When a vital piece of medical equipment breaks these days, a friendly corporate repair person isn't necessarily an easy phone call away. However, thanks to a motley collection of right-to-repair ...
When you walk into a doctor’s office or a hospital, you don’t even think twice about the machines that your healthcare professionals are using to treat you. It’s an inherent trust that wherever you ...
Over the past 18 months, the Covid-19 pandemic has of course put significant stress on the nation’s healthcare system. Hospitals have been overwhelmed, physicians stretched thin, and supplies have ...
“Continuing to grant section 1201 exemptions for medical device repair continues an open season on patient safety, provider confidence and healthcare cybersecurity.” The contentious issues surrounding ...
When Covid-19’s first surge hit Boston in 2020, biomedical engineer Scot Mackeil knew every single ventilator mattered. Recruited by a local hospital to vet ventilators from a federal stockpile, he ...
The website iFixit has long been known for its electronics repair kits and for its very public stance that repair manuals should be accessible to everyone. That’s one of the foundational arguments of ...
At the moment, medical device repair is something that it's high demand because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, medical repair isn't always easy – much like device manufacturers who make our ...
When COVID-19 infections overwhelmed New York City in March 2020, one of the city’s largest health systems lacked space to store badly-needed new medical equipment. Instead, the new equipment was ...
Jon Porter is a reporter with five years of experience covering consumer tech releases, EU tech policy, online platforms, and mechanical keyboards. The reasoning behind creating the database is simple ...
The dispute focuses on alleged modifications to Philips ultrasound systems. (Philips Photo) Seattle-area medical device repair company Summit Imaging is denying accusations of hacking and stolen trade ...
CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The private equity firm Resilience Capital Partners announced today that a fund managed by the firm has acquired three medical device service and manufacturing units. The ...