Eaton Launches Lithium-Ion Solution to Protect Against Outages
The LXP-P series of battery cabinets from Eaton leverages lithium-ion uninterrupted power supply (UPS) solutions to protect large facilities from power outages.
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Battery Standard Provides Guidance on Testing Environmental Performance
After technical review, the NEMA/ANSI Dry Battery Section revised ANSI C18.4M American National Standard for Portable Cells and Batteries—Environmental. This standard provides guidance on testing the environmental performance of batteries, the symbols used to convey messages for collection and recycling, and more.
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Battery-powered Safety Analyzer Enables On-the-Go Leakage Testing
The Rigel 288 Plus safety analyzer from Rigel Medical, Tampa, Fla, operates on AA batteries and can be used to complete testing for insulation, earth/ground bond, and touch or point-to-point leakage current. Its small footprint also makes it easier for field engineers to transport from from site to site.
Effective Battery Management Strategies
Although batteries are often an afterthought when it comes to medical devices, they are critically important. Poor battery management can knock crucial medical devices out of action, compromise patient care, and cost organizations a lot of money.
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Wireless 2D Barcode Scanner
Denso ADC has introduced the SE1-QB Bluetooth wireless 2D barcode scanner, a pocket-sized device designed to interface with a scanner and host smartphone or tablet in a mobile data-capture system.
Read MoreNCBA 2014: Battery Management Should Cover All Phases of Life Cycle
Speaking on the final day of the North Carolina Biomedical Association’s annual conference, Jeff Smith of Interstate All Battery Center stressed the importance of full life-cycle management of medical batteries.
Read MoreFDA Recognizes UL Battery Standards
According to Underwriters Laboratories (UL), the FDA has recognized two UL battery safety standards as consensus standards for certain types of medical batteries. The two standards are UL 2504 for Household and Commercial Batteries and UL 1642 for Lithium Batteries (Cells).
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Recharge Your Batteries: Tips From the Experts
Representatives from the University of Michigan Health System and ECRI Institute offered advice for keeping your rechargeables fully functioning and purchasing batteries from third-party suppliers.
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Service Solutions: Battery Basics
Did you ever wonder why a brand-new battery doesn’t work in a device? Do you know which type of battery has memory? Do you know which types can be thrown in regular trash and which are recycled? If you’re not sure, it’s time for some battery basics.
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Service Solutions: Smart Batteries and Medical Devices
Smart batteries represent a key advance in battery technology. They use a microprocessor to monitor the battery’s state of health and to control the charge when the battery is plugged into a smart charger. The technology continues to improve.
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Handheld Terminals Speed Up Barcode Scanning
DENSO ADC has released a new line of handheld barcode scanners whose sensors process data faster than lasers. The BHT-1300 series 1D and 2D wireless devices have been revamped to offer a hardier design alongside a 3-year warranty.
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A Coming Sea Change for Real-Time Location Systems
Real-time location technology is transitioning into its third generation as facilities move away from strict focus on asset tracking and temperature monitoring and toward a greater emphasis on workflow logic and advanced business rules and analytics.
Read MoreFDA Hosts Conference on Battery-Powered Devices
The conference will foster awareness of challenges related to battery-powered medical devices and to develop ways to ensure best practices.
Read MorePanasonic Upgrades Toughbook Tablet PC
The new H2 includes a faster processor, the Intel Core i5-3427U (up to 2.8GHz) with Intel Turbo Boost Technology.
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Easy Excellence: Dorn VAMC
The clinical engineering team at the Wm Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center in Columbia, SC, has improved its preventative maintenance completion rate to 97% for nonlife support equipment and to 100% for devices devoted to life support.
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