@article {Niezen78, author = {Gerrit Niezen and Parisa Eslambolchilar and Harold Thimbleby}, title = {Open-source hardware for medical devices}, volume = {2}, number = {2}, pages = {78--83}, year = {2016}, doi = {10.1136/bmjinnov-2015-000080}, publisher = {BMJ Specialist Journals}, 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.}, issn = {2055-8074}, URL = {https://innovations.bmj.com/content/2/2/78}, eprint = {https://innovations.bmj.com/content/2/2/78.full.pdf}, journal = {BMJ Innovations} }