Cevoz Healthcare Solutions

Challenges & Requirements

Technology is a staple of modern-day health care. Patient charts and information have been digitized; routine surgeries have been robotized. When health care depends so much on computers, how these machines operate is a matter of life and death. In healthcare, doctor-patient confidentiality requires strict data privacy without any data leaks. Meanwhile, emergency medical conditions necessitate fast scans and imaging, and robot-assisted surgeries need accuracy and precision. At the most basic level, these applications require stable and reliable storage modules for the transmission and storage of data.

Solutions

Machines used in the medical field must function continuously 24/7 and cannot afford to malfunction. Cervoz offers various reliable and durable Flash modules with differing technologies, form factors, memory storage capacities, and functions to best meet the needs of medicine and medical professionals. The products work around the clock to facilitate the work of doctors and other medical professionals. Certain families of products also come with the Cervoz Powerguard to offer extra power during power failure in order to preserve patient data.

Featured Technologies

End-to-End Data Protection

A comprehensive protection that covers the entire pathway for data transmission from the host computer to the SSD and back. The technology detects and corrects any errors that may occur in these long transmission journeys.

Powerguard (Power Loss Protection)

A function that protects the firmware against power outage by providing extra power during such events to complete the saving of data and thus prevent any data loss.

Flash Module with DRAM Buffer

A coupling that uses the DRAM’s lack of programming and erase time limitations to enhance the SSD's performance and endurance

Reliability-Optimized MLC

A technology that uses MLC NAND but with a special firmware to simulate the mechanism of SLC technology to enhance endurance and reliability.

NEWS

2022.11.02

Cervoz Solutions in Remote Patient Monitoring

The pandemic, aging population, and clinical staffing shortage have transcended healthcare technology development, including RPM (remote patient monitoring), telemedicine, medical AI, and medical robotics. What is RPM? RPM refers to a telehealth method that enables constant remote patient care outside conventional clinical settings. It involves various technologies, including sensors and surveillance systems that detect vital signs, movements, and environmental changes. AI/ML is also key to an RPM system for analyzing data, recognizing patterns, and making real-time judgments and alarms when abnormal behaviors and emergencies happen. There are already some familiar trending RPM applications, such as wearable devices and fall-prevention products. RPM helps physicians track patients' physical symptoms and chronic conditions and conduct predictive protection. On the other hand, for medical service providers, it decreases costs and enables the collection of big data for developing progressive services. Challenges & Solutions Data-Intensive Workloads Medical data are often high-dimensional and complex, making their processing data-intensive. Hence, real-time medical data processing requires higher performance and capacity storage. Cervoz provides a variety of state-of-the-art 3D NAND flash modules to increase performance and capacity. With 3D NAND flash, the SSD reaches higher performance while consuming less power and costing less per GB. 24/7 Operations RPM systems are usually expected to run 24/7 and track real-time data from patients. Yet, long operating time often leads to overheating, which could cause system malfunction and threaten lives. Cervoz's comprehensive wide-temp product lines can guarantee reliable operation in a wide thermal range. In addition, our proprietary monitoring software, FlashMonitor, which can track our product health status, can also alert users when the monitored temperature of storage modules has exceeded the pre-set benchmark. Life-Mattering Data Integrity Data integrity refers to the quality, accuracy, and reliability of data throughout its life cycle. It is a major challenge in the medical domain when data becomes life-critical. A loss of data integrity in healthcare can lead to malpractice, inadequate treatment, security breach, and even threat to a patient's life. Cervoz offers effective methodologies to ensure data integrity, including End-to-End Data Protection and Advanced LDPC ECC Engine. This technology helps assure the integrity and reliability of data, covering the entire transmission path between the host computer and the drive. Moreover, it can reduce the risk of system failure or crashes due to data errors, thereby improving system stability and reliability. Power Loss Protection Sudden power failure or power instability may result in data corruption and system collapse, jeopardizing patients' health. Cervoz unique in-house developed power loss protection technology, Powerguard, can provide additional power during unexpected power outages and prevent write-in data loss. This software-and-hardware-integrated technology utilizes tantalum capacitors to store extra charges that enable the saving of ongoing files and safely terminate the operation to protect data integrity and firmware. The Cervoz Powerguard T376 family with wide-temp options, may be your ideal fit for RPM applications. Its 3D TLC structure ensures a wide thermal range, high reliability, performance, and capacity. In addition, in response to the trend of thinner and smaller chassis, It comes with various compact form factors, including 2.5" SSD, M.2 2280, and mSATA, making it ideal for many edge devices. You can also use our helpful Product Finder to find the right products for your application through a quick assessment and comparison. Read also: ▪ What Does the Future of Healthcare Looks Like? ▪ New Era of Smart Healthcare-Telemedicine ▪ Cervoz High-Capacity Storages for Data-Intensive Workloads

What Does the Future of Healthcare Looks Like?

