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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
https://www.businessinsider.com/ventilator-manufacturers-dont-let-hospitals-fix-coronavirus-right-to-repair-2020-5?op=1
https://www.vice.com/en/article/a-medical-device-maker-threatens-ifixit-over-ventilator-repair-project/
https://pirg.org/media-center/new-senate-right-to-repair-bill-to-reduce-barriers-to-fixing-medical-equipment-including-ventilators/
https://www.extremetech.com/extreme/312560-deadly-drm-right-to-repair-a-life-or-death-problem-during-the-coronavirus-pandemic
https://www.vice.com/en/article/ventilator-companies-finally-make-the-life-saving-devices-easier-to-repair/
https://scholarship.shu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1816&context=shlr
