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Open-source Hardware for Medical Devices

Overview
Journal BMJ Innov
Specialty Biomedical Engineering
Date 2016 May 10
PMID 27158528
Citations 29
Authors
Gerrit Niezen
Parisa Eslambolchilar
Harold Thimbleby
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Abstract

Open-source hardware is hardware whose design is made publicly available so anyone can study, modify, distribute, make and sell the design or the hardware based on that design. Some open-source hardware projects can potentially be used as active medical devices. The open-source approach offers a unique combination of advantages, including reducing costs and faster innovation. This article compares 10 of open-source healthcare projects in terms of how easy it is to obtain the required components and build the device.

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