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Title: Guns now Medical Device
Post by: ZOldDude on December 09, 2008, 06:40:33 am
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted a conceptual, ergonomic 9mm handgun ? designed for people crippled by arthritis, muscular dystrophy, or similar conditions that render them too weak to operate normal handguns ? as a Class 1 Medical Device.
This meens that if a Doctor writes a perscription for one of these firearms that Medicare will pay for it!
Now how cool is that?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28116693
Title: Re: Guns now Medical Device
Post by: Jimmy on December 09, 2008, 10:15:39 pm
yippiekayee.
Title: Re: Guns now Medical Device
Post by: h3ck3lr on March 04, 2009, 07:52:16 am
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted a conceptual, ergonomic 9mm handgun ? designed for people crippled by arthritis, muscular dystrophy, or similar conditions that render them too weak to operate normal handguns ? as a Class 1 Medical Device.
This meens that if a Doctor writes a perscription for one of these firearms that Medicare will pay for it!
Now how cool is that?
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/28116693


my initial reaction was, "Only in america" but after reading the linked article ....

"so he called the FDA and was advised to register his company, Constitution Arms, as a medical device facility and list the Palm Pistol as a "recreational adaptor." The registration seemed to go through without any problems.

FDA spokeswoman Siobhan DeLancey said Carmel apparently got some bad advice from a representative of the agency.

And maybe he should have paid more attention to the fine print on the registration notice. It said: "Registering ... does not, in any way, constitute FDA approval of your facility or your devices
."

still not sure if "only in america" applies ????

Title: Re: Guns now Medical Device
Post by: MrMedic on March 04, 2009, 07:53:49 pm
il have 2 oozies and a rocketlauncher ( just incase i miss ) please doc btw ya got any tanks ive got a neighbour thats causing me stress ...
Title: Re: Guns now Medical Device
Post by: ZOldDude on March 05, 2009, 09:26:15 am
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updated 1:43 p.m. PT, Mon., Dec. 8, 2008
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The inventor is crying foul. "I would assume it's due to political pressure," said Matthew M. Carmel, from Maplewood, N.J. He said he's researching a possible appeal.
Before the "update" the FDA HAD APPROVED IT...so much for Obama and his fascist minded AG/cabinet and those who pull his strings and tell him what to do.