Used Medical Equipment Discussion about reconditioned medical equipment

Hospitals in need of new medical equipment may be in for a surprise when they start pricing brand new pulse oximeters from major medical device manufacturers. Advancements in technology and improvements to the current models have cause prices to increase a lot faster than many physicians expected. As a result, the most cost-efficient way to buy pulse oximeters is to shop online at a medical equipment dealer that sells new and used medical equipment.

Datex Ohmeda family of patient monitors is one of the best known, state-of-the-art models of pulse oximeters. They also make a full line of modular monitors, measurement modules and software applications that help with tissue oxygenation with metabolic, Entropy, NMT and airway gas monitoring.

One such monitor is the RGM 5250 / CO2 and SpO2 agent monitor from Datex Ohmeda. It is regularly priced at $2,099 but can be purchased online for only $1,299, slightly used. It features an Spo2 finger sensor that digitally displays various pulse oximetry measurements including O2, CO2, Sp02, Paw, N20 and corresponding waveforms. The touch screen set-up also includes audio and video alarms using an RS232 output.

The Datex Ohmeda 3900P is a top selling pulse oximeter that comes with a printer. If it were bought brand new, it would cost $1,999, but the online used price is usually around $999 at Absolute Medical. It has a built-in printer and an internal battery with power cable. The intuitive user interface makes the 3900 very easy to use and provides clinical motion algorithms that identify, quantify and correct patient motion. These are just two examples of many pulse oximeters that can be found in the online used medical equipment marketplace.

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Cost-cutting measures can be difficult to implement for any business, but it is particularly challenging in a healthcare organization. In order to remain competitive and meet safety standards, it is important that hospitals maintain enough qualified staff to keep the facility running smoothly. As healthcare costs rise, one of the only ways to reduce costs is to stop buying brand new medical equipment.

Just like purchasing a new automobile, a piece of expensive medical equipment depreciates as soon as it is sold. However, with so many hospitals upgrading equipment regularly, there are usually a lot of high-end medical devices for sale in the used medical equipment marketplace.
Here are two of the patient monitors recently seen online at Absolute Medical Equipment (www.AbsoluteMed.com).

The GE Dash-5000 monitor is priced $2,000 less than a new machine and comes with a one-year warranty. This multi-parameter patient monitor has a 12.1” full-color display, a 12-lead ECG monitor, multiple blood pressure and CO2 monitors, a printer and recorder and many more special features, all in a single mobile platform. The Dash 5000 is so adaptable; it can stay with a patient through ever y stage of their care.
The Invivo anesthesia monitor medical equipment, model M12 3550A, is another compact, all-in-one monitor, but this one is designed specifically for the OR, PACU or ambulatory surgical suite. It is also flexible enough to be used in routine treatments and demanding surgeries. Known as the Escort M12, it features a large 12” active matrix LCD screen, second generation analytical tools and other parameters recommended by the ASA.

Both of these machines are priced much lower than the price of a new anesthesia monitor, and offer an excellent way for hospitals to cut costs without sacrificing the quality of care.

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