Tell us a little about yourself and what is your role at Acertara? My name is Katie and I am the Office Manager at Acertara. I was born in Iowa, our family moved to Lyons Colorado in 1991, I met my future husband, Levi, at Lyons High School, I graduated from the University of Colorado … Continue reading
10/12/2021 Tell us a little about yourself and what is your role at Acertara? I’m a Longmont native and a recent graduate from Colorado State University – Go Rams! At Acertara, I am a Software Engineer, so I spend most of my time writing code for both internal and external projects. I enjoy low-level hardware … Continue reading
10/12/2021 It has been more than twenty years since the Acertara R&D team invented the probe tester known as FirstCall. At that time a seminal paper was published in the Journal of Diagnostic Medical Sonography1 that examined the effects of dead elements on image quality: since that time more than twenty published papers, countless poster … Continue reading
9/21/2021 Tell us a little about yourself and what is your role at Acertara? Hello, my name is Tim Plata, and I am excited to be here at Acertara Labs. I have been a full-time music minister for the last 10+ years and have made a transition in the Customer Service role only recently in … Continue reading
9/14/2021 Mark Kingsley “Chips are the new oil,” according to the policymakers and tech entrepreneurs closely monitoring the ongoing semiconductor shortage. Microchips, semiconductors, or simply “chips,” are the silicon-based component that has become essential in just about every electronic device today, from cars to toasters (yes, even the devices designed to toast bread now have … Continue reading
9/14/2021 Since the beginning of the FDA 3rd Party Service docket, more than 5 years ago, there has been an abundance of misinformation introduced by some stake holders regarding a number of issues. Just a few examples: who exactly a 3rd Party servicer is, does a 3rd Party servicer include hospital employed HTMs, do hospitals … Continue reading
G. Wayne Moore08/10/2021 A new wrinkle in the right-to-repair medical devices is brought to us courtesy of the General Assembly of Pennsylvania, House Bill No. 1757, Session of 2021, known as the Repairability Index Act (RIA). The RIA offers no product exemptions and states, in part, “For digital electronic equipment sold or used in this … Continue reading
Mark Kingsley08/10/2021 It seems that ultrasound technology is getting smaller and smaller. From ultrasound probes what plug into a smartphone to an even more impressive feat: an ultrasound patch. Researchers at the University of California San Diego developed a “ultrasound patch” that can measure and monitor blood flow. The patch, which at first seems like … Continue reading
G. Wayne Moore07/13/2021 Since the beginning of the FDA 3rd Party Service docket – more than 5 years ago – there has been an abundance of misinformation introduced by some stake-holders regarding questions like: Who is a 3rd Party? Does it include hospital employed HTMs? Do hospitals and 3rd party servicers have a “right” to … Continue reading
Mark V. Kingsley07/13/2021 In previous articles, I’ve written about ultrasound used to stimulate the brain to wake up coma patients, as a promising treatment for chronic pain, and even as a tool for neuroscientists to accurately predict human behavior. Every month, without fail, there has been a new story about how functional ultrasound and its … Continue reading
