Security and Privacy Qualities of Medical Devices: An Analysis of FDA Postmarket Surveillance

Daniel B. Kramer; Matthew Baker; Benjamin Ransford; Andres Molina-Markham; Quinn Stewart; Kevin Fu; Matthew R. Reynolds

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0040200

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Security and Privacy Qualities of Medical Devices: An Analysis of FDA Postmarket Surveillance

Daniel B. Kramer ,

* E-mail: dkramer@bidmc.harvard.edu

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Matthew Baker,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Benjamin Ransford,

Affiliation Department of Computer Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Andres Molina-Markham,

Affiliation Department of Computer Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Quinn Stewart,

Affiliation Department of Computer Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Kevin Fu,

Affiliation Department of Computer Science, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Matthew R. Reynolds

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Security and Privacy Qualities of Medical Devices: An Analysis of FDA Postmarket Surveillance

Daniel B. Kramer,
Matthew Baker,
Benjamin Ransford,
Andres Molina-Markham,
Quinn Stewart,
Kevin Fu,
Matthew R. Reynolds

Published: July 19, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0040200

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