Repair
YIKES! Is It Time For A New Repair Company?
Tweet YIKES! If Your Distal Tips Look Like This, It’s Time To Fire Your Repair Company Recessed lenses like those in the above picture create a crevice in which body protein matter collects, making it extremely difficult to adequately clean and disinfect. On this instrument you can actually see the matter collected [...]
Flexible Endoscope Preventative Maintenance & Minor Repairs
Tweet The new Scope Requirements announced by the Joint Commission a few months ago highlight the trend MER has seen towards the increasing role of Clinical Engineering with regards to inventory management, preventative maintenance schedules and repair cost reduction of flexible endoscope. With this increased responsibility comes an increased need for knowledge. For decades the [...]
Cold Weather Endoscope Care
Tweet “This winter will see more days of shivery conditions: a winter during which temperatures will average below normal for about three-quarters of the nation.”- 2010 Farmers Almanac On these frigid mornings, many of us allow our cars some extra time to warm up in order to avoid damage to the expensive internal components of [...]
The Folly of Fluid Invasion
Tweet The Folly of Fluid Invasion Fluid Invasion is the cause of many of the most expensive repairs carried out on flexible endoscopes. In addition to the tangible cost of repairs, fluid invasions can shorten the life of an endoscope and create instrument down time that can result in scheduling delays. Any time a flexible [...]
Leak Test…Leak Test…Leak Test
Tweet  Endoscopes are intricate instruments that combine mechanical, illumination, optical and video elements…none of which react well to fluid. Because of these sensitive components, endoscope leak testing is a critical part of the proper scope cleaning and disinfection process, but often, it is done improperly or not at all. FLUID DAMAGE is responsible for over [...]
Protecting Your Capital Investment
Tweet With the slowing economy resulting in smaller capital budgets for new endoscopy equipment, forging a solid relationship with a reputable repair vendor is more important than ever. Even if you have an OEM service contract on your newer equipment, you still need to maintain your 160, 140 and 100 series scopes. Never replace your [...]
Common Questions in Flexible Endoscopy
Tweet When clinical staff members who have contact with your flexible scope inventory truly understand scope nomenclature, how a scope works and proper handling, your facility or department should have fewer incidents of damage due to improper handling or accidental breakage. But what happens when something does go wrong? Do you understand symptoms of problems [...]
Flexible Endoscope Repairs: Doing It Your Way
Tweet Today more than ever hospitals are seeking innovative ways to reduce costs and provide affordable health care. Empowering your Biomedical Engineering team to perform simple repairs on-site can save your facility hundreds of thousands of dollars in repair and shipping costs annually. Some multi facility systems have adopted the repair depot concept through which [...]
