Re: Linux for medical applications, validation?

Google groups are playing funny buggers with my post: It should have
read :

My understanding is that most critical medical/aviation apps will run
a bonafide RTOS or HW (eg:FPGA) for the critical paths of their
medical/aviation
instruments. They will run Linux as a thread within that RTOS
environment, and it will be used to provide all auxiliary services
(bells and whistles) such as network access, report storage, remote
operation etc...
Also I've heard that some companies provides Real-Time, Proprietary
streams of linux for second level medical applications. Try companies
like Green Hills. But have not heard linux being used for primary
medical/aviation devices yet. If anyone knows of one please drop in a
post. I am interested in such an implementation since I work in
second level medical instruments.
Cheers
Janaka

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