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<title>Code Blue RSS Feed</title><link>http://www.consultcodeblue.com/index.html</link><description>Blog update</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:creator>billsalt@consultcodeblue.com</dc:creator><dc:rights>Copyright 2009 Bill Saltzstein</dc:rights><dc:date>2009-06-09T10:17:37-07:00</dc:date><admin:generatorAgent rdf:resource="http://www.realmacsoftware.com/" />
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<lastBuildDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 10:20:07 -0700</lastBuildDate><item><title>Bluetooth&#x2c; ZigBee &#x26; Continua</title><dc:creator>billsalt@consultcodeblue.com</dc:creator><category>Bluetooth Medical</category><dc:date>2009-06-09T10:17:37-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.consultcodeblue.com/blog/files/ba092d7adc9f38fd9cb32c9e601be90a-16.html#unique-entry-id-16</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.consultcodeblue.com/blog/files/ba092d7adc9f38fd9cb32c9e601be90a-16.html#unique-entry-id-16</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[I'm pleased with the recent announcements and decisions by Continua with regards to personal area networks for healthcare devices.    Although I'm still concerned about the robustness of ZigBee in these environments (see previous blog posts), I think this give developers and customers the right tools for their applications.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>ZigBee and Healthcare - Really??</title><dc:creator>billsalt@consultcodeblue.com</dc:creator><category>wireless medical</category><dc:date>2009-04-15T14:51:12-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.consultcodeblue.com/blog/files/b8dd61d65cee82c1e3e65d8d9a51d5f7-15.html#unique-entry-id-15</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.consultcodeblue.com/blog/files/b8dd61d65cee82c1e3e65d8d9a51d5f7-15.html#unique-entry-id-15</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[So, even though their press release talks about non-critical applications, the first one I ran across is the NaviCare Clinical Connectivity system shown at last week's HIMSS show by Hill-Rom.    When questioned about the technology chosen (802.15.4) they responded that it works well, but admitted that was a sample size of 2 clinical sites.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>CTIA - Amazing subscriber statistics</title><dc:creator>billsalt@consultcodeblue.com</dc:creator><category>wireless technology</category><dc:date>2009-04-02T14:48:50-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.consultcodeblue.com/blog/files/e7cf7ff44a36397f8967188cd654ccc9-14.html#unique-entry-id-14</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.consultcodeblue.com/blog/files/e7cf7ff44a36397f8967188cd654ccc9-14.html#unique-entry-id-14</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[The U.S. wireless industry expanded to 270 million total subscribers at the end of 2008, a 15 million year-over-year increase, according to CTIA president and CEO Steve Largent. 


Speaking yesterday at the industry organization's annual CTIA Wireless event, Largent said that U.S. subscribers spent a combined 2.2 trillion minutes on their mobile devices last year, a 100 billion minute increase over 2007. 
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>802.15.4 and Zigbee</title><dc:creator>billsalt@consultcodeblue.com</dc:creator><category>wireless technology</category><dc:date>2009-04-15T13:59:44-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.consultcodeblue.com/blog/files/d60bcb80682f3a3938ca884a39f01b05-13.html#unique-entry-id-13</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.consultcodeblue.com/blog/files/d60bcb80682f3a3938ca884a39f01b05-13.html#unique-entry-id-13</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[It wasn&rsquo;t until last year that I found out I was indeed correct and that there were non-standard implementations of a frequency agile version to resolve this issue.  

