From: denjef10_at_e...
Date: 2001-06-01 17:59:29
If you sell it as a kit or prebuilt, put a label on it that can't be removed or etch it right into the case with the
website info so anybody can see where they can get one. Really, I've found most clinicans are honest and want the
best for their clients. But I have come across an occasional prick who would be better suited selling cars than
treating patients. Don't worry about that guy. Once patients know how to train and where to buy the unit they will
gravitate there on their own.
Jeffrey
--- In buildcheapeeg_at_yahoogroups.com, Rob Kall <smile_at_compuserve.com> wrote:
> Message text written by INTERNET:buildcheapeeg_at_yahoogroups.com
> >
> " No one is allowed charge for this product ,
> which was developed freely and should be used so . "
>
> Is it radical too ? Is it harmless ? Is it agressive ?
> Please comment ; the "cheap" in the title must to mean something ...
> <
>
>
> And there should be no wars, slavery, killing, theft or unkindness......
>
> Really, it is impossible to make that rule. And, if an individual chooses
> to go to a practitioner, it is not just the EEG hardware and software that
> the person seeks, but the expertise.
>
> When someone comes to me, I offer them 29 years of experience with
> biofeedback, not just hooking up electrodes and turning on the software.
>
> But it would be possible to develop the software so the screen can
> periodically flash a screen that says something like:
>
> This EEG system was sold to the owner with the express agreement that the
> maximum fee per hour in 2002 dollars will be $_____.
>
>
> Of course, that will keep some preactitioners from using it and that would
> be a shame.
>
> Another way to handle it is to make a home use version and a clinician
> version. That's hard to do since you want the home user to have the full
> power of the technology.
>
> One way to deal with it might be to sell the system with only so many
> sessions allowed, and then more money would have to be paid. That money
> could support the website, continued development, contributions of free
> systems to charitable organizations (like I am working on getting free
> equipment for Dharamsala.)
>
> Or, you can treat it like planting a seed to do good in the world. If some
> health care providers buy it and then charge for their services, even
> excessive amounts, (and who is to decide what is too much for a person to
> charge for his or her time) they will still be making the technology
> available.
>
> Maybe, the way to handle it is to flash on the screen that the OPENEEG has
> been designed to be a home trainer, that anyone can buy for $xxx by going
> to the following websites.
>
> You know, another issue is tech support. Who will provide it? How will it
> be paid for? WHo will handle returns, repairs, irate customers, complaints
> to the FDA?
> Better build those considerations into the price.
>
> BTW, I am not an engineer and have been deleting many of the tech side
> messages without looking at them, if you want to make sure I see what you
> are writing, make sure it has an appropriate subject heading.
>
> Best Regards,
>
> Rob Kall
> Futurehealth, Inc.
> 211 N. Sycamore St., Newtown, PA 18940 215-504-1700, fax 215-860-5374
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