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Pathfinder Software is Now Orthogonal

Hello Friends of Orthogonal, I wanted to let you know that as of today, Pathfinder Software is changing its name to Orthogonal. The new website is at Orthogonal.io, and the email domain name will now also be at Orthogonal.io, rather than pathf.com. Why did we change our name? As we’ve evolved to a company that develops companion software for […]

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Introduction to Bluetooth® in Medical Devices

bluetooth

Bluetooth technologies are the most widely used form of medical device connectivity.

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Human Factors Engineering & FDA Guidance

FDA, Human Factors & UX

In February 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued Human Factors Engineering Guidance documents.

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Webinar: Accelerating MedTech Product Development

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. Join Orthogonal for a FREE MedTech Intelligence Webinar ‘Accelerating MedTech Product Development’ Monday, September 12, 2016 12PM to 1.30PM (CT) Orthogonal is proud to announce that our Director of Systems Quality Engineering, Dr. Byron Mattingly, […]

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CBI Mobile Medical Apps Summit 2015

mobile medical apps

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. Mobile apps provide an excellent opportunity for life sciences companies to improve patient support and health monitoring. Apps for disease management, patient information and engagement, as well as apps that enhance pharmaceutical product features and […]

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Connected Health Conference for Med Device Companies

agile, digital health, medical device software development

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. Mobile apps and connected technologies are changing the way that medical information and services are acquired, processed, conveyed, and implemented. New products, emerging not only from the traditional medical device industry, but from the consumer […]

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10 Myths About Agile and the FDA

agile, FDA, medical device software development

Myth: Verification and Validation should only start after all development is complete.  Truth:  In traditional waterfall, verification and validation activities often commence at the tail end of a project, after all, development is complete.  This diverges from the FDA’s recommendations: “The FDA does recommend that software validation and verification activities be conducted throughout the entire […]

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Agile Without Fast Feedback is Not Agile

agile, FDA, medical device software development

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. Agile methodology has been adapted to the medical device industry to incorporate risk management, human factors and verification and validation so that it satisfies both the letter and the spirit of the FDA’s Quality System […]

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Why We Need to Bend the Healthcare Cost Curve

Healthcare, medical device software development

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. There’s a lot of discussion about ways to “bend the healthcare cost curve.”  What do people mean by that, and why do we need to bend it? I like to answer that question by showing […]

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Medical Software Under UX Influenced Development

agile, FDA, Human Factors & UX, medical device software development

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. Clayton Miller is a user experience (UX) and visual designer at Orthogonal. His previous agency experience in the visual design world ranges from basic design work to UX design and development. Since joining Orthogonal, Miller […]

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Catalyze - HIPAA Compliant Cloud Computing for Healthcare

cloud, medical device software development

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. We asked Travis Good, Co-founder at Catalyze to write a guest post with his perspective on the space:  We founded Catalyze a little over a year ago to solve compliance issues arising from healthcare, technology […]

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Faster Feedback Before Development Starts: Feasibility

agile, FDA, lean startup, medical device software development

This post was previously on the Pathfinder Software site. Pathfinder Software changed its name to Orthogonal in 2016. Read more. While change, new discovery and learning are inevitable during any healthcare app product development process, and agile processes reduce the cost and risk of change, there is a significant cost associated with design controls for […]

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