A Mixed E/E-Architecture for Interconnected Operating Tables Inspired by the Automotive Industry

The medical device industry faces new challenges in an increasingly connected environment. In addition, with interoperable medical devices, flexibility and adaptability are gaining more importance. Meanwhile, to support a higher degree of flexibility for adaptations during and after the development process, new communication paradigms are gaining practical importance in the automotive industry.In this paper, we compare the state-of-the-art measures from the automotive domain for requirements of future interconnected Operating-Room-Tables (OR-Tables). Based on these requirements, we propose a mixed architecture and present an Identity and Access Management (IAM) approach to improving the security of the system.