OPTIGA™ authentication solutions - For safety and integrity in healthcare devices

Effective Healthcare depends on the integrity of consumables, from surgical tools to diagnostic strips. Counterfeit products can pose serious risks to patient safety and treatment efficacy. OPTIGATM authentication solutions offer enhanced device authentication to protect against counterfeits. They allow manufacturers and users to check that every consumable is authentic, safeguarding health and brand integrityIn addition, expanding regulatory requirements such as Protecting and Transforming Cyber Health Care Act (PATCH) Act, EU Medical Device Regulation and Cyber Resilience Act (CRA) require devices to comply to security guidelines.

OPTIGATM authentication solutions are suited to a wide range of healthcare applications including

  • Healthcare disposables
  • Surgical devices
  • Drug delivery devices
  • Pharma

The risks of counterfeits in healthcare devices

Counterfeited healthcare products are a serious and growing concern as they pose manifold risks to manufacturer and patients.  

Impact of regulations

The FDA addresses the growing concern of cybersecurity threats to medical devices in the US market. The agency has issued several updates and guidelines for the security of medical devices. European and other region-specific regulations require manufacturers to implement robust cybersecurity measures by including secure-by-design principles.

choose Why hardware-based authentication?

Strong security needs reliable hardware-based security solutions as a foundation. The benefits of hardware-based security include performance, continued innovation cycles and third-party security certifications. Easy to integrate hardware security chips enables an extensive set of use cases. Infineon offers the broadest security portfolio with the right security for today´s and future applications.

OPTIGA™ Authenticate solutions for healthcare applications 

OPTIGA™ hardware-based authentication solutions offer a versatile product range to address interface, memory, sterilization, radiation and security requirements. Benefit from advanced, customizable solutions that are easy to integrate:

OPTIGA™ Authenticate NBT 

OPTIGA™ Authenticate NFC Secured Tag

OPTIGA™ Authenticate On

OPTIGA™ Authenticate S 

Why choose Infineon’s device authentication solutions?

Our products help you to speed up your time to market thanks to the effortless integration of our solutions and outstanding support at each step. Find the right fit solution with the biggest brand protection portfolio - contact based (with SWI, I2C) and contactless (NFC).