I have been to these type conferences at FDA.
Basically, it is an open invitation for them to brainstorm with the "public" about how, when, why, and where they can stifle development, over-regulate, and limit U.S. ingenuity. All under the guise of protecting us from capitalist hegemony. "If everyone can't succeed, no one will, comrade!"
On a brighter note, at least robotic surgery will make it into the mainstream conversation.
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