White, John

Used equipment is imported every day, and the consignments that stall at the border are rarely the ones with unusual devices. They are the ones where the importer could not show what the goods were, who had owned them, or whether the device category was permitted to enter as pre-owned in the first place. Importing […]

A used ultrasound system is two purchases rather than one. The console is a computer with transducers attached, and the probes are the components that determine what the system can actually do, that wear fastest, and that are most often misdescribed. Buyers who assess the console and treat the probes as accessories routinely find that

Electrical safety testing on a device that is already in service is a different exercise from the testing performed when a device is designed and placed on the market, and the confusion between the two produces two familiar failures. A seller offers a type-test certificate as evidence that a used unit is electrically safe. A

A listing that says \”used, good condition\” tells a buyer nothing about whether the unit is safe to hand to a carrier, legal to move across a border, or acceptable at the loading dock. In practice the decontamination question surfaces late, usually when the forwarder asks for a declaration or the receiving facility refuses the

Pre-owned capital equipment is usually justified on acquisition price, and decided on total cost. The gap between the two is where projects fail: a device that was affordable to buy becomes expensive to run because of a parts position nobody assessed, a service arrangement nobody priced, or a consumable dependency nobody modelled. Total cost of

A build-and-selection checklist for GI clinic owners and procurement teams specifying an endoscopy tower, current as of September 2026. It covers equipment and configuration only; it is not clinical or procedural guidance. An endoscopy tower is not a product you buy in one line. It is a set of components that only work as a

A testing-and-records guide for biomedical and sterile-processing teams responsible for reusable laparoscopic instruments, current as of September 2026. Test methods and acceptance limits come from the instrument manufacturer’s instructions and the standards your facility works to; this guide gives no repair instructions. Insulation is the part of a laparoscopic instrument nobody looks at and everybody

A workflow and documentation guide for neurology and movement-disorder clinic managers adding a prescription-based tremor therapy device, current as of September 2026. It summarises what the manufacturer’s current labeling states and is not clinical guidance; verify the current label and your local rules before use. A prescription device changes a clinic’s workflow long before it

A hardware-acceptance guide for clinic buyers and biomedical teams evaluating a used Cala kIQ device, current as of September 2026. It covers equipment and documentation checks only; it is not clinical guidance and it does not certify authenticity. Most used-device checklists assume the item is a tool. This one is not: the device is prescribed,

A test-and-record guide for biomedical and anesthesia technical teams responsible for peripheral nerve stimulators, current as of September 2026. Pass criteria come from the device’s own manual; this guide does not give repair instructions. A peripheral nerve stimulator is a measuring instrument as much as a therapeutic one. The clinician reads the response at a