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TechNation’s Webinar Wednesday recently featured a Tools of the Trade LIVE Demo of the Soma Capital Equipment Service. The session is eligible for 1 CE credit from the ACI.
In the webinar, Soma’s experienced biomedical engineers were seen navigating maintenance and general troubleshooting procedures on popular medical equipment. The panel of subject matter experts demonstrated how to replace batteries on the Steris 4085 and Skytron 3600B surgical tables. They illustrated battery replacements for the Baxter InfusOR, Alaris PC Unit, and Medfusion 3500 infusion pumps, ensuring proper functionality for medication delivery. Another expert demonstrated how to troubleshoot common issues on the GE OEC 9900 Elite and Orthoscan FD Pulse C-arms, helping to reduce downtime in imaging systems. Finally, attendees saw how to balance a surgical microscope and replace the lightbulb on a Lumera 700, ensuring precision and reliable performance.
This educational session offered practical, hands-on guidance for maintaining critical equipment, making it a valuable resource for biomedical engineers and technicians seeking to refine their skills.
The expert panelists also answered questions during the webinar.
HTM professionals were tuned in for the live webinar. Jody Butler, a biomedical equipment technician with Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County, Wyoming, won a Swiss Force Meister Multi-Tool during the webinar.
Attendees were asked, “What was your single biggest takeaway from today’s product demo?”
“Having an overall knowledge of the biomedical equipment is necessary; however, specializing in certain modalities, can facilitate efficiency in a maintenance program,” said Fernando Trujillo, Senior Clinical Technology Manager, DHA MEDLOG-HTM.
“Some of the most common problems with medical equipment need just quick and easy fixes,” said Narayanaswamy Ramaswamy, Manager, Biomedical Engineering, Hamad Medical Corporation.
“It touched on real life things that happen in the field,” said Patrick Markle, Integration Engineer, Methodist LebonHeur.
For more information, including on-demand webinars and a list of upcoming sessions, visit WebinarWednesday.live.
