Tactiq - Medical Embedded Systems Development Consultancy

Tactiq are an ISO13485 certified product development consultancy specialising in embedded systems, software, electronics and user interfaces medical applications. With extensive healthcare experience, we reduce the time and risk of embedded medical device development with our expertise and partnership approach.

Specialist technical areas include real-time data acquisition and processing, medical imaging, active noise and vibration control, signal processing, safety-related software and advanced microprocessor, DSP and FPGA solutions.

MEDICAL EMBEDDED SYSTEMS

Tactiq have developed many successful medical applications including nuclear medicine, tele-medicine, ophthalmology, DICOM networking, OCT, portable devices, PET/CT, patient monitoring and endoscopy.

Developing demanding embedded medical systems – in terms of complexity, performance, space, safety, cost or a combination of these factors – requires a high level of expertise. We can take responsibility for the complete development lifecycle, from requirements capture and design, through to production introduction and post-production support. We support a phased development to reduce project risk and enable informed client decision-making at every stage.

QUALITY MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT

Tactiq's experience developing medical equipment to ISO60601 and other specific device standards to comply with EC and FDA requirements is vital to ensure a successful, approved product. Our ISO13485 certification proves expertise and commitment to quality medical development processes.

Beyond this we find our extensive development experience in tackling issues such as EMC, electrical safety, validation, and building robust technical files adds real value to the process and reduces the client's time and risk.

MEDICAL DEVICE SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

Tactiq have medical software development expertise ranging from top-level architecture design to device level programming and algorithm development, often for hard real-time applications. Our highly disciplined software-development process produces the fast, high-quality results expected by our healthcare clients.

Experience of software testing, validation and verification is vital to develop safe, reliable products. Working on a variety of microprocessors, DSPs and FPGAs, we have the breadth of knowledge and experience to bring to any new challenge.

MEDICAL ELECTRONICS DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT

The ability to design the optimum electronics and software architecture and select the appropriate technology early in the process is important in minimising risk and enabling modelling and simulation to prove out the design. Tactiq's expertise covers real-time systems, mixed signal designs, high-speed digital design, data acquisition and processing, power supplies and highly noise-sensitive medical applications.

Tactiq are nominated alliance partners of Freescale, Analog Devices, Texas Instruments and Renesas, and also work closely with the majority other vendors.

USER-INTERFACE DESIGN AND SOFTWARE DEVELOPMENT

A good user interface is vital for the success of a medical system and knowledge and compliance to ISO60601-1-6:2007 'usability' is required. User Interface (UI) designs driven by the technology will be difficult to use and potentially dangerous in the clinical environment.

Great care must be taken on all aspects of the design, including foreseeable misuse. Tactiq has expertise in both user-task analysis / UI design and developing software architectures and implementation. This combination of skills will ensure medical UI designs match the real needs and optimise clinical pathways.

MEDICAL DEVELOPMENT RISK MANAGEMENT

Tactiq take a partnership approach with collaborate engineering, and takes considerable responsibilities to share and reduce risk, including fixed-priced contracts. Our systems adapt to mesh with the individual client's processes to support key phases typical of medical development cycles. We actively manage risk from the outset with a risk register and mitigation strategies to focus efforts on retiring significant risks as early as possible in the development cycle.

Whether we are developing a client's core technology or updating a sub-system, we align our goals from the start to ensure success. We support clients in Europe, USA and the Middle East. Our clients range from technology start-ups to global corporations such as GE Healthcare.