Patient Monitors

DRE offers assistance to office-based surgery centers by providing affordable refurbished new medical equipment.

On January 14, 2008, a New York State law went into effect that will require office-based surgery (OBS) centers to be fully accredited by a nationally recognized agency determined by the New York State Commissioner of Health. To obtain and maintain accreditation, OBS centers will be required to possess medical and surgical equipment that increase patient safety.

DRE, Inc., a premier distributor of new and refurbished medical equipment, is able to supply OBS centers with equipment needed to obtain and maintain accreditation. According to Ben Gill, a Division Manager at DRE, the company’s refurbished equipment is attractive to OBS centers with fixed budgets.

“New York surgery centers can save a great deal of money when they buy refurbished equipment from DRE,” says Gill. “This could help them obtain and maintain accreditation for less than they would spend on new equipment.”

In addition to refurbished equipment, DRE sells a variety of affordable new equipment that could help OBS centers achieve accreditation. Factory-new products include the DRE Waveline Plus Vitals Signs Monitor, DRE Integra SP II Anesthesia System, and DRE Maxx Luxx II Operating Room Lights.

Once requirements of the law go into effect, affected OBS centers may be required to posses one of each of the following: An autoclave, operating room table or chair, proper surgical lighting, vital signs monitor with CO2, defibrillator or AED, sequential compression device, airway management kit, EKG machine, anesthesia machine, ventilator, standalone SpO2 monitor, crash cart, and blanket warmer.

OBS centers to which the law is applicable must be accredited by an agency approved by the Commissioner of Health by July 14, 2009. OBS centers that may need to become accredited include oral/maxillofacial surgery, plastic surgery, urological surgery, ambulatory surgery, and cosmetic surgery centers. OBS centers interested in purchasing equipment from DRE can view the company’s complete product listings at the company’s website.

Criticare Systems Inc., the US-based manufacturer of medical equipment, has signed a definitive agreement to be purchased by leading Indian medical equipment manufacturer Opto Circuits for $70 million in an all-cash deal.

Criticare manufactures vital signs monitors, anesthesia gas monitors, and pulse oximeters for the global market.

OCL is a manufacturer of medical electronics, including optical sensors, security systems and optoelectronic equipment. The company also designs optoelectronic devices.

Post-merger, Criticare will become a wholly owned subsidiary of Opto Circuits, which intends to fund the acquisition through a third party.

Bill and Lew Allyn, grandsons of the founder of Welch Allyn, were named the 14^th and 15^th inductees into the Medical Distribution Hall of Fame.

The two men were honored for playing a key role in bringing the medical device industry to where it is today. Bill Allyn, who served as president and CEO of the medical equipment manufacturing company, is regarded as a visionary in the field of medical diagnostic equipment. Lew Allyn served as vice president of the international division for medical products, corporate vice president, and executive vice president and general manager of sales and marketing. Both served on the company’s board of directors until 2007

“Bill and Lew are living legends in the medical device manufacturing industry,” said Julie Shimer, president and CEO, Welch Allyn. “They played significant roles in building our sales force, strengthening relationships with distributors, and enhancing product development.”

Each year since 2001 Repertoire publishers and editors and other leading industry insiders honor individuals that have made lasting contributions to the medical distribution industry through induction into the Medical Distribution Hall of Fame.

Welch Allyn is a leading manufacturer of medical diagnostic equipment. In addition to the company’s line of diagnostic medical equipment, the company manufacturers a full range of popular medical equipment products including exam lights, vital signs monitors, ekg machines, cardiac monitors, and AEDs (automatic external defibrillators).

DRE carries new and professionally refurbished Welch Allyn medical equipment in our Louisville, Kentucky warehouse.