Medical e-News Round-Up – Issue 8

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Issue 8 of our Medical News Round-Up – A bulletin that contains the latest Medical Testing news has now been published.

New vital signs booklet

Medical devices and equipment used to check for and monitor people’s vital signs – blood pressure (invasive or non-invasive methods), temperature, electro cardiogram (ECG)…
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Ventilator Testers added to portfolio

Rigel has become the UK and Ireland distributor for imtmedical in a move that will see it providing sales, technical and after sales support…
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Eucomed blesses EC proposals

The European industry association for medical technology Eucomed has given its blessing to EC plans to strengthen medical devices’ legislation…
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Russia in new medical devices push

Russia is expected to release new medical device regulations soon, according to an editor covering regulatory affairs for Emergo Group…
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US move prompts debate

The US Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released its ‘Clarification of Hospital Equipment Maintenance Requirements’…
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New appointment

Welcome to Ian Fisher, who joins as Rigel’s Northern European sales manager. Ian brings over 25 years’ experience in the medical device testing industry to the post…
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New Vital Signs Booklet

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Medical devices and equipment used to check for and monitor people’s vital signs – blood pressure (invasive or non-invasive methods), temperature, electro cardiogram (ECG), respiration and blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) – needs to be checked regularly to ensure they work accurately and safely and do not pose a risk to operators and patients alike. This has led to the development of high performance simulators to undertake vital signs monitoring and performance testing.

To help people understand what’s involved, Rigel has produced a free illustrative ‘Introduction to measuring and simulating vital signs’ booklet. This covers the performance tests (also referred to as quality or functional tests) that are typically executed using calibrated simulators across a number of applications and are all part of an acceptance test, preventative maintenance cycle or repair.

For a pdf or hard copy of the booklet, email enquiry@rigelmedical.com or call +44 (0)191 587 4951 for a free copy.

Ventilator Testers Added to Portfolio

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Rigel has become the UK and Ireland distributor for imtmedical in a move that will see it providing sales, technical and after sales support for the Switzerland-based company’s ventilator testers including the latest hand-held Citrex and test lung devices.

Imtmedical´s biomedical testing devices meet the requirements for the field measurement and calibration of ventilators and anaesthesia devices and are distinguished from other calibration tools by combining a simple, intuitive user interface with precise sensor technology.

Rigel already offers a range of performance analysers and vital signs simulators for UK and international markets so the inclusion of imtmedical`s testers will enable it to offer a comprehensive suite of industry-leading biomedical testing devices for hospital and healthcare facilities customers.

John Backes, Rigel Medical’s associate director, said imtmedical’s products will benefit from Rigel’s strong market identity and reputation, adding: “There are a lot of synergies between both companies, so including their products as an integral part of our offering makes sense”.