Siemens' engineers use Rigel Medical 288 analysers

This will reduce the time it takes for engineers to carry out electrical safety checks on Siemens MR, CT, nuclear, PET, ultrasound and radiotherapy equipment at hospitals and other medical facilities in the UK.

The hand held devices will replace larger testing units.

The battery powered Rigel 288 ensures Siemens meets the recurrent and post repair test requirements of the IEC 62353 standard for medical devices.

The tester features Bluetooth for the wireless connection of bar code scanners, label printers and other accessories.

The instrument can store the results of electrical tests and record user-defined inspections and measurements from specialist electro medical equipment such as SpO2, NIBP, ECG and other patient devices.

The Rigel 288 incorporates easy-to-follow instructions for simple operation and test control of all IEC 62353 required electrical safety tests in manual, semi automatic or fully automatic test modes.

The battery operated Test 'n Tag Elite printer is available as part of the Rigel 288 test kit and generates tamper-proof barcode pass-fail labels or result print outs.

The Elite printer can also design and print customised logos or contact details on every label printed.

The Elite can be used with thermal paper for on the spot printing of test results using the industry standard 50mm wide paper.

For traceability and safety audit purposes, wireless connection also means data from the Rigel 288's large internal memory can be transferred immediately and directly from the tester to PC-based record keeping systems at the touch of a button.