October 31, 2026
Ultrasound Probe Repair Loaner: When One Transducer Fails
Choose ultrasound probe repair loaner cover properly: triage the failure level, cost the downtime, and compare a probe loan against a console rental.
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October 27, 2026
An Import Alert Is Not a Recall: Reading Olympus 89-04 Into a Spares File
Two FDA documents name the same five Olympus devices under different dates. Neither date is wrong; together they decide which field a fleet and spares record has to cite, where the Red List files each model, and where the capital-equipment boundary sits.
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October 19, 2026
Two Channels, One Suction Path: Reading the GIF-2T1500 Clearance
The GIF-2T1500's published specifications match the scope it follows, line for line. What the FDA record adds is narrower: two channels, one suction path, and an image chain that exists only on the current processor generation.
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October 19, 2026
A Probe That Images Is Not Yet an Accepted Probe
A probe that images has proved one thing: it works in one port. A VIVID E9 carries two connector generations, so the receiving slip has to name the port, the six inspection points and the state at arrival.
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October 13, 2026
FDA MDR Component Codes: What an Ultrasound Service Record Has to Carry
A component code names the part that was involved, not the cause. What an ultrasound service record has to carry so that someone else can code the event - and what the service side should not decide for the reporter.
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October 12, 2026
Siemens Ultrasound Needle Guides: Fitment Is Decided by the Probe
A needle guide attaches to the probe, not to the console. Which is why the deciding field on a Siemens needle guide listing names a transducer: a field-by-field read, what wears on the reusable half, and what to send before you order.
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