Patient Monitors

After naming DRE the 17th fastest growing business in Louisville, Business First of Louisville has named DRE a 2008 Company of the Year.

DRE, Inc. — a premier international medical and surgical equipment supplier — has been named by Business First of Louisville as a 2008 Company of the Year. The award caps the most successful three-year period in DRE’s history.

“In the last three years, DRE achieved a cumulative revenue growth of 90 percent,” says Tim Jarm, DRE’s chief operating officer. “DRE’s growth is due in part to our competitive mix of low-cost professionally refurbished medical equipment and dependable DRE-brand equipment.”

Jarm expects affordable DRE-brand and professionally refurbished equipment to be popular in 2009, as many ambulatory surgery centers, oral/maxillofacial surgeons and other healthcare facilities will need to maximize limited budgets.

“Our products cost significantly less than equipment from competing companies,” says Jarm. “Healthcare facilities looking to save money in 2009 should take a look at our product mix, which includes the DRE Waveline Plus vital signs monitor and the DRE Integra AV-S anesthesia workstation.”

In recent years, DRE has harnessed its lineup of refurbished equipment — which includes operating room lights, surgical tables and anesthesia machines — to strengthen its market share in the United States and throughout the world, with particular success in the Middle East, Latin America and Southeast Asia. In the United States, many healthcare educators are turning to DRE’s economically-priced equipment to provide their students with hands-on training.

In 2008, DRE expanded its online store, ORSupply.com, to become the largest online marketplace for surgical supplies and medical devices. ORSupply.com added products from Littman, Heine and Miltex, and redesigned its interface to allow customers to search, find and instantly purchase medical accessories with only a few clicks — no purchasing group or supply contract needed.

In addition to success in medical markets, DRE is rapidly expanding its veterinary division by selling products essential to veterinarian hospitals and clinics, universities, and research facilities. DRE Veterinary recently released exclusive lines of wet tables, exam tables, grooming tables and surgery tables. DRE Veterinary has also expanded its selection of supplies and accessories available for online purchase at www.dreveterinary.com.

DRE received its Company of the Year award at Business First of Louisville’s Business of the Year award ceremony on December 12, 2008. At its Fast 50 award ceremony in October 2008, Business First of Louisville named DRE the 17th fastest growing business in Louisville. DRE’s 2008 placement is up eight spots from 2007, when DRE placed 25th on the Fast 50 list.

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A premier medical and surgical equipment supplier, DRE adds affordable, professionally refurbished ultrasound machines to its extensive product lineup.

DRE, Inc. — named by Business First of Louisville as one of the fastest-growing businesses in Louisville, Ky. — now sells professionally refurbished ultrasound machines. DRE’s extensive lineup of affordable ultrasound machines includes systems from many popular brands, including GE, Siemens/Acuson, Philips, HP and Medison.

Refurbished ultrasound machines from DRE are designed for a variety of study areas, including cardiac, OB/GYN and vascular ultrasound studies. Dependable ultrasound systems for each study-type are available from DRE in portable and mobile stand-alone options.

Each refurbished ultrasound system sold by DRE is put through a multi-point inspection and biomedical engineering process. Each ultrasound machine is reconditioned to be as close as possible to the standards of the original equipment manufacturer.

Refurbished ultrasound machines from DRE provide hospitals, surgery centers and other healthcare facilities with a low-cost option for digital and sonogram imaging, says Tim Jarm, DRE’s Chief Operating Officer.

“Today, ultrasound machines are more compact and more readily available to all healthcare facilities,” says Jarm. “Refurbished ultrasound machines from DRE also cost as much 50% less than new machines.”

Refurbished ultrasound machines from DRE are available with a variety of special features and capabilities, including DICOM, 3D/4D, printers, VCRs and docking stations. Laptop-style portable units, such as the GE Logiqbook and the Siemens/Acuson Cypress, and full-sized units on wheels, such as the Philips HDI 5000 and the HP Image Point (HX), are available from DRE.

DRE reminds its customers that medical equipment purchased in 2008, such as refurbished ultrasound machines, could be eligible for Section 179 deductions.

“For the 2008 income tax filing, a medical facility may be able to utilize Section 179 to deduct the full purchase of as much as $250,000 in medical equipment from their taxable income,” says Jarm. “This is about twice the amount that could be deducted the previous year, and potentially makes 2008 an ideal year to invest in a refurbished ultrasound machine.”

DRE acknowledges that filing for Section 179 deductions requires planning. DRE does not endorse any tax filing method and recommends that medical facilities consult a financial adviser to confirm that filing for Section 179 deductions is appropriate.

In addition to the refurbished ultrasound machines, DRE sells a wide range of new and refurbished medical and surgical equipment. DRE’s exclusive brand of equipment includes the DRE Waveline Plus Vital Signs Monitor, the DRE Integra SP II MRI-Compatible Anesthesia Workstation and the DRE Maxx Luxx II Operating Room Lighting System.

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The DRE Waveline Nano, a pocket-size pulse oximeter, displays pleth and line SpO2 waveforms, SpO2, and pulse rate on a bright, backlit screen.

DRE, Inc.—a premier medical and surgical equipment supplier—recently unveiled the DRE Waveline Nano, a stylish handheld SpO2 monitor. The Waveline Nano is the latest addition to DRE’s line of dependable patient monitors, which includes the DRE Waveline Plus and the DRE Spectra AG5 Anesthesia Gas Monitor.

The Waveline Nano has a radiant screen and is one of the only handheld pulse oximeters on the market capable of displaying SpO2 line and pleth waveforms. Its crystal-clear screen also features large numeric SpO2 and pulse rate readings.

Smaller than a Nintendo Wii remote, the Waveline Nano has an eye-catching design that comfortably fits the contours of the user’s hand. Its simple, intelligent layout features two well-placed buttons that allow physicians to quickly control all functions of the device.

The Waveline Nano, which comes standard with a DB9 SpO2 finger probe, provides ID setup for up to 10 patients with up to 72 hours of record storage. All data stored on the Waveline Nano can be transferred to a PC or laptop.

Using two AA alkaline or rechargeable batteries, the Waveline Nano provides as many as 24 hours of continuous operation. To minimize power consumption, the battery-saving Waveline Nano automatically shuts down when the finger probe is disconnected from the patient.

The Waveline Nano can be purchased now at ORSupply.com, DRE’s online medical supplies and accessories store. Physicians interested in bulk purchases can visit DRE’s website at www.dremed.com to request a quote for the Waveline Nano, as well as quotes for anesthesia machines, vital signs monitors, surgical lights and much more.

In addition to the Waveline Nano, DRE has a broad line of patient monitors that includes the DRE Waveline Plus, a seven-parameter vital signs monitor, the DRE Spectra AG5, a ten-channel anesthesia gas monitor, and the DRE Vida, a multi-parameter monitor. DRE’s product line also includes the DRE Integra AV-S Anesthesia Workstation, the DRE Vision Excel Surgery Light System, and the DRE ASG-300 Electrosurgical Generator.

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