Pioneer Microsystems wrote:
>
> I have a question for Alan, and the list in general, on the subject of
> Medical liability.  It has been my own practice to refuse projects related
> to medical technology, specifically anything that touches a patient.  I do
> this because I have no errors and omissions insurance.  I do not have that
> insurance because when I ask the price, the insurance people laugh and tell
> me that if I have to ask, they won't waste their time.  Too expensive for
> me, they say.  One fellow put a non-committal stake in the ground and said
> US$5000 per year.  The question for alan is, when I work as a contractor
> doing design on anything human safety related, do I incur some of the
> liability for the product?  And is there anyone out there that has had any +
> or - experiences with this subject?
>
> Thanks..
> Chris Eddy
> Pioneer Microsystems, Inc.
> Pittsburgh, PA
> www.nb.net/~ceddy
>
> Boston Medical Technologies wrote:
>
> > I'm looking for the services of a PICster to help me complete a
> > project.  Unfortunately, I can't get too specific about the project
> > without a signed non-disclosure agreement, but, in general, it involves:
> >
> > 1. Sampling some analog information
> > 2. Deriving some info from the analog signal
> > 3. Sending the derived info out to a serial port
> >
> > If you are interested and think that you have the relevent experience
> > (using a PIC with A/D conversion and serial I/O in a real-time
> > situation, with a small amount of analog electronics interfacing),
> > please send me information directly (i.e., not through the newsgroup).
> >
> > Compensation will be based on experience, and we could do it on an
> > hourly or flat-rate basis.
> >
> > This would probably be a fantastic part-time project for someone with
> > the right experience!  (I would love to do it myself, but I'm up to my
> > ears in other stuff)
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Alan Cohen

Don't use a 16CXXX PIC. If you cannot verify program integrity at
startup, you shouldn't use it in medical applications.

You can, however, calculate some sort of a checksum on the 17CXXX's.

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Tjaart van der Walt
mailto:tjaart@wasp.co.za
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