Medical Device Software Development
Medical device software development services include specification creation, software coding and testing, and integration with a device. ISO 13485 certification and 17 years of healthcare IT experience back up ScienceSoft’s skills in creating secure SaMD and software for medical devices.
During our cooperation, ScienceSoft proved to have vast expertise in Healthcare and Life Science industries related to development of a desktop software connected to laboratory equipment, mobile application and data analytics platform. They bring top quality talents and deep knowledge of IT technologies and approaches in accordance with ISO13485 and IEC62304 standards.
Sergey Shleev, Prof. Dr. Department of Biomedical Science, Malmö University
ScienceSoft’s Strengths
- 33 years in software development and 17 years in healthcare IT.
- ISO 13485, ISO 9001, ISO 27001 certifications.
- Knowledge of healthcare standards (HL7, ICD-10, CPT, XDS/XDS-I, etc.).
- Experience in FDA/CE registration, HIPAA and HITECH compliant software development.
- Doctor of Medicine consultants on board.
- 9 Microsoft Gold Competencies.
- International software development company with HQ in Texas, US, and offices in Europe and the Middle East.
Whom We Serve
Medical device manufacturers
Healthcare software product companies and startups
Healthcare organizations and facilities
Pharmaceutical companies
Software for medical devices
Target medical devices (including wearable and implanted devices):
- Class II devices – medium-risk medical devices (CT scanners, wearable glucose monitors, blood pressure monitors, wearable ECG sensors, etc.).
- Class III devices – high-risk medical devices (pacemakers, cardioverter-defibrillators, deep-brain stimulators, etc.).
Use cases:
- Remote monitoring of patients with chronic diseases (e.g., COPD, diabetes, cardiovascular, neurological conditions).
- Remote patient care delivery via smart therapeutic devices (e.g., insulin pens, smart inhalers).
- Early disease diagnostics using medical devices or sensors and data analytics.
- Medication intake monitoring (using smart pill bottles, etc.).
- Hospital conditions monitoring and adjusting.
Software as a Medical Device (SaMD)
Target devices:
- Smartphones, tablets.
- PCs, laptops.
- Smartwatches and wearable fitness trackers.
- Smart TV.
Use cases:
- Disease treatment and patient care planning.
- Drug prescription recommendation system for doctors.
- Drug dosage calculation.
- Medical image viewing (DICOM viewer).
- Disease diagnosing via image recognition (e.g., for stroke type identification, brain tumor localization).
- Direct disease management (e.g., sleep apnea episodes identification, sound therapy for tinnitus patients, reminiscence therapy for patients with Alzheimer’s disease).
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Needs elicitation, requirements gathering, and specification approval
We discuss the relevant needs and the idea of medical device software with key stakeholders on your side to coin the software concept, identify and prioritize software requirements. Then, we create a detailed specification of medical device software.
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Medical device software architecture design
We create a reliable and scalable architecture (e.g., N-tier, SOA) for your medical device software that allows adding new modules/device types with little to no rework. Our architects ensure system configurability, clear module interfaces, and good encansulation of every module.
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UX/UI design of medical device software
We conduct UX research, design user scenarios, and map comprehensive user journeys. Sleek medical device software UI enables fast and easy software adoption by all age groups regardless of their tech-savviness.
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Medical device software development
When developing medical device software, ScienceSoft’s team guarantees:
- Detailed documentation to simplify FDA registration or HIPAA compliance audits.
- Cross-platform development to cater to multiple operating systems.
- Seamless integration with healthcare software (EHR, ADT) via HL7 v.3 or FHIR.
- Smart methodology choice: Waterfall – full-fledged version delivered in one iteration; Iterative (Agile, Scrum) – MVP delivery with updates every 2-4 weeks.
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Quality assurance
ScienceSoft applies OWASP’s S-SDLC (Secure Software Development Life Cycle) practices that involve comprehensive multi-level quality assurance. We conduct continuous testing and regular code reviews during development.
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Integration with smart devices (wearable and non-wearable, medical or general-purpose)
We enable smooth interaction of the software with devices and guarantee:
- Stable communication with the IoMT system (e.g., for remote patient monitoring).
- Comprehensive analytics of patient-generated health data collected by devices.
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Medical device software support and evolution
If required, we provide medical device software support, manage the performance and security of your software, perform routine software administration tasks, and help your medical device software evolve further.
Should You Consider Cloud-Based Integration for Your Medical Device Software?
Along with effectively enabling comunication of medical devices with healthcare software, implementation of data analytics, and predictive device maintenance, cloud integration is highly secure. Cloud providers (AWS, Microsoft Azure) comply with HIPAA requirements and guarantee security of stored PHI.
To further enhance the safety, ScienceSoft ensures data anonymization and encryption as well as conducts regular vulnerability assessment and penetration testing.
Our Selected Projects
Remote Care Application Development
- 5 mobile applications for iOS and Android (central app, communication app, home app, extended care app, “heartbeat” module).
