why aren't all 7 resolved? a statement only gets an assessment when the public
record can support or contradict it. opinions and what-ifs never can, and 1 checkable
ones are still open, waiting for their date. predictions held up or didn't;
assertions are supported or contradicted. on every card:
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Prediction Didn’t hold up
Doppel on track to launch first US telerobotic ultrasound system
“Yes, so right now, all of the big ultrasound manufacturers have been trying to tap into the rural market, but they can't because the specialists aren't there, and so we're on track to be first to market with a telerobotic ultrasound system in the U.S., and tha…”
Assertion Supported
Doppel uses off-the-shelf Universal Robots hardware used in warehouses
“Yeah, this is an off-the-shelf robot that anyone can use. It's made by Universal Robotics. So this robot is not only used in medicine, it's also used to move boxes in warehouses and things like that.”
Prediction Didn’t hold up
Doppel projects FDA Class II 510(k) clearance by mid-2025
“In Europe and Canada, but not in the U.S. They haven't tried to sell their device in the U.S. Yet, and so that leaves this, not only this enormous market opportunity in the U.S. For us, but it also just like rolls out the red carpet in terms of getting FDA cle…”
Assertion Supported
Medicare reimburses critical access hospitals for capital costs of new equipment
“So when one of those critical access hospitals performs a procedure, Medicare will reimburse them for the cost of performing that procedure. They'll also do that when they purchase a new system.”
Assertion Not checkable as stated
Doppel converted four LOIs into contracts after hospital prototype tests
“Since starting our company two years ago, we've tested our prototype
In multiple hospitals, we've turned four LOIs into contracts”
Assertion Partly supported
Founders performed remote heart procedure on a pig from 2,000 miles away
“The first system that we built was for a minimally invasive heart procedure. The electrophysiologist was in Chicago. Our system was in Seattle, and we did a heart procedure on a pig, and we did it successfully.”
Assertion Open · timeframe Oct 2024
Dopl tested remote robotic system between Houston and Seattle over 5G
“We actually did a test from Houston to Seattle over T-Mobile's, five G network.”