Production Engineering - Medical Equipment Division

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Stress Test Systems

Exercise treadmill - $975

List: $4,350. MedCon: VG. Quinton Q50 Series 90 treadmill. 120 V.

Features:

• sits on two footpads and two wheels for stability and ability to reposition
• LCD windows for speed and grade
• touch pad buttons for
  • power
  • start belt
  • stop belt
  • speed increase/decrease arrows
  • grade increase/decrease arrows
• warning light indicators for
  • adjust belt tracking
  • motor overload
  • low power
  • disconnected cable
• vinyl grip on hand bar

Overall dimensions of the unit:

• width: 73 in.
• depth: 28.5
• height: 45.5

This treadmill is about 5 inches shorter than some of the other units sold with stress test systems.

Shipping weight is about 300 pounds.

Stress test system - $1,750

List: $23,500. MedCon: VG. Quinton stress test system, for cardiac stress testing of patients. Monitoring system is a Quinton Q 3000 monitor tied to a Quinton Q50 treadmill. Used for ECG, thallium, respiratory and other patient stress tests.

The unit has front panel controls and displays for:

• rest data
• test protocol selection
• start / stop treadmill belt
• digital display and control of speed
• digital display and control of grade
• ECG lead selection
• ECG gain and filtering
• recorder selection (12 lead or 3 lead)
• setup procedure, protocol, test and calibration
• final report, screen hold, start and stop exercise

The treadmill
Views of the monitoring cart
Monitoring screen and a sample report
Control panel

Dimensions of the monitoring system:

• length: 31"
• width: 22"
• height: 67"

Dimensions of the treadmill:

• length: 73"
• width: 28"
• height: 43"

Shipping weight is about 500 pounds.

Interpretive ECG / stress test unit, 12 lead - $2,475

List: $8,900. MedCon: EX. Siemens/Burdick model a 350I ECG and stress test analysis system.

Features:

• fully automatic 12 lead ECG system
• automatic/manual modes
• computerized analysis
• floppy disk for saving data
• modem communication package
• keyboard for patient data entry and annotation
• wired for 110/220 VAC, 60/50 Hz.
• produces 8.5 by 11 inch printed report, with either three or six traces
• on cart, as shown
• may be used for both standalone ECG tests and stress testing

Shipping weight is about 125 pounds each with cart, 35 pounds without cart

ECG/stress test analyzer - $1,375

List: $8,225. MedCon: G. Marquette model Mac two computerized interpretive ECG machine. On cart as shown.

Includes newer 10 lead ECG cable, with holding strap so that patient may wear cable on their belt while on treadmill during stress test study.

overview of table and top of instrument
operators panel
additional signal output

Shipping weight is about 175 pounds.

Treadmill - $1,275

List: $6,020. MedCon: VG. Quinton model "brute" exercise and cardiac treadmill, 55 XT.

features:

• digital controls
• programmable protocols
• digital display of stage
• start/stop exercise sequence
• estimates of metabolism, and and volume of oxygen used
• estimates of calories consumed, based on weight
• start/stop belt
• manual control of speed, up-and-down
• control of grade, up-and-down

Shipping weight is about 350 lbs.

Cardiac stress test system - $2,750

List: $24,500. MedCon: VG. Quinton stress test system, for cardiac stress testing of patients. Monitoring system is a Quinton Q 5000 monitor tied to a Quinton ties to a Quinton Q55 treadmill. Used for ECG, thallium, respiratory and other patient stress tests.

Unit has 2 screens, one for control, a touch screen, and the other a monitor display screen for testing.

Views of the monitoring cart
Monitoring screen and a sample report
patient report summary (names deleted for confidentiality)
Select or edit procedure and protocols
edit protocols
report manager (patient name deleted)
System setup and master menus
Start screen and display controls

Digital treadmill controls, for the Q55 treadmill feature:

• 0 - 25% grade
• speed increase/decrease

Features of the Q 5000 monitoring system:

• 12 lead ECG, with full page printer
• long patient cable
• built in ECG lead tester
• touch screen control
• up to 6 channel rhythm
• final reports
• ECG reports
• summary
• pre programmed and programmable protocols
• ST slope and ST level

Dimensions of the monitoring system:

• length: 36"
• width: 30"
• height 66"

Dimensions of the treadmill:

• length: 78"
• width: 28"
• height: 46"

Shipping weight is about 550 pounds.

