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I've been a medical equipment trainer for about 3 years and I find that the Baxter colleague is one of the best pumps on the market, unfortunately, it requires competent training. The pump cam be set up for whatever parameters you want. Baxter should get thier act together and teach how to use the pump efficiently.... the sets being less than £1 a set (i think) most hospitals should look at this pump as a pump of the future. Most of the other are pretty mediocre to say the least.
Huw

Mmmh, I'd take a look else where on this site....
You're not a Rep are you or after a back-hander from Baxter? :p

Ha ha..... nope no rep and no backhander (unfortunatrly ), but i do think its a good pump ONCE YOU KNOW IT it can be set up for individual patients to whatever parameters you want

Sorry for that I used Tony's board :p we work together

Plus, Tony would never be as emotional as you were in that post

Hew E, have you had a look at the posting "2 or 3 channel volumetric pumps".....
I rest my case!

Now it has been on the market a good few years, the version 7 pump is a good pump. These versions are reliable, and have less reported breakdowns than much of their competition. Most of our breakdowns are related to being dropped, or missuse - not genuine failures. When comparing spare parts spend and breakdown rates we spend more on other infusion pumps than we do on the New Version 7 Colleague. I recently had a few 3 Channels (6 I think) which have been in use for about 3 month with no reported problems. The case build quality is good, and as Huw Evans (our nurse trainer) said, if the users are trained we don't get any problems.

The New Colleague has gone through some major changes and is well worth a look if you are tendering (Especially with regard to life costs).

Dear John,

Very interesting! - This Version 7 Colleague? Could you give us all some more details about this wonder pump! Do you have an informant in Baxter's R & D department or something?

If they haven't got it yet, can you send them a copy?

I have just checked with Baxter Service Centre and, to their knowledge, there is not a Version 7 pump.

The most common SOFTWARE, I believe, is Version 4.02.00. or there abouts. But this is not the latest.

Version 5 Guardian Software is, I am told, now available, which has some extremely good features. I think it is well worth further info being obtained from your area rep.

Ian.

** To whom much is given, much will be expected **

Yes, the giving-sets are cheap.

Still getting some strange happenings with them...Processor locks up now and then for "apparently" no obvious reason



EH