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Various medical equipment and the companies that produce them have come into scrutiny due to anti-consumer practices. | Various medical equipment and the companies that produce them have come into scrutiny due to anti-consumer practices. | ||
== Examples == | ==Examples== | ||
=== Echographs === | ===Echographs=== | ||
=== MRI === | ===MRI=== | ||
=== CT-Scanners === | ===CT-Scanners=== | ||
==== Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation ==== | ====Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation==== | ||
[[Terumo Cardiovascular]] blocks 3rd party repair of the Advanced Perfusion System 1 Heart Lung Machine.<ref>https://gizmodo.com/medical-device-company-stops-hospitals-from-fixing-machines-themselves-2000554096</ref> | [[Terumo Cardiovascular]] blocks 3rd party repair of the Advanced Perfusion System 1 Heart Lung Machine.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maxwell |first=Thomas |date=23 Jan 2025 |title=Medical Device Company Suddenly Stops Hospitals From Fixing Machines Themselves |url=https://gizmodo.com/medical-device-company-stops-hospitals-from-fixing-machines-themselves-2000554096 |url-status=live |access-date=16 Mar 2025 |website=[[Gizmodo]]}}</ref> | ||
=== Ventilators === | ===Ventilators=== | ||
Ventilators were affected by lack of a right to repair, notably during the Covid 19 pandemic.<ref>https://www.wyden.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/wyden-markey_auto_privacy_letter_to_ftc.pdf</ref> | Ventilators were affected by lack of a right to repair, notably during the Covid 19 pandemic.<ref>https://www.wyden.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/wyden-markey_auto_privacy_letter_to_ftc.pdf</ref> | ||
=== Software === | ===Software=== | ||
A study was conducted in Cambridge in relation to software-dependent medical devices and how they would benefit from right to repair.<ref>https:// | A study was conducted in Cambridge in relation to software-dependent medical devices and how they would benefit from right to repair.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lindgren |first=Lars |last2=Kesselheim |first2=Aaron S. |last3=Kramer |first3=Daniel B. |date=8 Mar 2023 |title=The Right to Repair Software-Dependent Medical Devices |url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/journal-of-law-medicine-and-ethics/article/abs/right-to-repair-softwaredependent-medical-devices/F08B93DD92327BAA34D4D67476A424C9 |url-status=live |access-date=16 Mar 2025 |website=[[Cambridge University Press]]}}</ref> | ||
[[Category:Echographs]] | [[Category:Echographs]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references /> | <references /> | ||
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Various medical equipment and the companies that produce them have come into scrutiny due to anti-consumer practices.
Examples
Echographs
MRI
CT-Scanners
Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
Terumo Cardiovascular blocks 3rd party repair of the Advanced Perfusion System 1 Heart Lung Machine.[1]
Ventilators
Ventilators were affected by lack of a right to repair, notably during the Covid 19 pandemic.[2]
Software
A study was conducted in Cambridge in relation to software-dependent medical devices and how they would benefit from right to repair.[3]
References
- ↑ Maxwell, Thomas (23 Jan 2025). "Medical Device Company Suddenly Stops Hospitals From Fixing Machines Themselves". Gizmodo. Retrieved 16 Mar 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ https://www.wyden.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/wyden-markey_auto_privacy_letter_to_ftc.pdf
- ↑ Lindgren, Lars; Kesselheim, Aaron S.; Kramer, Daniel B. (8 Mar 2023). "The Right to Repair Software-Dependent Medical Devices". Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 16 Mar 2025.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)