full scan operation.

 

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When the world leading brand for dentist's offices and dental labs required the processor technology for its digital X-ray tool, Kontron designed a full custom PowerPC® module, which later became the beginning for the E²Brain family of products. The module from Kontron fits on the customer's carrier board which contains all interfaces to the application. As individual as patients and treatment plans, the program settings adapt to the patient based upon the built-in positioning and measurement features. Additionally, fine-tuning is intuitive, fast, and easy. The X-ray is instantly available on the screen for control and remains stored in the unit's internal memory until it is safely passed through the network and into the office imaging database.

 

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In emergency medicine and the rescue services, every second counts, and getting the right information at the right time is vital. For the first time, UMTS technology offers digital data exchange options with performance high enough that the technology can be used by the emergency medical services. Penta’s Hercules Mobile Medical system platform implements a patient monitoring application from the medical technology provider SCHILLER using UMTS and based on ETX Computer-On-Modules from Kontron Embedded Modules.

 

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This system is applied in highly specialised eye medicine. By means of an aberrometer the ametropia of the eye is registered and transmitted to the laser operation system. The HMI calculates how much of the cornea has to be ablated. After that the eye operation is done by laser, supported by a computer and video camera.

 

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In 2002, the medical technology manufacturer Schiller adopted the latest proprietary 5¼ inch quasi-form factor for the launch of its CardioLaptop AT-110. The new design is based on ETX® modules with a baseboard whose footprint was designed to fit the CardioLaptop’s casing and interfaces.

 

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The Clinical Workstation is one of the most advanced medical PC systems on the market. Approved and certified to operate as a data-collector in the operating theatre this machine is connected to several technical devices and records all steps and events taking place during the surgery. The powerful Pentium-M ETX-PM Module from Kontron allows handling several real time data connections simultaneously together with a high solution graphical user interface. Anyway the complete system operates fan less in a fully closed chassis. The system is extremely flat (85mm) and waterproof according to IP65.

 

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Today more than 6,000 ultrasound systems with Kontron PCI-951 technology are in use, imaging more than 15 million women each year. Thousands of articles and studies attest to the clinical efficacy of the industry-leading imaging technologies. The world's first and only system capable of true volume ultrasound is based on the customized PCI-951 with the Intel Pentium 4 processor running under Linux. This powerful system enables real-time techniques for acquiring, navigating and analyzing volumetric images for clinical decisions with unprecedented confidence.

 

For a leading supplier of diagnostic imaging devices Kontron provides controlling and visualization units. Thanks to this modern digital technique it’s possible to examine patients in a more gentle way to provide faster more confident diagnoses. With this highly advanced all digital X-ray system a wide range of applications is possible – from vascular diagnostic procedures, vascular and non-vascular interventional procedures to routine RF examinations. The imaging information is forwarded as digital image data to the PC and thus can be made available to all users of the internal network in the hospital. The main criteria for choosing a Kontron HMI solution was their knowledge of the medical market and the compliance with the norms and regulations of this market, which even had to be partially exceeded.

 

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