Hello guys and dolls,

I am not sure with this: There are some therapeutic ultrasound/laser/magnetic machines from BTL company (BTL 09, VAC, 5000 etc.) The user manuals for these machines recommend the safety technical check interval 30 months (for BTL09 - 18 months) at least.

But, the BTL authorized person performs the safety technical inspections in 1 year interval. Doesn´t matter, what it is. He says: "The manual is just for the first interval inspection and BTL do it the same all over the world." But there is nothing like this sentence in the manual. I wonder, if it is true.

Our hospital technician checks all the devices for the electric safety each year, but not for function parameters.

Today, we have all the BTLs devices checked 1 year interval program because of the previous check list.

What for are the user manuals finally?


The inspections are not cheap for our big hospital.
Would it be the problem in the future, if we prefer the user manual rather than the periodic technical check list?

Thank you for your opinion.