Desired Equipment List
Anesthesia Machines:
- Ohmeda-Ohio Modulus 1, 2 or Excel with 7000 series ventilators
- Drager Model 2A, 2B
- Siemens 9000 Series
Autoclaves:
- Any brand Sterilizer up to 24”x 36” (door size) x 60” chamber depth.
- AMSCO is a preferred brand. Castle-Getinge is another common unit.
- Single swinging doors preferred; double doors OK; Avoid sliding doors.
- All table top units.
- Ask for racks, trays, loading and transfer carriages.
ECG/EKG Recorders:
- Burdick EK-8 or newer
- Cambridge e-300 or newer
- Fukuda Denshi 1990 or newer
- Marquette MAC 6 or newer
ECG Monitors:
- Bedside Monitors – no central systems some units can be switched from network units to stand
alone – look at the back of the machine for switch or information about that function.
- Telemetry – newer systems (radio).
- Recommend small basic battery backup models.
- Avoid large power hungry units with multiparameters.
Electrosurgical (Cautery) Units:
- All solid state devices – avoid old Green Bovies, others on hit list.
- Best are Valleylab, Conmed, Bard, Birtcher, there are others.
Endoscopy:
- Send all flexible and rigid scopes. International Aid, World Medical Missions/Samaritan’s Purse,
and MedEquip Missions whom ever is closest to you.
Light Sources:
- Most any light source with this exception: Avoid Xenon light sources. It’s not that they are bad, its due
to expense. The light bulbs can cost $300-600 a piece and some are only guaranteed for 400 hours.
Infant incubators:
- Air Shields/Narco Scientific C-86 or newer.
- Air Shields C100 and C450
- Transport C-300 and newer.
- Ohio 190 A/
- Datex, Ohmeda, Drager
Infant Warmers:
- Air Shields IIC-90
- Drager
- Hill Rhom
- Ohmeda 3300 and 4400
NIBP – Vital Sign Monitors:
- Critikon/Johnson and Johnson/Dinamap 1846 and newer
- Colin
- Criticare
- Welch Allyn
O2 Concentrator’s:
- 60 Hz to western hemisphere only (exception Bolivia)
- 50 Hz rarely donated in USA – usually a purchased item
Operating Room Tables:
- All manual tables, both mechanical and hydraulic.
- AMSCO 1063 or newer, 1080 and 2080 are common models.
- Table accessories, Clark Sockets, arm boards, leg holders, etc.
- Obstetric exam and delivery tables very needed.
Operating Room Lights:
- Try to get controls and transformers.
- AMSCO DV22, Polaris, and Challenge common and acceptable.
Pulse Oximeter:
- Most from Nellcor, Ohmeda, Nonin, Criticare, with battery back up;
Ask for probes.
- Some older machines are cost prohibitive to fix.
Sterilizers:
- See Autoclave
Syringe Pumps:
- Medex / Medfusion 2000 Series and 3000 Series
- Baxter AS40 and newer
Suctions Machines:
- All suction machines. Gomco especially.
Ultrasounds:
- All portables 10 years old or newer
- Large machines 10 years old or newer
Are the probes included, good and functioning? This is the major expense in diagnostic ultrasonography.
X-Ray:
Portables:
- GE-110 or newer
- Hitachi/Picker Techmobiles
- Acoma
- Universal
C-Arms:
- Siemens – Siremobile II or newer
- OEC, Acoma, GE
Large Rooms:
- Please call.
Equipment We Cannot Use
The “I hate to tell you this but it ain’t worth fixing” Hit List
Machines on this list for a variety of reasons are inappropriate for the mission fields that we serve
(we have a global ministry). This is a compiled list based on the experience of the most experienced
certified biomedical technologists in Christian medical missions that I know. This list may have nothing
to do with the quality of the machine. For a variety of reasons (no longer supported by the manufacturer, manufacturer out of business, expense of operation etc.) we believe these machines are inappropriate
for those God has called us to serve.
Anesthesia Machines:
- Draeger 1 or older machines
- Ohio older than Model 1
- Foregger
- Penlons
Defibrillators:
- Burdick MD3 or older
- Physio Control Lifepack 4 and older models
- Any AC only operated systems
Dermatomes:
- Compressed Nitrogen is not available in most Christian hospital settings in third world.
Air compressors will damage the motor because they do not deliver “medical air”.
This also may contribute to wound contamination. Please send only battery operated units.
Electro Surgical Units:
- Aspen 380’s
- Bovie Specialist
- KarlStorz Endoscope Bipolar Coagulator Mod 26021
- Oximetrix Shaw Scalpel Model 150
- Radionics CoA-Comp AntiSticking Bipolar Coagulator CBC-1
Electrocardiograms and Cardiac Monitors:
- Burdick CS-625 Memory Monitor
- Burdick ECG Model EK/5 and older models
- B-D Electrodyne EKG Model ST-219
- Fikuda Denski 1990 or older
- Multinex Patient Monitor Model 4200
Infant Incubator:
- Kreselman (Green also)
- Vicker’s (big Green machines)
Pulse Ox:
- Biox
Sa O2 Monitors:
- Nellcor 1000, Mark 1A
- Multinex Patient Monitor Model 4200
Surgical Drills and Saws:
- Compressed Nitrogen is not available in most overseas Christian hospital settings and these
units are usually not desirable. See discussion under Dermatomes. Look for battery operated
models.
Vital Signs Monitors:
- IVAC
- Ameda
Xray/Flouroscopy Units:
- Portable units – Siemen’s and GE AMX 4
IV pumps… Expensive, due single use proprietary patient tubing sets. Dial-a-Flo by Hospira (Used to be made by Abbott) or equivalent is what we recommend. These are inline flow regulators and a low tech solution to this need.
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