Stress test system - $2,750

List: $17,200. MedCon: G. Marquette case 15 stress test system controller with treadmill.

The computer control stress test system for cardiac stress testing.

Features:

• Built-in computer for tracking patient mean test results and automated analysis
• twelve lead ECG cable
• digital display of elapsed and total time, and 3 traces of ECG display.
• built in 8 channel strip chart recorder, records up to 8 traces of ECG information
• built-in treadmill control includes adjustable speed and elevation grade, %
• built in treadmill exercise protocols, and ability to program and learn other protocols, with an ahrymnia button
• built-in 14 inch computer display monitor
• full keyboard permits full entry of all patient data
• on castors

Back of unit has connection for a 23 pin TTL connection, ancillary RS-422 connection, 4 analog pulse output jacks, a 19 connection for treadmills and bicycles, and ancillary RS-232 connection for a computer serial port, and a standard telephone jack for connection to telephone line equipment.

Wired for 110/220 VAC, 50/60 Hz. Shipping weight is about 250 pounds.

Stress test controller - $975

List: $12,350. MedCon: G. Quinton Instruments Model Q2000 exercise stress test controller. Does not includes treadmill. For stress testing of cardiac patients while they run on a treadmill.

Features:

• large CRT display
• 12 to 15 lead input EKG cable (included) with retaining strap and leadwire
• built in 12 channel (3 trace) EKG machine, that also prints various patient parameters onto paper trace in addition to EKG.
• data entry keypad
• adjustable ECG gain
• allows for 7 different groupings of ECG lead selection.
• has control for treadmill, controls for treadmill speed and % grade
• produces a final report for patient test documentation

Requires backup defibrillator for use (not included).

Stress test system - $2,250

List: $17,900. MedCon: Ex. Mortara instrument company, model X-Scribe Portrait Stress. High-performance dedicated color Stress Test System. Provides automatic ST-segment analysis and trending on all 12 leads.

Features:

• color superimposition comparison of current and reference complexes
• 12-lead ST-segment profile bar graph
• updated 12 median complexes
• customizable screen formats
• stores up to 20 protocols and configurations
• automatic arrhythmia detection
• stores 100 events for post test review

Uses the companies optional X-12 wireless patient cable (not included).

Specifications:

• leads available: I, II, III, aVR, aVL, aVF, Vl-6
• Rhythm display: Up to 9 seconds of continuous rhythm
• ECG input: simultaneous input from all 12 leads
• Input impedance: 47 megohms, defibrillator protected
• Input dynamic range: 40 mV
• Electrode offset tolerance: 320 mV DC
• Common mode rejection: 130 dB minimum, up to 210 dB with digital processing
• Frequency response: 0.05 to 160 Hz
• Digital sampling rate: 500 s/sec/channel, used for recording and analysis
• Power: 100-240 VAC at 50 or 60 Hz
• Paper recording technique: thermal dot array, 200 dots/in, thermal paper 8.5" x 11".
• Recording speeds: 5, 10, 25, 50 mm/sec.
• Channels: 6
• Sensitivity: 2.5, 5, 10, 20 mm/mV
• Content, display #1: Eight 4.5-second rhythm leads displayed over 4 channels (9 seconds of continuous rhythm displayed)
• Content, display #2: Three 5-second rhythm leads displayed with one average complex for each of the 12 leads, ST bar graph of current ST and reference changes, 4X standard gain complexes

Software is on a series of floppies, release version 10.95 installed 11/7/95.

The treadmill that comes with this system looks like:

Serial numbers of the control unit:

• printer - serial # 9045001321, part # 34000-400-1002
• control console, model MD1103, spl
• computer PC - alum-1381A 123039, model TCS-8120s
• display, aum-1381A 123039

We also have a second system, with the following appearance:

To see a some professional papers with results generated from this instrument, click here

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Production Engineering - Medical Equipment Division

PEMED HOME 6035 E. 38th Avenue, Denver, Colorado 80207 USA (303) 393-7800 FAX (303) 393-1482