The Desirable List

 (or if Christians could covet these are the machines we would covet)

Anesthesia Machines:

          Ohmeda-Ohio Modulus 1, 2 or Excel with 7000 series ventilators

          Drager Model 1A, 2A, 2B

          Penlon

          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:

          All.

Infant incubators:

          Air Shields/Narco Scientific C-86  or newer.

          Transport C-300 and newer.

          Ohio 190 A/

Datex, Ohmeda, Drager

Infant Warmers:

          Air Shields/ Hill Rhom

NIBP – Vital Sign Monitors:

          Critikon/Johnson and Johnson/Dinamap 1846 and newer

          Colin

          Physio Control

          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

Suctions Machines:

          All suction machines.  Gomco especially.

Ultrasounds:

          All portables.

          Large machines manufactured after 1987.

Are the probes 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.