SPONSORED] Summit Imaging

LAWRENCE NGUYEN

NO-RISK, NO DOWNSIDE: ULTRASOUND TRANSDUCER REPAIR SERVICES

Healthcare facilities are constantly facing spending constraints and always seeking new cost-saving strategies. Ultrasound transducers, including complex TEE transducers, experience some of the highest failure rates in medical imaging due to their high utilization and constant handling. As a result, damage happens frequently requiring either repair or replacement.

Summit can uniquely address this problem. We extend our comprehensive repair capabilities to our customers without any costly fees. Summit has realized approximately 80% successful repair yields, and the customer is only charged upon successful completion of an approved repair. Over 99% of transducer repairs last beyond the sixmonth warranty period. Much of these achievements are due to a time-tested ISO 13485 Quality Management System governing the repair activities of Summit.

In an effort to optimize support, equipment uptime, and improved patient care, Summit provides the following transducer services with no financial risk to the customer: • Free loaners, depending on availability • Free evaluations within 24 hours with complete fault analysis • 80% successful repairs yields Here is how the process works: 1. The customer sends in their transducer. 2. Summit performs an evaluation within 24 hours and sends the customer a thorough analysis and recommendation. 3. The customer approves the repair attempt. 4. Summit performs repairs in an average of 72 hours 5. In the event that the repair is unsuccessful, the customer will not be charged. 6. The customer incurs no risk for a repair cost that is 40% to 95% below the alternative of high replacement costs.

The value proposition is that for every probe successfully repaired (80% of the time), the customer can potentially save thousands of dollars, an achievement that our customers tell us is an industry best.

Risk mitigation continues after the customer receives their transducer from Summit Imaging. Summit’s products and repair services come with a standard six-month warranty. Our use of OEM transducer crystals and cabling provides repairs with the reliability and durability one would expect from an OEM, as it is repaired with these critical OEM components. Summit’s stringent testing protocols for performance and reliability enable our customers to reduce equipment downtime and frequency of failure. The customer can expect the repaired transducer to perform as expected and will outlast the warranty period over 99% of the time.

The bottom line is that Summit offers no downside to repair costs while offering significant cost savings opportunities. Summit’s high-quality repairs are no risk, as customers are only charged when the repair attempt is successful. In addition, significant cost savings can be expected through the avoidance of purchasing much more expensive replacements and increased equipment uptime that continually produces revenue. •

Custom-Tailored Value-added solutions for repair

• MRI Coils • RF Amplifiers • Gradient Amplifiers • Contrast Media Injectors

Component level repair and sub-assembly repair

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