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Patient Simulator Remote Control
BC Group International Inc (St Louis) has introduced a patient simulator remote control, the BC Biomedical PSR-2200. All of the patient simulator’s outputs will be available to users on a handheld remote control that can be as far as 25 feet away from the simulator. The PSR-2200 programmable patient simulator remote control with trending capability offers functionality and ease of use. Additionally, the PSR-2200 works with not only the BC Biomedical line of PS-2200 patient simulators but also with other select manufacturer’s units. Other features include virtually unlimited user-configured waveform, one-touch key output through the use of the PSR-2200 PC software utility, and an easy-to-read graphical LCD display. (800) 242-8428; www.bcgroupintl.com.

Web Parts Finder
PartsSource (Twinsburg, Ohio) has introduced its internally developed, Web-based, medical repair parts-ordering application ePartsFinder. A tool for cost management and parts procurement, ePartsFinder is available only through PartsSource, a multimodality, multimanufacturer parts supplier. Its ePartsFinder allows customers to link directly to its award-winning PartsFinder application via remote desktop and enables hospital managers to review parts utilization by device, parts costs, savings, and warranty management of all of their installed base of equipment at individual hospitals from a single location. The tool also aids technicians and managers alike by coupling the convenience of online ordering with reporting and tracking data available in real time from the Internet. (877) 497-6412; www.mypartssource.com.

Ventilator Test System
TSI Inc (Shoreview, Minn) has introduced the new Certifier® FA Plus ventilator test system for gas-flow analysis. This ventilator tester is designed to measure air, oxygen, carbon dioxide, and nitrous oxide flow and pressure in institutional, home care, field service, laboratory, and production applications. The new Certifier FA Plus ventilator test system supports adult, pediatric, anesthesia, neonatal, and high-frequency ventilators. It can also test a variety of other medical equipment, such as anesthesia gas-delivery machines, insufflators, and oxygen concentrators. New features include bidirectional and unidirectional gas-flow capabilities, pressure measurements up to 10 bar, a color touch-screen graphical user interface, graph mode, rates up to 1,500 BPM, print and data storage, and battery and AC operation. Its lightweight and compact size makes this ventilator tester ideal for use in field service, biomedical shops, and manufacturing. (651) 490-2811; www.tsi.com.

HVAC Clamp Meter
Fluke Corp’s (Everett, Wash) Fluke 902 true-rms HVAC clamp meter—the    latest addition to Fluke’s line of rugged clamp meters—is designed with a narrow body and jaw that enables users to conveniently take accurate measurements, even in small spaces. The clamp meter combines true-rms technology for accurate AC voltage and current measurements, and a CAT III 600 V rating.

The Fluke 902 can be used to capture flue-gas temperature, conduct flame rod testing, and measure start and run motor capacitors. It features min/max and hold capability; and with the included Fluke 80BK DMM temperature probe it measures AC and DC voltage, AC and DC current, resistance, capacitance, continuity, and contact temperature. The clamp meter’s integrated low pass filter allows it to accurately read the voltage output of variable-frequency drives. Its jaw design enables it to be clamped around wire up to 750 MCM in diameter. (888) 308-5277; www.fluke.com/iaq.

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