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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.
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.
Area of Science:
- Health policy
- Biomedical engineering
- Healthcare economics
Background:
- The
- right to repair
- movement advocates for increased competition in medical device servicing.
- This can potentially reduce healthcare costs and enhance public health resilience.
- Current models often limit third-party involvement in device maintenance and updates.
Conclusions:
- Policy and legal reforms are needed to facilitate third-party medical device repair.
- Supporting a competitive repair market is crucial for reducing healthcare expenditures.
- Recommendations are provided to optimize the medical device repair ecosystem for all stakeholders.
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