Open-source hardware for medical devices

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 uni...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Niezen, Gerrit, Eslambolchilar, Parisa, Thimbleby, Harold
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2016
Materias:
Medical Devices
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4853539/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27158528
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjinnov-2015-000080
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Sumario: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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