Terumo Cardiovascular Systems

Terumo’s Perfusion Clinical Specialist team is another demonstration of Terumo’s commitment to the perfusion community:

Fully-resourced team:

For a decade, Terumo has continued to increase the number of Clinical Specialists on its team—they can respond more quickly and focus more fully on the needs of each customer.

Years of experience:

The team has 150 years of combined clinical, technical and scientific expertise.

Hundreds of O.R.s visited annually:

Their knowledge is based on practical experience.

Full-time focus:

All Terumo Clinical Specialists are dedicated full-time to the clinical support of Terumo products. They provide clinical input during new product development, support clinical trials and laboratory studies, and design training programs.

No other manufacturer provides the same depth and breadth of clinical support. 1

Question of the Quarter

 

    • October 2009

      What is the peak electrical power requirement of your fully equipped Perfusion System -- what capacity of UPS (backup battery power) would be adequate?

    • Terumo offers two perfusion systems: the Terumo® Advanced Perfusion System 1 and the Sarns™ Modular Perfusion System 8000. Both systems have an integrated battery backup that serves as a proven emergency UPS (uninterruptible power supply). This should eliminate the need to purchase a separate UPS.

      The typical power consumption of a fully loaded 120 Volt heart-lung machine is indicated at 10 to 13 Amps for the Terumo System 1, and 13 to 15 amps for the Sarns System 8000, but peak demand could go higher. To be safe, you would want a UPS that is capable of delivering a true 18 Amps at 120 Volts. Please keep in mind that since Terumo has not tested other UPS systems, we cannot make other recommendations.

       

       

       

1. This describes the Terumo Perfusion Clinical Support Team in the United States.