If you think air travel sucks now, Imagine airlines having to bring their plane to Boeing every time it needs new brakes on the landing gear, or having it rot on the tarmac in Kuala Lumpur waiting for the AirBus repair team to come replace a wiper blade

Fortunately, planes are designed to be serviced, and the manufactures make replacement parts available. Going further, the manufacturer even publishes instructions on how to service the plane as well as tests you can do so you can make sure the plane is operating within specifications.

I don't see why a med tech company couldn't do the same so a hospital can fix its own hospital bed

Don't even need to do that when liability will naturally force medical services to use licensed repair services. Which is already how it works.

I believe that is exactly what this article is recommending.

I didn't see that they were blocking right to repair laws.

He said that immediately after noting they have no experience in medicine or medical devices.

I do and it is a genuine concern that the hospitals that are not funded well enough to make these repairs and will have the most pressure to do so.

No wiggle room whatsoever. Under any circumstances.

Whenever I’m short on cash, I show up unannounced at my local hospital with a roll of duct tape, some pliers, or whatever other tools I have lying around. (Between you and me, I’m usually drunk, too.)

I “fix” anything that looks broken. They are legally obligated to pay me for my services. I made about $27,000 last year. I could have made more if it wasn’t for all that community service taking up my time. Fuck you, Judge Anderson!