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Only if you've got 8 fingers Adrian.
OVE and HAT just don't have the same meaning

Roy, would you register as a can of beans going thru the checkout at Tescos later in life

The UK suppliers for the Revolution are now: Mentor Medical Systems Ltd.,
The Woolpack,
Church Street,
Wantage,
Oxon,
OX12 8BL
Tel: 01235 768758
Fax: 01235 768780

As you rightly state these do not conform to current standards relating to medical equipment and require modification prior to use.

New Tattoo/Micropigmentation Machine Supplier
At NATN this week the company Finishing Touches (SPMU) Ltd showed a CE marked German made machine called Precision Plus that would appear to meet the clinical & safety requirements for this type of device. As this is a hard to find item you might want to make a special note of the details. Contact info:
Alison Doughty - Tel 0845 2301210/1310 Fax 0870 3501410 email info@wakeupwithmakeup.co.uk

Thanks for the info Paul will investigate

This probably a silly question, but please enlighten us. Just why are tattoo machines required in a hospital environment?

Paul.

They are used by plastic surgeons to give ladies who have had major breast surgery the appearance of a nipple surround (sorry forget the proper anatomical term for that bit, even though it is rather an interesting part).
Also used to reduce appearance of scarring.

Marc.

Our Trust is also looking to purchase one of these. I've a PPQ form for the Precision Plus from Finishing Touches but it's not CE marked for the Medical Devices Directive - only for the EMC Directive. Has anyone any ifo on an alternative?. What are others doing as our surgeon say the use of these is common practice?
Thanks
Graham

Our plastics team is currently after one of these and suggested Eurosurgical (01483 456007. They claim to supply a micropigmentation dermabrasion (tattoo) machine which is CE marked to the MDD.

They have sent me a PPQ which claims to be a Class IIa machine and indeed CE marked to the MDD with the Notified Body no 0535. I have asked for a copy of the CE Certificate of Conformance which they are getting from the German manufacturer (Polytech Silimed Europe GmbH)

Cost of machine is around £3,500

Thanks. Our surgeons are purchasing one from Finishing Touches which is not CE marked for compliance with the Medical Devices Directive. Interestingly I contacted the MHRA for guidance re using something not CE marked and was advised that this was a cosmetic procedure and therefore outside the scope of the Directive. I wonder how much other cosmetic surgery the same logic could be applied to.

What are MHRA playing at? It is being used on a patient within a patient environment! Surely the patient and the Trust need some assurances that the equipment being used meets a minimum level of safety, obviously not in the eyes of MHRA.