The primary care trust (PCT) at North Yorkshire and York in the United Kingdom will now use Med-eKit, Rigel Medical’s biomed field service kit on wheels to perform electrical safety testing on medical devices.

The PCT uses dozens of medical devices such as patient monitors, defibrillators, and infusion devices. The devices are located at more than 280 sites, including 10 hospitals, in a geographical area spanning approximately 3,200 square miles.

The Rigel Med-eKits will give the medical engineering department the ability to perform the tests more cost effectively and efficiently, according to the release. The Med-eKit features several different types of medical test equipment within a self contained, easy-to-transport package.

PCTs operate within the framework of the Department of Health policy and are accountable directly and through local authority groups and to the Strategic Health Authority.

Photo: A PCT service engineer using Rigel's Med-eKit.

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