More Medical Devices Should Be Open Source, Like This ECG (github.com)

Posted by timothy on Friday February 26, 2016 @05:45AM from the zapping-you-with-kindness dept.

isza writes: This is a follow-up to the Slashdot story about mobilECG, a 12-lead, clinical-grade ECG being open sourced. We have not given up on our goal to get rid of the high-profit-margin and dishonest distribution practices of diagnostic ECGs, and make a certified open source version of this important diagnostic device. After many months of hard work, there is now a working prototype of a much more capable device than the first version, with its sources available on GitHub. MobilECG now has a Holter function, changeable lead-configurations and Bluetooth. Here's a video of the prototype working.

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Re:THAT'S innovation by Applehu+Akbar · 2016-02-26 07:16 · Score: 1, Troll

Why not try first marketing the device in some country where the registration requirements are not as ridiculous? If the device proves out over time, getting it registered in other countries will be easier.