https://mirror.consumerrights.wiki/api.php?action=feedcontributions&feedformat=atom&user=2A01%3ACB08%3A9405%3A8800%3AC970%3AE576%3AC50B%3A82D3Consumer Rights Wiki - User contributions [en]2026-05-20T15:57:22ZUser contributionsMediaWiki 1.44.0https://mirror.consumerrights.wiki/index.php?title=Shortage_of_medical_ventilators_during_COVID-19_pandemic&diff=5376Shortage of medical ventilators during COVID-19 pandemic2025-01-25T10:19:01Z<p>2A01:CB08:9405:8800:C970:E576:C50B:82D3: Primer for ventilator article</p>
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<div>During the COVID crisis, manufacturers like General Electric, Dräger, Steris, locked down the supply of spare parts, software and repair manuals behind expensive certifications for technicians, and threaten <br />
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https://www.businessinsider.com/ventilator-manufacturers-dont-let-hospitals-fix-coronavirus-right-to-repair-2020-5?op=1<br />
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https://www.vice.com/en/article/a-medical-device-maker-threatens-ifixit-over-ventilator-repair-project/<br />
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https://pirg.org/media-center/new-senate-right-to-repair-bill-to-reduce-barriers-to-fixing-medical-equipment-including-ventilators/<br />
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https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/312560-deadly-drm-right-to-repair-a-life-or-death-problem-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic<br />
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https://www.vice.com/en/article/ventilator-companies-finally-make-the-life-saving-devices-easier-to-repair/<br />
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https://scholarship.shu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1816&context=shlr</div>2A01:CB08:9405:8800:C970:E576:C50B:82D3