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May 19, 2020 05:20 pm
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Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/19/21263762/ifixit-medical-device-repair-database-launch
iFixit launches massive repair database for ventilators and other medical devices
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Teardown and repair website iFixit has just posted what its CEO Kyle Wiens says is “the most comprehensive online resource for medical repair professionals.” The new database contains dedicated sections for clinical, laboratory, and medical support equipment, in addition to numerous other categories of devices. It also provides more than 13,000 manuals from hundreds of medical device manufacturers.
Wiens says the effort began with a crowdsourcing campaign to collect repair information for hospital equipment, with a focus on “ventilator documentation, anesthesia systems, and respiratory analyzers — devices widely used to support COVID-19 patients.” But the effort grew from there, spanning more than two months as iFixit added dozens more...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2020/5/19/21263762/ifixit-medical-device-repair-database-launch
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