CPS:Medium:Collaborative Research:Infrastructure and Technology Innovations for Medical Device Coordination

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The objective of this research is to develop a framework for the developmentand deployment of next-generation medical systems consisting of integrated andcooperating medical devices. The approach is to design and implement anopen-source medical device coordination framework and a model-based componentoriented programming methodology for the device coordination, supported by aformal framework for reasoning about device behaviors and clinical workflows.The intellectual merit of the project lies in the formal foundations of theframework that will enable rapid development, verification, and certificationof medical systems and their device components, as well as the clinicalscenarios they implement. The model-based approach will supply evidence forthe regulatory approval process, while run-time monitoring components embeddedinto the system will enable "black box" recording capabilities for the forensicanalysis of system failures. The open-source distribution of tools supportingthe framework will enhance its adoption and technology transfer.A rigorous framework for integrating and coordinating multiple medical deviceswill enhance the implementation of complicated clinical scenarios and reducemedical errors in the cases that involve such scenarios. Furthermore, it willspeed up and simplify the process of regulatory approval for coordination-enabled medical devices, while the formal reasoning framework will improve the confidence in the design process and in the approval decisions.Overall, the framework will help reduce costs and improve the quality of thehealth care.