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Originally Posted by twowheels
...but...but... you were talking about buying!!
(and I've seen plenty of used equipment on ebay)
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Federal law restricts this device to sale by or on the order of a physician or veterinarian.
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Here : "Federal Law" meaning USA Federal Law (Code of Federal Regulations (CFR) ), not Chinese Federal Law.
We just don't have that much control over what the Chinese do.
And, with a little thought (or a hell of a lot of reading -
the CFR isn't at all clear about much beyond section numbers) -
A manufacturer can sell to a distributor, and the distributor buy from the manufacturer, without a prescription.
Those factories turn these things out at a rate of 10,000 to 100,000 a month -
They couldn't do that (in any country) if each transaction had to be "prescribed".[*]
So even though I am not a lawyer - I think we are both in the clear.
Me for buying one to play with its hardware, you for having one on your work bench to test software builds on.
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For the curious reader of this thread - -
These machines can (and often do) have provisions to make "invasive" measurements.
I.E: From sticking a needle or sensor of some sort into a person (or animal).
That is "Criminal Assault" without the proper medical practitioner's license and training.
This particular unit was ordered **without** support for any invasive measurements.
But - is that all to be considered?
Not hardly.
It does (as one of its basic functions) sense a person's ECG.
That is done by making an electrical connection between the person and the device.
Another whole bag of hazards and regulations.
At least for anyone not employed to operate an electric chair in the state's death house on people the courts have decided should die by electrocution.
The designers go to great lengths to ensure the equipment is safe to use in the intended manner when it is functioning normally.
Which leads into another large bag of rules and regulations.
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For those who don't have the training in the proper use and/or don't mind chancing suicide by electrocution . . . .
Just don't leave a note saying you got the idea from this thread on how to off yourself.
Note: Don't use it on the household dog.
In most states, in actual practice, the penalties handed out for shocking your dog end up being more sever than for electrocuting your friend.
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[*] Triggers visions of a zillion Chinese medical men, chained in a small room, dashing off 100,000 prescriptions a month - one for each machine that ships.