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I'm sure the cost of these valves are not in the production but in the research of coming up with the design to produce and other things before production. So t
by capableweb 7y ago
I'm sure the cost of these valves are not in the production but in the research of coming up with the design to produce and other things before production. So they price in order to recoup already spent money and get some profit on it too. For sure it doesn't cost them 11k to make.
- ncmncm 7y agoValves are mature technology. The expense to develop it is negligible. The expense to push it through regulatory apparatus might not be. Most likely it is a trivial variation on an already approved design, varied solely for the purposes of obtaining a new patent, and of getting an exclusive requirement for it to be used on the machine. There is no defensible reason to presume good faith on the part of a medical equipment manufacturer, even though a few do have it.
- capableweb 7y ago> There is no defensible reason to presume good faith on the part of a medical equipment manufacturer, even though a few do have it. I agree and I also think it's incredibly shitty of a medical company to threaten to sue in these trying times. Really exposes what they are all about. I was just trying to see the coin from the other side, trying to understand.
- kichik 7y agoThen maybe they can help them setup a way to license the 3D model so hospitals can print it themselves, but still pay. Whatever the price components are, clearly some innovation is needed here if there are not enough of these in hospitals.