Hi guys,
I originally asked for this notice to be posted on your bme site.
I am not sure whether it has been done or not, so am resending it out
this way.
Hope that it doesn't piss too many of you off, adding it to a post on
ESU's.
Hi guys,
I am a nurse at the Royal Hobart Hospital, ICU.
I have to GIVE away 2 x PB 7200ae ventilators, (preferably), to a public
hospital that still has some of these reliable little puppies on their
asset register.
1 with 18K hours
1 with 54K hours.
Functional.
Well optioned.
Screens.
Operator manuals.
Humidifier and support arms NOT included.
Ready for use, after acceptance testing / performance verification, by
the prospective user.
Or, suitable for spares.
These are far too good to throw on to the tip.
To acquire, all that needs to be done is contact me, and arrange for a
con note and a courier to pick up, pack, and return to your base.
As long as there is NO cost to the DHHS / RHH you can be the proud owner
of two low km's ventilators.
As is, where is.
Have only had minimal usage since last PM.
If no responses by mid December, they shall be either given to a local
Vet, or end up as scrap metal.
Please advertise this somehow within bme circles.
First courier to front with a valid con note wins.
No correspondence will be entered into.
The judges decision is FINAL!!!
I am the sole judge and arbiter.
If you would like bme specific info, you can email
[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Cheers, M
Michael Sullivan
Equipment Nurse
RHH, DCCM
6222 8817
-Original Message-
From: Ray Bowles [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, 1 December 2008 10:12 AM
To: Cowley, Simon
Cc: bmelist@bme.asn.au
Subject: RE: [bmelist] High level of faults with Valleylab Force Triad
Electrosurgical Units
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
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