reed, check this out!!!
https://twitter.com/eigenjoy/status/1239661424021995520
@eigenjoy
“There’s a Facebook group with 6,000 members dedicated to designing open-source COVID-19 medical supplies.
The group is sharing CAD files for ventilators, respirators, and equipment that can be fabricated in emergency conditions.
Absolutely inspiring”
Baltimore shooting. Now Omaha shooting. Seems like POTUS saved quite a few people by recommending everybody STAY INSIDE! He is privy to inside info we will never know. Trust him. Trust Kansas. Trust God. Stay safe patriots. https://t.co/QCcHQ9C08Z— ⭐⭐⭐ Mathematically Impossible ⭐⭐⭐ (@MathematicallyI) March 18, 2020
As long as they don’t market them or make any claims of their medical usage without first getting regulatory approvals then they are fine. The minute they go to clinical trials or try to market/sell them they fall under the regulators purview and are subject to the laws in place.
Many of the places I’ve worked have been doing this type of thing for prototyping, but for real world use they haven’t been able to validate the designs and processes to meet the impact requirements for UL, CE marking, and other safety standards for the use cases involved.
Yes it’s inspiring and it’s all technically illegal to distribute them for use on patients without prior clearance.