Seven Diabetes Patients Die Due to Undisclosed Bug in Abbott's Glucose Monitors
4 months ago
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- #medical-devices
- #open-source
- Author discusses their diabetes diagnosis and the choice to use a proprietary CGM device.
- Highlights the risks of proprietary medical devices, citing a recent FDA recall affecting over 700 people, including seven deaths.
- Mentions historical examples of medical device failures, like the Therac-25 and ocular implants, underscoring systemic issues.
- Advocates for FOSS (Free and Open Source Software) in medical devices to enable peer review and improve safety.
- Criticizes the lack of transparency in bug disclosures and calls for public access to technical details of medical devices.
- Notes the legal challenges patients face due to indemnity clauses in proprietary software agreements.
- Expresses interest in collaborating with volunteers to reverse-engineer CGM devices for better understanding and safety.
- Plans to contribute to Juggluco, a FOSS alternative, and make it available on F-Droid.