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> I honestly don't see the problem for things like this, primarily diagnostic based equipment. It's a similar situation to giving financial advice. You are the
by wickedchicken 14y ago
> I honestly don't see the problem for things like this, primarily diagnostic based equipment.
It's a similar situation to giving financial advice. You are theoretically making a decision based off of the diagnostic tool, therefore it ceases to become 'harmless.' What if it's out of calibration? What if you forget to do some maintenance procedure and it goes out of calibration?
With software you can put an "IN NO EVENT SHALL THE COPYRIGHT HOLDER OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES" clause. What do you do with medical devices? The best you can get away with is "for entertainment purposes only."