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Yes! .. i love thinking about things that way! Speaking about that mentality > the right to repair : https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12088631 https://news
by andyidsinga 10y ago
Yes! .. i love thinking about things that way!
Speaking about that mentality > the right to repair : https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12088631 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12088631
...raises the question about who can service and repair medical implants. I imagine pace makers would be an interesting case study.
- tunap 10y agoI imagine any inorganic implamt is going to degrade, and have proprietery patents included. Your last question reminded me of the Jarvik Heart, in particular. Interesting read on evolution of the permanent to impermanent artificial heart: http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/03/21/us/artificial-hearts-ticking-along-decades-after-jarvik-7-debate.html?referer= http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/03/21/us/artificial-hearts-ti...
- andyidsinga 10y agothat is a great read, thanks!
- Aelinsaar 10y agoIt really only avoids being an issue now because of the nature of surgery, the longevity of typical patients vs. implants, and so on. Hopefully, eventually, both of those factors will change and the law is going to be shown to be woefully behind.