...In the January issue (OK, so I&rsquo;m a little behind in my reading) of Product Design and Development magazine, there was an interesting article with a surprising interview contribution by a great guy at CSR, Rogin Heydon.   ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>iPhone follow up</title><dc:creator>billsalt@consultcodeblue.com</dc:creator><category>wireless medical</category><dc:date>2009-03-20T09:29:52-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.consultcodeblue.com/blog/files/cba789d68a254ddaa1927ea308bbf2eb-12.html#unique-entry-id-12</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.consultcodeblue.com/blog/files/cba789d68a254ddaa1927ea308bbf2eb-12.html#unique-entry-id-12</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[We&rsquo;ve all had time to watch the iPhone 3.0 SDK introduction with great interest from the medical device perspective.  ...  I always find it fascinating how the needs for gaming and the needs for many medical applications are well aligned.  ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Everything&#x27;s better with Bluetooth</title><dc:creator>billsalt@consultcodeblue.com</dc:creator><category>wireless technology</category><dc:date>2009-03-17T20:53:12-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.consultcodeblue.com/blog/files/d0d7f055370f8ba4661e35080c67c06f-11.html#unique-entry-id-11</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.consultcodeblue.com/blog/files/d0d7f055370f8ba4661e35080c67c06f-11.html#unique-entry-id-11</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[With all the iPhone hoopla, a little entertainment is in order: click here.    Flash required for viewing...]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>WiMedia happenings: another view</title><dc:creator>billsalt@consultcodeblue.com</dc:creator><category>wireless technology</category><dc:date>2009-03-17T07:13:16-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.consultcodeblue.com/blog/files/daea996e22002aa73d47893876e81b6f-10.html#unique-entry-id-10</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.consultcodeblue.com/blog/files/daea996e22002aa73d47893876e81b6f-10.html#unique-entry-id-10</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[See Incisor for their view on the goings-on between the WiMedia group, Bluetooth SIG and Wireless USB; click here.]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>WiMedia UWB ceases operation</title><dc:creator>billsalt@consultcodeblue.com</dc:creator><category>wireless technology</category><dc:date>2009-03-16T06:58:17-07:00</dc:date><link>http://www.consultcodeblue.com/blog/files/b6ee0538e977979e1a7657b2763996c5-9.html#unique-entry-id-9</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.consultcodeblue.com/blog/files/b6ee0538e977979e1a7657b2763996c5-9.html#unique-entry-id-9</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[In the most recent issue of Incisor&rsquo;s monthly publication (click here) an article pointed out the lack of progress and highlighted the SIG&rsquo;s decision to move forward with 802.11 PHY work.  

...If the WiMedia Alliance membership agrees to contribute the specifications to the Bluetooth SIG, then the Bluetooth SIG will commence a full evaluation of market and development opportunities for the specification. ]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Political lobbying at the FDA</title><dc:creator>billsalt@consultcodeblue.com</dc:creator><category>Medical Device Busines news</category><dc:date>2009-03-06T08:27:00-08:00</dc:date><link>http://www.consultcodeblue.com/blog/files/fa9e5cade001a9fbc1c4e4b27cc1b3f3-8.html#unique-entry-id-8</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.consultcodeblue.com/blog/files/fa9e5cade001a9fbc1c4e4b27cc1b3f3-8.html#unique-entry-id-8</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[From what I know of this case, there was a &lsquo;stretched&rsquo; comparison to the predicate devices, and the use of an expedited process was made even more suspect.


My concern is that (not unlike the mortgage crisis) those companies who have been playing by the rules are going to get punished due to those abusing the rules and an highly questionable management at the FDA.
]]></content:encoded></item><item><title>Bluetooth low energy sensors</title><dc:creator>billsalt@consultcodeblue.com</dc:creator><category>wireless medical</category><dc:date>2009-03-06T14:07:47-08:00</dc:date><link>http://www.consultcodeblue.com/blog/files/87fed411da2f86892341283b49ca1f10-7.html#unique-entry-id-7</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.consultcodeblue.com/blog/files/87fed411da2f86892341283b49ca1f10-7.html#unique-entry-id-7</guid><content:encoded><![CDATA[Still, much work has gone on at the SIG level, prompted by Intel and the Conitinua group on the Medical Device Profile to promote a standard for interchange of medical device information.  ...  Many of us in the industry share a concern that the 11073 standards are too cumbersome for implementation in low cost devices that will make up the future in the home and hospital.
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