title: A software upgrade method for micro-electronics medical implants.
abstract: A software upgrade method for micro-electronics medical implants is designed to enhance the devices' function or renew the software if there are some bugs found, the software updating or some memory units disabled. The implants needn't be replaced by operations if the faults can be corrected through reprogramming, which reduces the patients' pain and improves the safety effectively. This paper introduces the software upgrade method using in-application programming (IAP) and emphasizes how to insure the system, especially the implanted part's reliability and stability while upgrading.
authors.affiliation: Engineerinig Mechanical Department, Tsinghua University, Beijing, PR China.
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Cao
authors.forename: Hongwei
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hao
authors.forename: Lin
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Xue
authors.forename: Luming
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Bozhi
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ma
mesh_terms: D001698:Biomedical Engineering / Q000379:methods*; D003195:Computer Communication Networks; D003199:Computer Systems; D003201:Computers; D034201:Computers, Handheld; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D004581:Electronics; D004582:Electronics, Medical; D006801:Humans; D019736:Prostheses and Implants; D012449:Safety; D012984:Software; D012985:Software Design; D012986:Software Validation; D014584:User-Computer Interface