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Avoid The Hidden Costs of Poor Equipment Mounting.
Staff & Patient Safety,
Drift-Free Stability and
Effortless Movement of Medical Equipment Begins with the
Proper Ceiling Mounting System.
SAFETY
Poor initial planning can lead to unforeseen problems with trajectories of the boom arms, limiting the rotational axis and clinical positioning of equipment.
Worse than getting limited movement is the risk that the lights or booms can collide with each other or staff. Collisions can create cracks and fractures on the surgical light, damage polycarbonate optical system components, or damage the equipment boom and instrumentation placed on the boom.
When this happens the possibility of breakage occurs, and the likelihood of chipped surfaces aggravated by cleaning agents can create pieces of broken material falling into the surgical field.
ADVERSE EVENTS
If the drifting gets bad enough, someone may have to concentrate on holding the light or the equipment boom in place where it needs to be to finish the procedure.
The Manufacturer and User Facility Device Experience (MAUDE) is an FDA database that houses medical device reports submitted by the FDA by mandatory reporters. Equipment drifting can lead to debris falling into the surgical field, equipment cabling and lines becoming compromised during a surgical procedure, and collision of the equipment with surgical staff. A search on MAUDE can reveal data that summarize how fixture drift caused the equipment to contact or strike the surgical staff. Equipment that is out of level from the equipment’s mounting system is often singled out and the equipment’s mounting system is overlooked. Ceiling mounting systems experience a variety of dynamic and off-center moment during regular use. An inadequate ceiling structure can be the root cause in repeat equipment drifting and failures that can result in serious staff injury, unintended drift, and or equipment damage.
COST OF OWNERSHIP
Manufacturers require that ceiling structures supporting medical devices be designed to the weights and moments for the worst case. A structural mount that does not meet minimum requirements can result in voidance of the Original Equipment Manufacturer’s warranty claim and an out-of-pocket cost for the healthcare facility.
When suspension arms drift, the reaction is to tighten the friction brakes. This occurs repeatedly as the brakes fail.
MAINTENANCE COSTS
Fixture drifting can be due to several factors, such as worn bearings in the boom arm, worn friction bearings, and damaged rotational stops. Often overlooked is the equipment’s mounting structure system that failed to meet the manufacturer’s rotational and deflection criteria under moment load or the structural mount has loosened over time.
Maintenance and repair costs are often overlooked, tallying up over time. Maintenance can average in as much as $5,500 per year for technician time, and can cost up to $1,000 per year in replacement parts depending on the specific parts compromised. Internal bearings, friction bearings, commutator rings, and rotational stops wear rapidly when a fixture is out of level due to the mounting structures inability to support the moment load in accordance with the manufacturer’s requirements.
Loss of effortless maneuvering of the light or a boom can create staff injuries during positioning and frustration. When a surgical device is attached to a durable suspension system like a Betterbuilt system, drifting is eliminated. Surgeon and staff happiness is strongly associated with equipment performance.
Our Medical Structures… BetterBuilt.
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Height Adjustable Mounts
Field-adjustable healthcare equipment provides an adjustable equipment mounting plate that is ideal for use in renovation and expansion projects. Each unit provides up to 6” of height adjustment while maintaining the strictest industry deflection requirements.
This system provides easy onsite leveling, field height adjustment, and rotational adjustment to assist with ceiling grid alignment.
Mounts ship fully assembled to reduce installation time as well as increase efficiency in material staging and handling.
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Wall Control Back Boxes
EXAM & BIRTHING LIGHTS: Designed to facilitate the rough-in phase prior to drywall and exterior installation. This serves as a junction point and provides a strong enclosure made of powder-coated metal.
SURGICAL LIGHTS: Designed to facilitate the rough-in phase prior to drywall and exterior installation. This serves as a junction point allowing pre-termination of 120VAC cables, low voltage cables, and video cables while providing a strong enclosure that is powder-coated metal enclosure for surgical lighting applications.
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Steel Mounting Plates
Steel mounting plates to aid during the rough-in phase of the mechanical and electrical trades to increase installation speed and accuracy of various examination lights.
Available sizing and specs include:
Skytron ST9 / AUT1
StarTrol
StartTrol Gen 3 Galaxy
Other Configurations