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  • July 2019
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  • Nature Biomedical Engineering

Challenges and Opportunities in Software-Driven Medical Devices

By: William J. Gordon and Ariel Dora Stern
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Abstract

The safety and security of medical devices driven by software, the software-development processes, and the need for data collection and privacy, all offer challenges and opportunities for device regulation and clinical care.

Keywords

Medical Devices; Healthcare; Health Care; Health Care and Treatment; Applications and Software; Governing Rules, Regulations, and Reforms; Medical Devices and Supplies Industry

Citation

Gordon, William J., and Ariel Dora Stern. "Challenges and Opportunities in Software-Driven Medical Devices." Nature Biomedical Engineering 3, no. 7 (July 2019): 493–497.
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About The Author

Ariel D. Stern

Technology and Operations Management
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