RECOME PROJECT

Today, there are no standards, no references regarding the reliability of electronic components used in medical devices In recent years, medical devices have evolved rapidly, and electronics are more and more present. Until then, component reliability had few impact, but more and more frequently, an electronics failure has immediate consequences on the patient, from the emergency operation to the death in worst case scenario. In addition, the estimation and demonstration of reliability is essential to authorize the device to be used. Unlike other applications such as aeronautics, space, nuclear where reliability is already mandatory, medical devices (especially implantable) are limited in terms of redundancy and the reliability of the system depends directly on the reliability of the electronic components. However, to date, there are no standards, no references regarding the reliability of electronic components used in medical devices. RECOME PROJECT Tame-Component Lab and the medical branch of TRONICO group, together with the LARIS (Polytech Angers - Laboratory of Angers University specialized in electronics systems reliability) and OUEST VALORISATION (Technologies Transfer Office), have the ambitious project to create a standardized medical grade for electronic components named RECOME.