Hospitals will now need to enter into repair contracts directly with the manufacturer.
Reports suggest it isstill complicated to repair an iPhone independently, but it is a start.
Samsung also supports independent repair of its smartphones.
Medical device company Terumo Cardiovascular stops allowing independent repairs of its machines.Fred Tanneau/Getty
In many cases, however, devices today are more like services.
Research suggests it is afundamental reasonwe have so much waste in the world today.
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Turning hardware into essentially a service is inherently inflationary due to lock-in.
And U.S. healthcare costs are already astronomically high as is.
To see how things could be, look no further than the automobiles of yore.
For a long time, independent auto body shops flourished.
BMWs or Fords could be repaired by anyone with a wrench and some elbow work.
The harms of lock-in are clear.
It also told404that the company saw declining demand for participation in its training program.
But if Apple can figure out how to make third-party repairs work, maybe Terumo can too.
Hospital repair technicians aretechniciansafter allthey should be able to do whatever Terumos in-house technicians can.
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But for conservatives, it’s “a freedom and liberty issue.”
Vertica’s trying to solve it with electronics, not drugs.