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Various medical equipment and the companies that produce them have come into scrutiny due to anti-consumer practices.

Examples[edit | edit source]

Echographs[edit | edit source]

MRI[edit | edit source]

CT-Scanners[edit | edit source]

Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation[edit | edit source]

Terumo Cardiovascular blocks 3rd party repair of the Advanced Perfusion System 1 Heart Lung Machine.[1]

Ventilators[edit | edit source]

Ventilators were affected by lack of a right to repair, notably during the Covid 19 pandemic.[2]

Software[edit | edit source]

A study was conducted in Cambridge in relation to software-dependent medical devices and how they would benefit from right to repair.[3]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. 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)
  2. https://www.wyden.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/wyden-markey_auto_privacy_letter_to_ftc.pdf
  3. 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)