The following can be applied to determine when equipment has reached the end of it's life:
Worn out, beyond economical repair (Estimate for repair cost attached)
Damaged, beyond economical repair (Estimate for repair cost attached)
Unreliable (Service history report attached)
Clinical or technically obsolete (report attached)
Spare parts no longer available (Supplier’s statement attached)
More cost-effective or clinically effective device has become available (report attached)
Unable to clean effectively prior to disinfection and/or sterilisation (report attached)