[marktwain]

So, they are really close to having a design that works.

[stylin19a]

tuff read...looks like it

"Instead last summer, soon after the FDA’s approval, the Pennsylvania company that designed the device — a subsidiary of the Dutch appliance and technology giant Royal Philips N.V. — began selling two higher-priced commercial versions of the same ventilator around the world."

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

marktwain :" So, they are really close to having a design that works."

No, it sounds like they already have a design that they can sell to the highest bidder, despite the grant given by HHS.
If they are already selling units at $12,000 to $13,500., they already have a workable design and product.

" Steve Klink, the company’s Amsterdam-based spokesman, said Philips was within its rights under the HHS contract
to prioritize the commercial versions of the Trilogy Evo.
An HHS spokeswoman — who insisted she could not be identified by name, despite speaking for the agency — did not disagree. "

The above statement indicates that HHS needs to have a "risk assessment officer" who understands corporate law.
It sounds to me that HHS got contractually "hornswaggled", bamboozled, and deceived by a manufacturer in Pennsylvania.
All perfectly legal... ugh !