Imagine having a 24/7 personal health secretary, keeping track of your vitals and health status, reminding you of any recessive body abnormality, scheduling appointments with doctors, and delivering your medications to your doorways. These scenarios that sound like a fantasy decades ago are now gradually being realized and become familiar. Reductions in fertility rates and increasing life expectancy have led many countries to the challenge of an aging society and rocketing clinical demands. To put fuel on the fire, the pandemic in recent years has brought clinical staffing shortages ahead of its arrival. As a result, a digital doorway to medical healthcare methods is created, along with dramatically accelerated use of e-health (electronic health), telehealth, and telemedicine. Key trends driving the future of digital healthcare 1. Telehealth assistance - Healthcare anytime, anywhere The covid-19 pandemic boosts the development of telehealth, allowing underserved patients to get the help they need via telephone or webcams, and has become an essential part of the healthcare industry. Now you can access various medical apps that help you make online reservations and get consultations without leaving your home. 2. Artificial Intelligence in healthcare Artificial intelligence (AI) confirms its importance to the future of health care during a pandemic. From predicting the global spread of COVID-19 to examining the effects of viruses on physical and mental health, AI will improve the efficiency of analyzing global medical data. 3. IoMT and its Wearables Internet of Medical Things (IoMT) solutions and wearables are one of the most popular trends in telemedicine services. More and more patients are now willing to share their medical data to reach predictive protection and potential best health status. The data collected by edge medical gadgets and devices helps accelerate inclusivity in healthcare to improve the health of one and the entire population. 4. Augmented reality and virtual reality Augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) are not only vague buzzwords in medicine but also effective educational and surgical visualization solutions to relax patients and accelerate physiotherapy recovery. For instance, VR helps surgeons plan and perform complicated surgeries and ease patient discomfort with several options besides prescriptions. With VR goggles, Surgeons can practice rare and complex clinical cases that are reproduced and simulated. “Do clinicians have faith in the future of digital healthcare technology?” The answer must be “yes” if we scale healthcare sustainably. The market trend and new technologies show that the healthcare industry is on the right path. Read also: Cervoz' Storage Solutions for Telemedicine More about Cervoz High-Capacity Storages Learn more about Cervoz LDPC ECC Engine

Wearable Robotics

Case Background Academia is often the source of innovation, especially in the field of health and medicine. This is why when a new, potential customer approached us, from a university department, we were intrigued with how we and our solutions could help make its innovative idea a reality. The team at the university was developing wearable robotics—powered exoskeletons for the purposes of physical rehabilitation and human-power augmentation. The wearable technology not only focuses on rehabilitation with task-oriented training but also records progress with continuous monitoring. Altogether, the project promises a more targeted and flexible approach to physical rehab. Customer's Requirem What this potential customer needed from us in this initial stage was an ethernet solution for a new exoskeleton prototype they were working on. Wearable technology requires steady network transmission so that its sensors can continuously relay information to the central managing system, which in turn can learn from it and make adjustments accordingly. This process contributes to the targeted and flexible approach that these exoskeletons can provide to physical therapy. Cervoz's Solution & Advantage We recommended our MEC-LAN-M102, which uses the Intel Ethernet Controller I210-IT, has a high transmission speed of 1Gbps, and supports two Ethernet ports. At the time, this was Cervoz's only Ethernet product, but we knew that it was more than suitable for the customer's need. With a Mini PCIe form factor, the Ethernet card fits in any host computer with a mini express card slot, taking up little space while providing more connection options. Since then, we have gone on to introduce four new MEC-LAN products with two that come in the M.2 form factor. We continue to maintain a relationship with this customer and many more who require MEC-LAN solutions, and we are committed to providing them with the one the best fits their needs. Want to read more success stories from Cervoz? Click here now.

Cervoz FlashMonitor Real-time Monitoring Disk Health

We trust our machines to do their jobs. As machines have gotten smarter, we have been able to let them operate without much supervision. What happens, however, if something is slowly breaking down on the inside? Would we realize before a whole day's work is delayed? How can we plan for potential malfunction so that we take preventative instead of reactive actions? Cervoz FlashMonitor : A convenient solution At Cervoz, we offer a proprietary software with the purchase of our SSD products. The Cervoz FlashMonitor is a monitoring software that shows in real time how your Cervoz storage modules are doing. This trusted software presents important information such as disk capacity, disk temperature, and health status (including power cycle count and estimated lifespan). The figures by themselves are good to know, but Cervoz FlashMonitor takes convenience one step further. The software features an alert function, whereby users can set up the system to send email and pop-up alerts when key SSD operation-related figures fall to or reach a pre-set threshold. This function allows users to be better prepared with backups so that they are never faced with a situation of complete system failure which is both troublesome and costly. Key Features There are five tabs in the software window, each showing a key feature of the Cervoz FlashMonitor. Disk Information The basics about the disk(s), including model, capacity, temperature, and support features. Health Status Critical information with estimated lifespan based on power-on hours, power cycle count and erase count. S.M.A.R.T. A compilation of all the key figures, including a deeper look into the disk with information such as Hardware ECC recovered and Ultra DMA CRC error count. All this data can be exported as an excel and provided to Cervoz for analysis when a repair is needed. Tool Two key functions are found here: the alert and the security erase. For the former, users can input when (the parameters) and to whom they would like alerts to be sent. As for the latter, security erase wipes the disk clean, restoring it to the original factory default status to be used again. System Details General information about the system, including motherboard, processor, OS, SATA Driver, and other details so that Cervoz technicians can create an recreate the setting for testing the product. As you start your new year, download the Cervoz FlashMonitor and get to understand your SSD products better. Use the software to automatically monitor your disks and to make informed decisions about when to order replacements. With the Cervoz FlashMonitor, never let yourself be caught off guard. For more details, please contact a Cervoz Sales Representative now!

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