Middleware, development tools, realtime operating system software and services for superior embedded design

With QNX, customers have the assurance of using a software architecture proven in thousands of mission-critical and life-critical environments, including medical devices. In fact, QNX Software Systems has passed all audits by medical device companies seeking FDA approval for their QNX technology-based products.

QNX Software Systems has significant presence in the healthcare industry with a platform that enables highly reliable, available, connected, and secure medical devices, including:

• Blood analyzers to test blood samples
• Pulse oximeters to measure the oxygen saturation of a patient's blood
• Handheld CTG monitoring units to monitor babies' heart rate
• Angiography to visualize blood vessels
• Diagnostic equipment
• Patient monitoring units to monitor vital signs
• Anaesthesia monitoring devices
• CardioQ hemodynamic monitoring systems to evaluate heart performance
• Hemodynamic cardiac/pulse monitors
• Retinal scanning devices
• High-performance lasers for eye surgery

Through our embedded market specialization and proven expertise, we've become a trusted partner to the world's largest device manufacturers and systems integrators. Developers rely on feature-rich QNX® Neutrino® RTOS and the highly-integrated QNX® Momentics® Tool Suite to accelerate time to market, and our broad range of engineering services such as flexible support programs, professional training, expert consulting, and custom engineering help customers speed every stage of their development cycle.

Why customers choose QNX

QNX Software Systems enables medical-device manufacturers to build reliable, secure, and highly-available products with rich interactive HMIs. We offer a unique field-proven medical portfolio to build reliable, secure, and highly-available products with rich, interactive HMIs. This portfolio contains an innovative and comprehensive family of technologies, solutions, ecosystem, and services:

• Technology— QNX Neutrino RTOS, awarding winning development tools, deployment technologies, and innovative middleware solutions
• Certifications— IEC61508 SIL 3, ISO/IEC15408 EAL4+, ISO, and devices with FDA certifications
• Ecosystem— FDA certification consulting, customized support, HMI-graphics services, and design consultations, etc
• Services— FDA certification consulting, customized support, HMI-graphics services, and more

Here’s how you’ll benefit

• Ensure in-field reliability with a microkernel-based OS that encourages clean modular software
• Reduce BOM costs with a small technology footprint
• Guarantee high availability with self-healing systems thanks to enhanced OS features like adaptive partitioning and high availability monitoring (HAM)
• Shorten debug times with comprehensive, Eclipse-based development tools for static code analysis and traceability
• Reduce regulatory burden with SIL3 and EAL4 certification and proven FDA validation history
• Cut your time to market with pre-integrated and optimized HMI technology for selected hardware
• Reduce time to market with pre-integrated protocols for connectivity (USB, Bluetooth), wireless (802.11 a/b/g), and security (WEP/WPA/WP2)