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Building open-source medical devices - an open-source platform democratizing medical imaging and neuromodulation technology.

Reduce medical device development costs from $119M to $15M through open-source collaboration, bringing advanced healthcare technology to 3.5 billion underserved people worldwide.

For Developers: Getting Started Guide (Coming Soon) For Researchers: Research Partnerships (Coming Soon) For Contributors: Contribution Guidelines

• OpenLIFU-python - Core toolbox
• openlifu-desktop-application - Graphical User Interface
• SlicerOpenLIFU - 3D Slicer extension

• openmotion-sdk - Python library
• Additional components coming soon

We're building a global community of developers, researchers, and clinicians. Ways to participate:

• 💬 Join the Discussion: Discord Community | GitHub Discussions
• 📚 Improve Docs: Documentation contributions welcome
• 🐛 Report Issues: Help us improve quality
• 🎓 Academic Research: Research partnership opportunities available

• Website: openwater.health
• Documentation: docs.openwater.health (Coming Soon)
• Forum: Coming Soon
• Community Chat: Discord

Openwater uses a Technical Steering Committee (TSC) governance model inspired by CNCF and Linux Foundation practices, adapted for the unique requirements of open-source medical device development.

• Governance Charter - Roles, decision-making, contribution evaluation, safety, and regulatory governance
• Quality Statement - Standards for code quality, testing, documentation, and release readiness
• Code of Conduct - Expected behavior, reporting process, and enforcement policies for all community spaces
• Contribution Guidelines - How to submit issues, pull requests, research data, and hardware designs

This project is licensed under the AGPL 3.0 - see the LICENSE file for details.

Built with support from the global open-source medical device community. Special thanks to our research partners and contributors.

Status: 🚧 Under Active Development | Last Updated: April 6, 2026