Linux for medical applications, validation?

HW (eg:FPGA) for the critical paths of their medical/aviation instruments. They will run Linux as a thread within that RTOS environment, and it will be used to provide all auxiliary services (bells and whistles) such as network access, report storage, remote operation etc... Also I've heard that some companies provides Real-Time, Proprietary streams of linux for second level medical applications. Try companies like Green Hills. But have not heard linux being used for primary medical/aviation devices yet. If anyone knows of one please drop in a post. I am interested in such an implementation since I work in second level medical instruments. Cheers Janaka

Google groups are playing funny buggers with my post: It should have read :

My understanding is that most critical medical/aviation apps will run a bonafide RTOS or HW (eg:FPGA) for the critical paths of their medical/aviation instruments. They will run Linux as a thread within that RTOS environment, and it will be used to provide all auxiliary services (bells and whistles) such as network access, report storage, remote operation etc... Also I've heard that some companies provides Real-Time, Proprietary streams of linux for second level medical applications. Try companies like Green Hills. But have not heard linux being used for primary medical/aviation devices yet. If anyone knows of one please drop in a post. I am interested in such an implementation since I work in second level medical instruments. Cheers Janaka

Thanks for the information! If I find out more will I let you know

Cheers Kasper

If you _want_ to use Linux and you _need_ an approved OS, you need to run both side by side. This is possible using a virtualization manager. The one I know about is PikeOS by

-Michael