Hi EIT. I don't know whether these mod's are absolutely necessary. If they aren't then I'd have serious emotions because this is supposed to be able to perform surgical procedures to benefit the patient and enhance the surgeon's ability to perform them. And up until this point - I've taken our friends of this board's understanding that this device works as necessary. Anything other than "absolutely necessary," and I would be asking Mc why. Now I can see one option as, perhaps some of the points that the current sites are making can be done at the same time as a perfectly necessary issue. Of course that "fix" or enhancement expense better be way beyond a nice feature to justify the expense. And again, I agree with many here regarding the dilution and time to market. I fix my car, and do the research to see if there's another big expense coming down the road, to have it done at the same time.
My logic and BS meter doesn't go off because I don't see the purpose behind unnecessary delays. FOR ANY REASON. This last announcement would be the LAST thing I'd want to do. Mc & Mr. Genova would have had to conclude "while we have the lid off of this thing for a little more money, and no more extended time line - we should do X." Yes the disparate components are an issue for production and diagnostics (for pre-surgery and for device field repair).
I think the "why do this now," is the source of much of our group anxiety.
I don't know what else to conclude without the facts.
Regards,
BK
