OpenPump: open-source hardware for medical devices

Gerrit Niezen@gendor!

http://www.openpump.org

Hose clamp

Raspberry Pi peristaltic pump

Peristaltic pump from Adafruit (£17)

CT scanner

OpenPump

• Anyone can contribute and help improve the design• Design can be modified for very specific use cases• Vendor lock-in prevented• Increases safety, security and robustness by allowing

more people to inspect and improve the designs• Allows manufacturers to compete on usability,

support and interoperability

Why OSHW?

70-90% of al donated medical devices never function as intended

OpenSCAD

Fritzing

Number of downloads that result in a manufactured product

Value of OSHW

Savings of between

$778,000 and $12.4 million

over one year

VD(t) = (Cp - Cf) x P x ND(t)

Certification is time-consuming and expensive

Liability

Incompatibility with traditional standards

Challenges for medical OSHW

OpenPumphttp://www.openpump.org/

Open Health Care UK's Open Spirometer http://openspirometer.org/

The Nightscout Project (#WeAreNotWaiting)http://www.nightscout.info

Getting involved with projects

Images used under the Creative Commons license:Hose Clamp - Pinch Valve by Tim_C on ThingiverseRasperry Pi Peristaltic Pump by Amber Fechko on FlickrOpen Source CT Scanner by peter_ on ThingiverseOpenPump by Patrick Oladimeji on Flickre-Waste by Vibek Raj Maurya on FlickrQuestion by Henry Rider from the Noun Project

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