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Rigel Medical has introduced an upgraded version of its dedicated tester for the in-service and post-repair safety testing of medical electronic devices in line with the standards required by IEC 62353.
In line with changes in test requirements from manufacturers of 24V DC and 48V DC operated medical equipment such as operating tables and portable lighting installations, the new Rigel 62353 Plus tester is equipped with an extended range of insulation test voltages between 50V DC to 500V DC.
As a result, four separate insulation test voltages are now provided at 50V DC, 100 VDC, 250V DC and 500 V DC to give the latest tester even more flexibility in meeting the routine safety testing needs of medical devices in line with the internationally recognised in-service test standard.
Other special design features include an earth bond “zap” circuit that makes use of preconditioning the contact resistance by using a high current, low energy pre-pulse.
In addition, the new tester can measure and warn of secondary earth paths which are common in hospitals and which may seriously affect the validity of leakage measurements if undetected, potentially leading to false positives and passing medical equipment as electrically safe when in fact they are not.
Improved battery power reduces the downtime between testing and other features include an easy-to-use facility for testing up to two individual Applied Parts from different modules or classes e.g. BF and CF class, in either fully automatic, semi-automatic or manual test modes.
The comprehensive testing capability of the safety tester is supported by a large internal memory for the storage of test results, with stored test data being transferred to PC-based asset management and test records databases for maximum traceability.
The new Rigel 62353 Plus analyser tests in full compliance with IEC 62353 and NFPA 99 or AS/NZ3551 respective local versions.
The new instrument forms part of a comprehensive range of advanced safety analysers, patient simulators, testers and accessories from Rigel Medical, part of the Seaward Group.
More details at www.rigelmedical.com
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A&D Medical, a world leader in Blood Pressure Measurement Technology announces the launch of their new Spring Promotional Pricing Campaign.
The new promotional pricing is designed to help meet the challenges ahead for the NHS to deliver further financial savings – with additional savings on A&D Medical Blood Pressure Monitors of up to 20% throughout February and March 2016.
The models included in this Spring promotional pricing campaign are:
TM-2655P
- The waiting room, fully automated BPM.
- Designed for high footfall areas, increasing efficiency and quality of treatment, whilst lightening the workload of medical staff, through patients taking their own measurement.
TM-2430 
- The compact & lightweight Ambulatory Blood Pressure monitor.
- Designed for 24 hour ambulatory blood pressure monitoring with patient results data output/connectivity.
UA-1010
- The 90 memory Upper Arm Blood Pressure Monitor with cuff fit error and movement error technologies.
- Featuring A&D’s pioneering Irregular Heart Beat detection technology (now standard across all of our range), and a wide range of “SmoothFit” cuff options covering arm sizes from 18cm to 45cm (small, adult and large).
UA-651SL
- The 30 memory, smart compact Upper Arm Blood Pressure Monitor with semi-large cuff.
- Features include a latex and metal free “SlimFit” cuff designed to fit arm sizes from 23cm to 37cm.
A&D are the original pioneers of digital blood pressure monitors, the Irregular Heartbeat Function (which can be useful in assisting with the detection of arrhythmias, such as Atrial Fibrillation), the WHO classification indicator, and telehealth BP monitors.
A&D blood pressure monitors are designed and manufactured for professional clinical use and have been extensively used in the UK for over 25 years. All models are independently clinically validated and tested – providing your guarantee of accuracy and reliability.
**Stop Press** NEW FOR 2016 – our range of UM series Professional BPM, including the:
• UM-102 – the 2nd generation hybrid traditional style non-mercury sphygmomanometer.
• UM-201 – simple to use, durable and chemically resistant body, Hospital departmental monitor.
• UM-211 – the dual measurement mode (auscultatory & oscillometric), adjustable inflation pressure, chemically resistant Hospital departmental monitor.
Please contact us for further information on our Spring Promotional Pricing Campaign and new UM series range at:
www.pmsinstruments.co.uk
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Tel: 01628 773233
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Prescott’s, INC. is excited to announce the launch of Prescott’s Surgical Ltd. We are now positioned to offer cost savings and excellent customer service to customers across the United Kingdom. In conjunction with our introduction to the UK market, we are providing a complimentary “Introduction to Surgical Microscopes” training seminar on 23/02/2016 in Milton Keynes. It is increasingly important for biomedical technicians to provide immediate response and support for the theatre’s demanding workload. This seminar will give you a better understanding of the microscopes’ usefulness, and you will be able to limit downtime and costs for corrective maintenance. Lunch will be provided and there will be a drawing for an iPad giveaway – attendance required.
Contact Corey Shellenberger to register – This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Why use Prescott’s Surgical?
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Prescott’s sells and services all makes (Zeiss and Leica) and models (Pentero and M844) of surgical microscopes. We have over 300 surgical microscopes in inventory at all times. Our territory managers also keep key items locally to ensure quick parts replacement.
