370 people per day – that's how many suffer a sudden cardiac arrest in Germany according to the German Resuscitation Registry 2024. That's over 136,000 cases per year, mostly outside of hospitals [1]. The good news: More and more people ...
Test bench for indentation depth measurement: Validation of medical sensors for resuscitation
How are sensors for cardiopulmonary resuscitation validated? In our case, we specifically addressed this question for a sensor for ...
How a CPR feedback system is created
What difference can a CPR feedback system make to cardiopulmonary resuscitation? In the event of cardiac arrest, the transport of oxygen to the body's cells stops immediately. ...
Reinforcement for quality management, testing and production engineering: Lea Schöppach joins MEDtech Ingenieur
We are delighted to further strengthen our team at MEDtech Ingenieur: Lea Schöppach has been supporting us in the area of quality management and testing since January 15, 2026. ...
STRIDE in medical technology – Cybersecurity risk analysis according to IEC 81001-5-1
Cybersecurity is no longer seen as an option in medical technology. It's mandatory. This was made clear at the latest by IEC 81001-5-1 and the... ...
Usability in Embedded Development: How good debug interfaces save developers and testers time and frustration
Usability is generally highly valued – yet it is still often neglected. Why is that? Because usability is often ...
What IEC 81001-5-1 means for medical device developers
Cybersecurity is mandatory. EU Regulation 2017/745 (MDR) requires that medical devices be protected against unauthorized access. For manufacturers of medical devices and ...
SysML v2 for operating room lights
Variety of variants and integration pressure: The invisible bottleneck for operating room lights (SysML v2) is becoming increasingly important, as operating room lights are now highly complex, mechatronic medical devices. ...
EMC for medical devices: Why IEC 60601-1-2 alone is not sufficient
I keep reading articles that cite IEC 60601-1-2 as the sole EMC requirement for medical devices. But anyone who believes that ...
What does EMC mean for medical devices in practice?
Why EMC testing is vital in medical technology. Imagine a patient is lying in the hospital during critical monitoring. Suddenly ...
Cheap components from China: The underestimated risks in medical technology
Have you ever considered sourcing inexpensive components from China? The temptation is strong, we know that. And ...
Made in Germany: Why medical technology production is returning to Germany
In our globalized world, relocating the production of medical technology to the Far East seems attractive at first glance: Large ...
Manufacturing documents in medical technology
How to check your production documentation for audit readiness: Once production starts, it's too late for uncertainties in the documentation. A missing document... ...
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