Accelerating Your Medical Innovations Through Wireless and IoT Connectivity

Health care providers around the globe know it is imperative that patients' health information is accurate, accessible and captured in near real-time. The market continues to demand Smart devices with interoperability to Healthcare systems such as EMR, billing, and asset management; to drive accuracy of data and workflow efficiencies.

Enterprise Connectivity

Laird provides market leading solutions with exceptional performance including fast scan and roam along with enhanced security for devices whose network connectivity is critical to its operation. Our industry-renowned global team of engineers, developers, and support professionals have helped countless customers bring innovative wireless products to market spanning Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, BLE, LoRa, Cellular, custom point-to-point implementations, and more.

Faster Time to Market

Customers count on Laird for accelerating their time to market. Starting with our pre-certified modules and antennas for FCC and authorities around the world. Our EMC Test facility can provide and manage global homologation. Our design services team can supplement existing design expertise or manage the design beginning to end. Our team has expertise for custom modules, enclosures, firmware, software applications, or cloud connectivity.

Long Term Availability

You can specify Laird embedded modules with the confidence that we’ll build and support them through your product development, approvals, and long, successful market life. Laird prioritizes flexibility in packaging along with backward and forward compatibility when designing products. We also work closely with our strategic suppliers such as Marvell and Microchip for long term availability of parts and support.

Chain of Trust Security Architecture

Laird Connectivity’s Chain of Trust Architecture (CoT) is focused on the securing of medical devices, starting with the Laird Connectivity Secure Communications Module. The CoT is designed with multiple layers of verification, encryption, and signing to ensure the device operates with trusted software loaded. The CoT Secure Module isolates the host application from intrusion attempts. The Chain of Trust extends to our customers by implementing and supporting a secure provisioning and update process that best meets their needs. This is in combination with Laird Connectivity’s dedication to identifying and fixing vulnerabilities proactively, providing a comprehensive, multi-level approach that ensures the security of our customer’s medical device.

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Our Linux Board Support Package and Service

Secure & Optimized

Connectivity 802.11ac Wave 2 Wi-Fi
- Fast Scanning & Roaming
- Optimized EAP Supplicant
- Adaptive Worldwide Mode
FIPS 140–2 – HW Accelerated
Firewalld Utility
802.11w MFP Bluetooth 4.2 (BT5 Ready)
Laird Connection Manager
Laird Web GUI

Development Tools

Precompiled SDK
Precompiled Toolchain
Development Images
Build your own SDK
Build your own Image
IDE Support
Host Communications API

Buildroot User Space

Long Term Support Releases
- Annual LTS Major Releases
- Biannual LTS Minor Releases
Buildroot Packages
Laird Touchscreen (Qt)
Encrypted File System
Verified Read Only File System
Verified Writable File System

Secure Linux Kernel

Long Term Support Releases
- Annual LTS Major Releases
- Biannual LTS Point Releases
Signed & Verified Kernel
Kernel Keyring Support
FIPS 140-2 Cryptography w/API
Secure Boot loader
- Hardware Root of Trust
- Encrypted Boot Image

Secure Process

Laird Connectivity is focused on delivering security through the entire software image development and provisioning process via the Chain of Trust Architecture. Secure Boot capabilities are supported on Laird’s modules and provisioned during the production process. Software images are signed to ensure software running on the module is from a trusted source. Laird provides a secure manufacturing and image provisioning process to maintain secure images through the production process and to ensure signed software images are available for distribution. Laird’s Web Automated Secure Provisioning (WASP) can be utilized to support over-the-air updates for field units. Laird invests in maintaining security against the latest threats through consistent common vulnerability testing and threat modeling.

Products and Solutions that Serve the Healthcare Market

To ensure successful implementation of connected medical devices, we work with our customers from design through product launch. We have design expertise for module integration, embedded Linux, application development, industrial design, along with EMC certifications. Our technical team of experts will support you in any connected medical device applications, including:

Infusion Pumps
Patient Monitors
Diagnostic ECG Machines
Portable Ultrasound
Glucose Meters

Blood Oximeters
X-Ray Machines
Handheld Blood Analyzers
Endoscopic Surgery Systems
Cold Chain Monitoring

What Our Customers Are Saying

“Laird has been a trusted partner for us for several years. Laird has provided services from developing custom antennas and modules to full EMI certification testing. Laird shines as a partner when it comes to support. When issues do arise, Laird partners with our business and service organizations to determine the source and best resolution. This has included site visits to our end customers to troubleshoot problems in real time. Laird is a business and technology partner we can count on!"

Phil Raymond
Director, Wireless Competency Center
Philips Healthcare

“Longevity in the market for medical devices is critical. Laird Connectivity gets it! We sourced their SSD30 for many years. When components on this design were going EOL, Laird worked with us on a last time buy to source this product as long as possible. They then provided us a migration path to the newer platform that was form, fit, and function compatible with the previous design. Laird is also committed to timely software updates and correcting security vulnerabilities. Laird has been a great business and technology partner to work with!"

Tom Larkin
Vice President Manufacturing Operations
Nova Biomedical

“We have worked with Laird’s Design Services, EMI Test & Certification, and Embedded Module teams from prototype to full production of new products. Their module integration services and wireless compliance testing expertise are second to none. And they are consistent with periodic software updates that add new features and plug security vulnerabilities. I look forward to our continued relationship with Laird Connectivity."

Cibu Jose
Senior Wireless Systems Engineer
GE Healthcare