Ada in medical devices

[Jerry <lanceboyle@qwest.net>]

From this link:
"FDA: Software Failures Responsible for 24% Of All Medical Device
Recalls"
https://threatpost.com/en_us/blogs/fda-software-failures-responsible-24-all-medical-device-recalls-062012

(FDA = United States Food and Drug Administration)

From the article:

"Some defects were basic violations of software coding practices while
others were new defects that were introduced during correction of the
previous defects."

and:

"The statement is the clearest indication to date that FDA is shifting
focus to make software quality an area of interest. The agency has
come under fire in recent years for not holding manufacturers'
accountable for insecure or poorly written software. There is growing
evidence that software security and integrity is a growing problem in
the medical field."

How much is Ada used in medical devices? Is this an opportunity for
Ada?

Jerry