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=== The Glaukos (formerly Avedro) 1st Gen KXL system ===

===The Glaukos (formerly Avedro) 1st Gen KXL system===

Glaukos has announced that they're discontinuing support for their first generation KXL (crosslinking) system. The current system requires a RFID card that costs around $5000 per use of the machine. The new cost for RFID cards per use for the next generation of KXL system will be $75,000 per use ($150,000 for both eyes). This has forced all but one ophthalmology practice to drop crosslinking as a service as the cost cannot and should not be pushed to the patient ~~and insurance~~ companies most likely wont cover the service for such a high cost. Crosslinking serves to treat keratoconus which is a progressive disease that leads to blindness in young people if left untreated.

Glaukos has announced that they're discontinuing support for their first generation KXL (crosslinking) system. The current system requires a RFID card that costs around $5000 per use of the machine. The new cost for RFID cards per use for the next generation of KXL system will be $75,000 per use ($150,000 for both eyes). This has forced all but one ophthalmology practice in Arizona to drop crosslinking as a service as the cost cannot and should not be pushed to the patient. Insurance companies most likely wont cover the service for such a high cost. Crosslinking serves to treat keratoconus which is a progressive disease that leads to blindness in young people if left untreated.

=== Terumo Cardiovascular restricts equipment repairs ===

===Terumo Cardiovascular restricts equipment repairs===

[[Terumo Cardiovascular]] blocks 3rd party repair of the Advanced Perfusion System 1 Heart Lung Machine.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maxwell |first=Thomas |date=23 Jan 2025 |title=Medical Device Company Suddenly Stops Hospitals From Fixing Machines Themselves |url=https://gizmodo.com/medical-device-company-stops-hospitals-from-fixing-machines-themselves-2000554096 |url-status=live |access-date=16 Mar 2025 |website=Gizmodo |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250723103321/https://gizmodo.com/medical-device-company-stops-hospitals-from-fixing-machines-themselves-2000554096 |archive-date=23 Jul 2025}}</ref>

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-=== The Glaukos (formerly Avedro) 1st Gen KXL system ===
+===The Glaukos (formerly Avedro) 1st Gen KXL system===
-Glaukos has announced that they're discontinuing support for their first generation KXL (crosslinking) system. The current system requires a RFID card that costs around $5000 per use of the machine. The new cost for RFID cards per use for the next generation of KXL system will be $75,000 per use ($150,000 for both eyes). This has forced all but one ophthalmology practice to drop crosslinking as a service as the cost cannot and should not be pushed to the patient and insurance companies most likely wont cover the service for such a high cost. Crosslinking serves to treat keratoconus which is a progressive disease that leads to blindness in young people if left untreated.
+Glaukos has announced that they're discontinuing support for their first generation KXL (crosslinking) system. The current system requires a RFID card that costs around $5000 per use of the machine. The new cost for RFID cards per use for the next generation of KXL system will be $75,000 per use ($150,000 for both eyes). This has forced all but one ophthalmology practice in Arizona to drop crosslinking as a service as the cost cannot and should not be pushed to the patient. Insurance companies most likely wont cover the service for such a high cost. Crosslinking serves to treat keratoconus which is a progressive disease that leads to blindness in young people if left untreated.
-=== Terumo Cardiovascular restricts equipment repairs ===
+===Terumo Cardiovascular restricts equipment repairs===
 [[Terumo Cardiovascular]] blocks 3rd party repair of the Advanced Perfusion System 1 Heart Lung Machine.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Maxwell |first=Thomas |date=23 Jan 2025 |title=Medical Device Company Suddenly Stops Hospitals From Fixing Machines Themselves |url=https://gizmodo.com/medical-device-company-stops-hospitals-from-fixing-machines-themselves-2000554096 |url-status=live |access-date=16 Mar 2025 |website=Gizmodo |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250723103321/https://gizmodo.com/medical-device-company-stops-hospitals-from-fixing-machines-themselves-2000554096 |archive-date=23 Jul 2025}}</ref>