- Decreased load on software due to using aggregation of requests, grouping of data, etc.
- Technologies: Android, iOS, MySQL, PHP, C/C++, Java, Node.js.
Development of a Mobile Baby Care App for a Smart Baby Care System
- iOS and Android parent apps for baby care and back-end development.
- Remote control of baby care devices and baby data collection from the devices (e.g., baby’s weight, body temperature).
- Technologies: iOS, Android, PHP 7, Node.js.
Development and Support of Software Products for Life Science Companies
- Delivery of software products that power the labs of GSK and AstraZeneca.
- Module that transforms visualized chemical elements into text names of components.
- Technologies: Visual Basic 6.0, .NET Framework 1.1/2.0, Oracle 9/10, MSSQL.
Mobile Heart Rate Tracking App Development
- Mobile iOS app gathers PGHD from wearable heart rate monitors (e.g., Wahoo Fitness, Zephyr).
- The app helps evaluate the initial fitness, monitor the training program progress, identify changes in a person’s fitness in real time.
- Technologies: Xcode 4, iOS SDK 4/5, Objective-C, Zephyr SDK, Wahoo SDK.
Development of Point-of-Care Testing Software for a Global Healthcare Software Provider
- A secure point-of-care testing web app QCLog for POCcelerator™ that guides through medical device QA process.
- User administration, analysis management, and reporting.
- Technologies: .NET, Microsoft SQL Server, JavaScript.
Development of Brain Tumor Localization Application
- CNN structure with 5 convolutional layers.
- Neural network accuracy as high as 87%.
- The app is used to analyze MRI scans, localize tumors, and define tissue type.
- Technologies: C++, Caffe, CMake, VTK, ITK.
Development of X-ray Imaging Quality Management Software and Datacenter
- Image quality management system collects and stores patient records with images.
- Data center analyzes patient X-ray images and user feedback to issue a quality rating report.
- Technologies: .NET, Microsoft SQL Server.
Technologies ScienceSoft Uses
Device connectivity
Cloud services
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Real-time data streaming
Data lakes
Databases / data storages
SQL
NoSQL
Cloud databases / data storages
AWS
Azure
Google Cloud Platform
IoT data analytics
AWS
Azure
Others
Back end programming languages
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Front end programming languages
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Languages
JavaScript frameworks
Mobile
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Advanced Technologies We Are Experienced In
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bioAffinity Technologies hired ScienceSoft to help in the development of its automated data analysis software for detection of lung cancer using flow cytometry. Our project required a large amount of industry specific methodology and algorithms to be implemented into our new software connected to EHR/LIS systems, which the team handled well. They are reliable, thorough, smart, available, extremely good communicators and very friendly.
Maria Zannes
President & CEO, bioAffinity Technologies
To develop a mobile application that would enhance a line of Bluetooth-enabled devices for newborn and baby care, we opened an app development tender. ScienceSoft's proof-of-concept was convincing enough for us to further the cooperation. During the project flow we were very pleased by the work of ScienceSoft’s business analysts and developers, who demonstrated high level of skills and competence.
Marina Schommer
Chairman & CEO, Montex Swiss AG
ScienceSoft designed and developed a native iOS app that offers a quantitative assessment of users’ physical fitness. I was impressed with the excellent level of responsibility, communication skills and mobile competences of both the management team and developers. All the tasks were completed accurately, promptly and efficiently.
Alexander Riftine
CEO, Intellewave
Benefits of Cooperation with ScienceSoft
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Cooperation without large upfront investments due to iterative development. |
Delivery on time and budget thanks to DevOps and balanced manual & automated testing. |
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UX design that passed usability testing, to ensure fast adoption by all age groups. |
Prevention of software bugs and malfunctions to guarantee flawless device performance. |
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High-quality software architecture and code, allowing for cheap and easy maintenance. |
Assistance with preparing all the necessary documents for FDA registration submission. |
Transparency and KPIs
We keep all our medical device software development activities open to audits from your side. We may discuss and set KPIs (e.g. test coverage, customer satisfaction, etc.) that we share with you in regular reports to ensure the project is on track.
Rapid project delivery
We are ready to kick off a project within a week. To develop a medical device software MVP with priority features, we need 3-6 months. Then, we roll out other features according to the pre-agreed schedule with major releases every 2-4 weeks.
Post-delivery support
If needed, we help with applying for FDA/CE registration of medical device software or SaMD by preparing all necessary developer documentation for you. We also provide continuous software support and offer software evolution.
Fixed price (FP)
We pre-agree on the fixed quote and the payments are bound to the project’s milestones. This model is best for the medical device software projects with no expected changes.
Time and Materials (T&M)
Monthly, we issue a report on the completed tasks and charge you in accordance to the progress made. This option is optimal if the project scope is prone to requirement changes.
Time and Materials with a cap (T&M NTE)
As in T&M, we charge you an hourly rate of outsourced specialists for the time spent on medical device software development every month. Yet, there is a fixed maximum total charge.