The Right to Repair Software-Dependent Medical Devices

Lars Lindgren1,2, Aaron S Kesselheim1,3, Daniel B Kramer4

  • 1PROGRAM ON REGULATION, THERAPEUTICS, AND LAW (PORTAL), DIVISION OF PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND PHARMACOECONOMICS, DEPARTMENT OF MEDICINE, BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL AND HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL, BOSTON, MA, USA.

Summary

The right to repair movement can lower healthcare costs and boost public health resilience. Promoting third-party repair of medical devices benefits patients and healthcare systems.

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