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Ken Hoyme of Boston Scientific will tell us how BSCI has applied thorough Systems Engineering to one of their important medical System of Systems.  Come and enjoy a good social get together and most informative talk.

The full announcement follows and is also attached.  Please note that the March meeting is on a Tuesday, not the normal Thursday and that it is only three weeks away! Get your RSVPs in soon.
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Implantable medical devices have traditionally only been accessed by a dedicated programmer while the patient is in their doctors office.  How does one put these devices “on the Internet” while keeping them safe and secure?  Ken Hoyme from Boston Scientific will speak about the systems engineering approach to making such a system successful.

NOTE: This meeting is on the 2nd Tuesday of the month rather than 2nd Thursday

IMPORTANT: RSVP to <jpalmer@usfamily.net> NLT 8 March so we know how much pizza to order! (Remember, we now ask for voluntary donations to our pizza fund to help offset the rising costs).

Presentation Overview: Ken will talk about requirements gathering, analysis and verification of the LATITUDE patient monitoring system, as an example of a complex “system of systems”.  LATITUDE currently serves over 150,000 patients with daily monitoring of their implanted medical devices while they sleep at home.  As medical systems become more complex, many of the techniques developed to ensure complex aviation systems function can be effectively applied in the medical space.

Speaker Bio: Ken Hoyme is a Senior Fellow in Systems Engineering at Boston Scientific’s Cardiac Rhythm Management division.  While there, Ken has led the systems development of the LATITUDE home patient monitoring system.  Prior to working in the medical field, Ken was a Senior Fellow at Honeywell’s corporate research center, where he worked for 18 years developing safety critical systems for commercial aircraft.  Ken has a BSEE and MSEE from the University of Minnesota, and is the holder of 9 patents in the aviation and medical fields.  He is a member of IEEE and an INCOSE CSEP. 

Agenda:

• 6:15 – Socialize over pizza and soft drinks
• 6:45 – Welcome and Chapter overview – Mark Elpers, Chapter President
• 7:00 – Presentation – “System of Systems Engineering for Complex Medical Systems”

                                        – Ken Hoyme of Boston Scientific

• 8:30 – Adjourn

Directions to Boston Scientific – Arden Hills at 4100 Hamline Ave North, St. Paul:

(See map below)

From the East:

Take Westbound I-694 and exit on Hamline Avenue going north.  Cross County Road F and take the first right into the main entrance area of Boston Scientific.

From the West:

Take Eastbound I-694 to the Lexington Ave exit.  Turn left onto Lexington northbound.  Take an immediate left back onto the entrance ramp for westbound I-694.  Stay on the entrance ramp and continue onto the exit ramp for Hamline Avenue north (i.e. don't merge into I-694 traffic).  Cross County Road F and take the first right into the main entrance area of Boston Scientific.

When you arrive at the Building: 

Once you turn into the entrance, visitor parking will be in the lot to your immediate right (south side of the circular loop).  The visitor entrance is on the north side of the circular loop.