Re: Status of uw-prism packaging for Debian

2014-08-19 Thread Andreas Tille
Hi Ira, On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 01:42:51PM -0700, Ira Kalet wrote: I had the good fortune at a recent social event to meet an attorney for one of the big multinational corporations in the medical device business, whose job is to look after FDA regulatory issues. He even was familiar with

Re: Status of uw-prism packaging for Debian

2014-08-19 Thread Ira Kalet
Hi Andreas, Answers to your extremely important questions below. On 08/18/2014 11:38 PM, Andreas Tille wrote: Hi Ira, On Mon, Aug 18, 2014 at 01:42:51PM -0700, Ira Kalet wrote: I had the good fortune at a recent social event to meet an attorney for one of the big multinational corporations

Re: Status of uw-prism packaging for Debian

2014-08-18 Thread Ira Kalet
On 08/11/2014 08:03 AM, Ian Jackson wrote: Steve M. Robbins writes (Re: Status of uw-prism packaging for Debian): My guess is that the legality of distribution hinges on how the software is represented. For example, [1] defines device as: any article, instrument, apparatus

Re: Status of uw-prism packaging for Debian

2014-08-11 Thread Ian Jackson
Steve M. Robbins writes (Re: Status of uw-prism packaging for Debian): My guess is that the legality of distribution hinges on how the software is represented. For example, [1] defines device as: any article, instrument, apparatus or contrivance, including any component, part

Re: Status of uw-prism packaging for Debian

2014-08-10 Thread jonathon
On 8/1/2014 1:56 AM, Andreas Tille wrote: What do you think? From http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/FR-1998-02-02/html/98-2498.htm and http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm369431.html I can't tell if 510(k) clearance would be required, or not. That is why you need to talk

Re: Status of uw-prism packaging for Debian

2014-08-10 Thread Steve M. Robbins
Hi, I'm tuning in late, but regarding Ira Kalet's question: 3. Finally, there is still the issue of what the US FDA might say about distribution within the US, We have to worry about more than just the US. Almost every country regulates the marketing of medical devices. as software

Re: Status of uw-prism packaging for Debian

2014-08-01 Thread Andreas Tille
[Please keep Ira Kalet and the Debian Med mailing list in CC] Hello, I'm forwarding a part of a discussion to you legal experts for clarification: On Thu, Jul 31, 2014 at 11:15:49AM -0700, Ira Kalet wrote: 3. Finally, there is still the issue of what the US FDA might say about distribution

Re: Status of uw-prism packaging for Debian

2014-08-01 Thread Paul Wise
On Fri, Aug 1, 2014 at 4:56 PM, Andreas Tille wrote: I'm forwarding a part of a discussion to you legal experts for clarification: I'm afraid debian-legal is mostly armchair lawyers. If you want to consult actual lawyers, it would be best to get legal advice from the SFLC, who we have gotten