Implantable Smart Technologies (IST): Defining the 'Sting' in Data and Device.

The article discusses the difference facets of smart in implantable smart technologies and possible regulations to respond to the autonomy that they carry within them. It notes that smart technology in such medical devices as cochlear implants and implantable cardiac defibrillators is a multi-layere...

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Publicado en:Health Care Analysis Vol. 24; no. 3; pp. 210 - 228
Autores principales: Haddow, Gill, Harmon, Shawn, Gilman, Leah
Formato: Artículo
Publicado: Springer Nature Sep2016
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Sumario:The article discusses the difference facets of smart in implantable smart technologies and possible regulations to respond to the autonomy that they carry within them. It notes that smart technology in such medical devices as cochlear implants and implantable cardiac defibrillators is a multi-layered concept when deconstructed. The article also states that a device's ability can be linked to its sting of autonomy independent from human control and affecting individual and social conditions.