MPC knees with Bluetooth
Rick Stapleton
Description
Collection
Title:
MPC knees with Bluetooth
Creator:
Rick Stapleton
Date:
3/5/2019
Text:
Hello all,
I need some information from amputees or facilities that have patients that wear MPC knees with Bluetooth who work for DOD in highly secured areas. I have an amputee that works for the DOD and they have major concerns about the Bluetooth in the prosthesis that he trialed. He is not allowed any Bluetooth devices in secure areas even though the knee he trialed has Bluetooth that can be turned off. How secure is the Bluetooth, can it be breached or hacked? I am also reaching out to the manufacturer to find out how vulnerable they are when turned off, how secure are they, and any vulnerabilities they have in highly secure Government facilities.
Thanks in advance,
Rick Stapleton, CPO
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I need some information from amputees or facilities that have patients that wear MPC knees with Bluetooth who work for DOD in highly secured areas. I have an amputee that works for the DOD and they have major concerns about the Bluetooth in the prosthesis that he trialed. He is not allowed any Bluetooth devices in secure areas even though the knee he trialed has Bluetooth that can be turned off. How secure is the Bluetooth, can it be breached or hacked? I am also reaching out to the manufacturer to find out how vulnerable they are when turned off, how secure are they, and any vulnerabilities they have in highly secure Government facilities.
Thanks in advance,
Rick Stapleton, CPO
NOTE: The information in this email and any attachments may be confidential and/or medical privileged. Access to this email by anyone other than the intended addressee is unauthorized. If you are not the intended recipient (or the employee or agent responsible for delivering this information to the intended recipient), please notify the sender by reply email and immediately delete this email and any copies from your computer and/or electronic storage system. The sender does not authorize the use, distribution, disclosure or reproduction of this email (or any part of its contents) by anyone other than the intended recipient(s). No representation is made that this email and any attachments are free of viruses. Virus scanning is recommended and is the responsibility of the recipient.
Citation
Rick Stapleton, “MPC knees with Bluetooth,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 6, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/209424.
