At the Special Workshop on Patient Safety in Ottawa on 3rd and 4th May, organized under the endorsement of IFMBE, the UBORA coordinator Arti Ahluwalia presented the benefits of open source design of medical devices: accessibility, sustainability, and improved performance and safety because everyone can review the design dossier. The use of open source approach and appropriate technologies can reduce the development cost of a medical device.
The report of the meeting can be consulted here.