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Which then implies issues with replication and scale and consistency.

That many of the devices are different, with different UIs, different firmware, different sets of cryptic icons and different and obscure buttons.

Unfortunately, some of the underlying bugs can be common, due to code re-use; the same RT operating system might be used, for instance. Which means that the vendors might not even immediately know what's vulnerable to what.

"Fortunate" is not the word I'd use for the mess that is the medical device industry.




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