RE:Wildbird1 Search Warrant still open.The science looks fine, but the current focus is on the material engineering, some of the questions on the table include; Is the sterilization procedure adequate? are the fiber optics and sensors affected by the sterilization procedure? How many proceedures can these optical fibers and sensors endure before they should be replaced? Are there enough details provided in the ITA application to satisfy HC? yadda yadda Material engineering is both important and helpful so I don't see this as a delay, It's more like a refinement to avoid complications.
I have direct experience with my own new product development, I don't see anything unusual going on nor the potential for a fatal flaw. The worst case senario with these fibers and sensors is to replace them after each use, they are not very expensive.