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If it's not (legally) a wheelchair, it doesn't need FDA approval, and from what I understand FDA approval is an extremely expensive process (as in, "increase un

by zyxley 11y ago

If it's not (legally) a wheelchair, it doesn't need FDA approval, and from what I understand FDA approval is an extremely expensive process (as in, "increase unit price by hundreds of thousands of dollars" expensive).

ljk 11y ago
So in the end this is a good move? People who need wheelchairs can get them for cheaper, like how gluten-intolerant people get a lot more choices now that gluten-free options are getting so popular
- aroch 11y ago
  Except probably not covered by your insurance if it isn't certified
- avian 11y ago
  Probably not a good example. I've heard that gluten-intolerant people can no longer trust a label "gluten free" these days. It is now used as a marketing device for healthy people and not meaning that it is safe for those with the medical condition.
  - ljk 11y ago
    Didn't know this was happening, sad but not surprised though..
    - necessity 11y ago
      You still don't, unless "some stranger in the internet said he heard someone say" is your knowledge of the situation.
harryjo 11y ago
> (as in, "increase unit price by hundreds of thousands of dollars" expensive). that's clearly false. maybe "hundreds OR thousands of dollars.