Medical

From consumer wrist to clinical evidence — ultra-low-power, secure, and ready for regulated use.

Wearables and remote monitoring platforms have crossed from fitness trackers into clinical-grade systems capturing cardiac rhythm, oxygen, temperature, and motion built on ultra-low-power MCUs like TI MSP430, Renesas RL78/RA, STM32L, and RISC-V cores.

IAR enables secure, ultra-efficient wearable development with optimizing compilers, secure boot and firmware signing, Power Debugging with I-jet, and TÜV SÜD-certified IEC 62304 toolchains, delivering up to 20–30% smaller code size.

Where deterministic execution is the difference between therapy and harm.

Pacemakers, infusion pumps, ventilators, and neurostimulators demand microsecond-precision control, EMC, and ultra-reliable execution across service lives measured in years, not release cycles built on Renesas RX/RL78, STM32, TI MSP430, and Arm cores under IEC 62304 Class C.

IAR delivers TÜV SÜD-certified toolchains up to Class C, deterministic compilers, and advanced debugging, generating up to 30% faster code so devices race to idle, extending battery life across 10–15 year lifecycles.

High-performance compute meets clinical data integrity.

CT, MRI, ultrasound, and X-ray systems rely on high-performance processors for signal acquisition, image reconstruction, and real-time control. Lab automation analyzers, sequencers, and robotic sample handlers demand precise motion and data integrity, typically on Arm, RISC-V, and Renesas RX/RZ platforms.

IAR delivers high-performance compilers, multi-core debugging, real-time trace, and certified analysis, cutting debug effort by up to 80% on complex imaging and motion workloads.

AI-driven precision, with safety interlocks you can actually certify.

Robotic surgery and computer-assisted platforms combine high-performance processors with precision motor control, sensor fusion, and AI-driven vision, coordinating multi-axis motion and enforcing safety interlocks across heterogeneous compute (Arm, RISC-V, Renesas RZ, AI accelerators) under IEC 62304 Class C.

IAR'sfunctional safety editions deliver optimized code, multi-core debugging, and certified analysis, cutting defect-related cost by up to 25% and accelerating safety-qualified product introduction.

Connected care, without the cybersecurity compromise.

Hospitals deploy more networked devices than ever for monitoring, drug delivery, surgical support, and asset tracking, while telemedicine moves clinical data between patient homes, cloud, and clinicians, with every endpoint under MDR/IVDR, IEC 62304, IEC 81001-5-1, and CRA scrutiny.

IAR enables connected device development with architecture-agnostic tooling, integrated security (secure boot, signing, anti-rollback), and CI/CD-ready build tools, cutting build times by up to 50%.

Don't let compliance slow your next release

Learn how to escape end-of-cycle compliance scrambles and turn IEC 62304, FDA, and CRA pressure into faster releases, stronger security, and continuous audit-ready evidence. 

Osong Medical Innovation Foundation (KBIO) develops advanced medical devices and smart healthcare platforms. By adopting IAR Embedded Workbench, the team reduced executable code size, enabling device miniaturization, and used Power Debugging with the I-jet probe to optimize current consumption for wearables.

Build times are at least twice as fast as alternatives, shortened development cycles, and the foundation is upgrading to IAR's functional safety edition for future certification needs.

Heroic Faith Medical develops AI-based continuous respiratory monitoring instruments and electronic stethoscopes. The team adopted IAR Embedded Trust to deliver the data encryption, security, and stability their AI recognition platform required.

Comprehensive 4A security (anti-cloning, active IP protection, anti-rollback, authentication) protected firmware against tampering and simplified FDA submissions, letting the team focus on research rather than certification overhead.

Sunrise Labs is an ISO 13485-certified contract developer with 20+ years of experience turning novel medical device ideas into commercial products, from wireless battery-powered devices to complex multi-tasking systems.

Using IAR Visual State, the team specifies, verifies, and generates code for sophisticated device behaviors, keeping designs clear across clients, developers, and risk management teams.

APEXBIO is a leading biosensor company developing blood glucose, ketone, cholesterol, and HbA1c monitoring systems sold in over 80 countries and approved by the FDA and CE. The team has used IAR Embedded Workbench since 2004 across Arm, MSP430, and STM8.

APEXBIO estimates 10–30% shorter development time compared with other major IDEs or open-source, and has upgraded to the functional safety edition to meet IEC 62304 requirements.