ArticleBMJ innovations2016
Open-source hardware for medical devices.
Article in BMJ innovations, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 34 papers.
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34 citing papers in PubMed, 115 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Low-Cost Open-Source Device to Measure Maximal Inspiratory and Expiratory Pressures.Frontiers in physiology · 2021Article
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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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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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