Simon, We have had 4 triads for 2 years and have had no majors issues. Apart from early teething problems (we were one of first to have these devices) we have only had some minor error codes in Bipolar mode and one faulty power supply. So far we have not let any smoke out.
regards Ray Bowles Biomedical Engineering Goulburn Valley Health Graham St Shepparton,3630 P 03 58322023 M 0407322037 -----Original Message----- From: Cowley, Simon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, 24 November 2008 3:19 PM To: bmelist@bme.asn.au Subject: [bmelist] High level of faults with Valleylab Force Triad Electrosurgical Units Dear BMElist Subscribers, I wish to make a general enquiry to determine if anyone has been having problems with the Valleylab Force Triad electrosurgical units (ESUs). We currently have four ESUs at Royal Melbourne which have been problematic since they were purchased in June 2008. One unit has been repaired under warranty 3 times for 'Error 289', which relates to a RF circuit board. An incident that is most concerning was last week we had one of the Force Triads begin to smoke at the rear of the unit. The ESU was in Theatre at the time and in standby mode awaiting use. Tyco Healthcare in response to our complaints has replaced both of the ESUs under warranty. I would like to know if anyone else has been having problems with the Force Triads, possibly even raising their concerns to the TGA. Any comments you can provide will be most appreciated. Yours Sincerely Simon Cowley Biomedical Engineer Clinical Engineering Department The Royal Melbourne Hospital - City Campus Grattan Street PARKVILLE VIC 3050 Ph: (03) 9342 7680 Fax: (03) 9342 7526 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe from the bmelist, send a blank email from the subscribed address to [EMAIL PROTECTED] This communication is intended only to be read or used by the addressee. The information contained in this communication may be confidential information. If you are not the intended recipient, any use, interference with, distribution, disclosure or copying of this material is unauthorised and prohibited. The confidentiality attached to this communication is not waived or lost by reason of the mistaken delivery to you. If you have received this communication in error, please destroy it and notify Goulburn Valley Health - by phoning (03) 5832 2322. ##################################################################################### This e-mail message has been scanned for Viruses and Content and cleared by MailMarshal For more information please visit www.marshalsoftware.com ##################################################################################### To unsubscribe from the bmelist, send a blank email from the subscribed address to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
