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Doctors Remove Woman’s Brain Implant Against Her Will
(futurism.com)
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this post was submitted on 02 Sep 2023
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It doesn't say that. It says she was willing to pay to keep it in, which means she was willing to pay for long-term maintenance. But there was nobody willing to provide maintenance, because the company dissolved. That is why she was advised to remove the device.
Implants generally go in the garbage after removal.
Implants that failed to gain FDA approval definitely go in the garbage after removal. Nobody else wants them, in fact the company will end up having to pay for proper disposal of medical waste.
Yes I very clearly stated what my *guess *was. Nothing says enough to determine what truly happened here. As someone who works in the medical field, I'm making an educated guess based on my knowledge of how medical devices, elective surgeries, and governing bodies work.