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Lisa Chamoff, Contributing Reporter | May 23, 2022
From the May 2022 issue of HealthCare Business News magazine
The company has continued to add more automated test sequences and will also work with biomedical engineers to help them customize the test sequences.
“So as soon as they get the device, it works exactly the way they want,” Zitting said. “They don't have to come up with test sequences themselves. Also, if a customer has a new gas monitor for which we don’t have a test sequence, we will create the test sequence for it and put it in their SmartTank for them or send it by email.”
Pronk Technologies
Pronk Technologies recently released Mobilize, which allows for two-way wireless communications between test equipment and a biomedical engineer’s Apple iOS device via Bluetooth. Mobilize can work with testers — including the Safe-T Sim Mobilize Electrical Safety Analyzer, Mobilize SC-5 SimCube NIBP Simulator, Mobilize OX-2 OxSim Flex SpO2 Simulator and Mobilize FlowTrax IV Pump Analyzer — as well as other manufacturer’s test equipment, including products from Datrend Systems.
Mobilize executes the procedures automatically by scanning a bar code on the device being tested and eliminates manual documentation by automatically transferring results to the CMMS, saving biomedical engineers time.
“The report is being generated as you go,” said Julio Castro, regional sales director of Pronk Technologies. “The concept is to be able to be more efficient and more effective by having these pieces connected together.”
RaySafe
Last year, RaySafe released its RaySafe X2 Volt, used for measuring voltage test points on X-ray machines.
The X2 Volt is designed to be simple to use and replaces a voltmeter and, in many cases, an oscilloscope, said Ed Brand, global business development manager for RaySafe.
“Essentially, this is just like a few tools in one,” Brand said. “In some cases, it makes it easier because oscilloscopes are notoriously difficult to operate.”
The design of the X2 Volt Sensor can reduce the time for the test procedure by as much as 90% over traditional measurement methods, according to the company.
The X2 Volt sensor can also be used for connecting other measurement devices providing a voltage signal between ± 16 V, such as an mAs clamp for noninvasive mAs measurements. An optional cable extends that range to ± 160 V.
RTI Group
RTI Group recently released Ocean Next 2.0, the latest iteration of their world-leading software for X-ray QA that is also integrated with RTI’s new Scatter Probe for the measurement of X-ray scatter and leakage.
The new software has an updated SQLite database that is faster and more secure than prior versions. The software connects to a cloud service, which enables secure storage of measurements and provides access to all relevant documentation, calibration certificates and manuals.
