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I'll send you the info we have on internal FDA contacts for startups -- they can be extremely helpful.

We had downloaded several 510(k)s early in our process, but found them so heavily redacted that they didn't really give the overview we needed. That's why we worked so hard to reda…

This is beth, also of Shift Labs. I've been offline in Haiti for the past several days, but am happy to answer questions as well. Thanks to all for the support for the repo -- we'r…

I'm a YC founder (current batch; Shift Labs) and also a tenured full professor at an R1 university. I've got a pretty good view from both sides of this fence. I've spent over 20 ye…

Great points in why things are complex, and why so often complex=expensive. While each of the items you mention are totally relevant, we've also found that it's possible to mitigat…

Just a quick comment to add: In many ways, what we're doing would probably not have been possible ten years ago. The markets were different, and so was the technology that enables …

We do indeed. And we've done FMEA. We're in the midst of FDA clearance, so all the required quality work for product development is totally part of our process. We're working on th…

Thanks for great feedback. The lack of transparency is definitely something that keeps the system broken, and we want to drive some change in that direction. Also, let us know what…

When we started, we really didn't have a good estimate of how hacking in the medical space would be different from other kinds of hacking we'd done. But it's really not that bad on…

It's more about positioning of the solution, and thinking of new markets, not replacing existing markets. We also have a business model that allows us to leverage software in ways …

I can't say the FDA process is the most fun thing I've ever done, but it's been a great opportunity to bring the rock-solid engineering framework to our product development. We use…

robbiep -- thanks for reaching out. It's pretty amazing that there's no middle ground between those super-expensive infusion pumps and hand counting. We used 3D printing for our ea…

CEO of Shift Labs Beth here as well!

That comment wasn't originally about breast pumps, so I can't speak to that specific market. But the comment about sales force costs was about selling products like ultrasound into…