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Prescott’s surgical microscope systems and replacement parts have a 2 year warranty.
- Contract Coverage
Prescott’s offers 4 levels of contract coverage from comprehensive to PM only to suit your needs. In addition, we provide a free risk assessment to help determine the coverage level required.
- Trade-Ins Welcome
Prescott’s will purchase any microscope regardless of age. Even if your facility has decided to purchase a new microscope from an OEM, we would love to buy your old microscope back. Our trade-in values are typically 50 to 75% higher than those offered by OEMs (Zeiss, Leica, etc)
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At Prescott’s we do everything we can to manage the demanding needs of our customers and maintaining equipment safety and reliability.
Visit - www.surgicalmicroscopes.com/sales/uk-service-repair - for more information
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Rigel has introduced a new handheld safety analyser for the routine electrical testing of basic medical and laboratory equipment.
The new Rigel SafeTest 60 is a compact, robust and reliable safety analyser that is particularly well suited to high volume testing demands, with a simple colour coded user interface, push button operation and the fast step-through of test routines.
The general purpose tester includes a comprehensive range of safety tests for hospital and medical equipment such as medical beds and chairs, operating tables, hoists, infusion pumps, CPAP’s, centrifuges and other similar equipment that does not require patient lead testing.
As such, the SafeTest 60 is suitable for electrical testing to ensure compliance with a range of international safety standards including leakage testing to IEC 60601, IEC 62353, IEC 61010 and NFPA-99.
In addition, to meet the needs of some specific types of equipment, the unit also has the capability to carry out insulation testing in line with IEC 62353 and accurate high current, low energy earth bond testing to both IEC 62353 and IEC 61010.
In all cases, full manual control means only those specific tests that are required can be carried out, with minimised power breaks and full control of power cycles helping to ensure that testing is carried out quickly and efficiently – without any compromise in accuracy or integrity of testing.
As part of the new streamlined approach to carrying out electrical safety tests, an automatic warning of secondary earth/ground paths ensures that users are made aware prior to invalid results being obtained, eliminating time consuming re-tests and ensuring correct and valid results are provided first time.
The new Rigel SafeTest 60 is available in a wide range of power supply configurations to meet standard local operating conditions around the world.
The new SafeTest 60 forms part of a comprehensive range of high performance specialist biomedical test equipment from Rigel Medical.
Full details at www.rigelmedical.com/safetest60
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Nihon Kohden UK Ltd launches 'Life Scope G3' a wearable vital sign monitor designed to use hospital Wi-Fi for mobile monitoring of patients throughout the hospital. Life Scope G3 monitors ECG, Respiration and SpO2 to support phases of patient care such as transportation or rehabilitation. You can connect it to a patient and use it as a transmitter in a telemetry monitoring system, or use it as a basic vital sign monitor.
Anywhere
You can confirm the patient's vital signs and waveforms on the Life Scope G3 display. Even if the patient is outside the telemetry network area, the Life Scope G3 will alarm to give notice of sudden change in patient condition.
Intuitive operation
Intuitive touch panel operation, such as swiping of numeric values to show details or swiping to scroll waveforms, makes the Life Scope G3 very easy to use. You have fast access to important information at the patient’s side.
Review at the patient's side
You can review full disclosure waveforms, vital sign trends and a wide range of data at the patient’s side without having to go to the central station.
Advanced alarm management
Life Scope G3 has two alarm modes. When directly monitoring the patient, monitor mode sounds alarms at both the central monitor and the Life Scope G3. To create a quiet bedside environment for the patient, telemetry mode silences alarms at the patient side and alarms only sound at the central monitor. Life Scope G3 supports 3- and 6-lead ECG and detects 23 types of arrhythmia. It also has an arrhythmia recall screen.
Long battery operation time
With just two AA batteries, the Life Scope G3 can continuously monitor ECG, SpO2 and respiration for at least 24 hours in telemetry mode. To save battery power, the display turns off after a specified
Robust network configuration
Life Scope G3 uses IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n protocols for robust and faster communication. Life Scope G3 supports WEP, WPA-PSK (TKIP), WPA2-PSK (AES) and IEEE802.1X (PEAP, EAP-TLS) encryption for advanced data security tailored to your hospital environment.
Nihon Kohden is a well-respected Japanese company that designs and manufactures a wide range of medical devices. We pride ourselves on our reputation for providing high quality, reliable products. All our product range including patient monitoring and ECG machines are available via NHS Supply Chain. Lifescope G3 is part of our new portfolio ‘The Genesis of Monitoring’.
For more information please contact Nihon Kohden UK Ltd. Tel: 02083916800
http://www.nihonkohden.com/products/products_en/type/mon/gz130p.html
