Maxim releases a 220-page medical applications guide
Baseball aficionado and all-around good ol’ boy Drew Ehrlich over at Maxim Integrated Products just tipped me off to a compilation of medical applications that you can download individually or as a 220-page book. This guide features tutorials, system diagrams and recommended solutions for over 20 medical applications.
supton commented:
I'm sure Maxim wants to look at the users design, and verify that the design is "ok", at least as far as the usage of their part is. CYA on Maxim's part. One wrong lawsuit ("we thought it was your fault, but it turns out not") could cost Maxim big bucks to defend themselves.
Also, I suspect they want "in" on any sort of medical device right up front, to make sure it's a good match, and because they probably do get real anal on the part as it goes through their production chain. The added testing and caution in handling probably is enough to justify calling it a new p/n. Hence, I could easily see how Maxim wouldn't advertise any medical parts--but they'll sell them to you if you ask.
Andy T commented:
"Maxim Products are not authorized for use in, or in connection with, surgical implants, nor are they authorized for use as
critical components in any medical device or system in which failure to perform can reasonably be expected to cause
significant injury to the user, without the express written approval of an Executive Officer of Maxim"
LOL - are they serious? There are few medical devices whose error or failure is not injurious, like in about 80% of the apps in this book, yet we need their "permission" to do business, effectively a hand around our throats as businesses and designers.
From a small company consultant/CEO's perspective, it's one thing to absolve liability, it's quite another to ask a Maxim Exec for their permission to participate in the medical market. Makes the book useless in that case, except to the big dogs and they could actually write the book.
Lawyers....
