Saturday 27 April 2024
Internal Reference Number: FOI_6683
Date Request Received: 18/07/2022 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 27/07/2022 00:00:00
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Request Summary: Lasers used for BPH and Stone Management Procedures
Request Category: Companies
| Question Number 1: Lasers used for BPH and Stone Management Procedures Type of Laser used for BPH and stone Management (e.g. Holmium/Thulium) Number of Laser generators at each site Make of Laser generators Age of laser generators Number of fibres used per annum (Usage figures if possible) Are the fibres part of a consignment deal, if so when will it expire Is there a minimum spend (for fibres) that each site is committed to | |
| Answer To Question 1: We have two Holmium YAG lasers; one is Lumenis and the other is Rocamed. The Rocamed is less than 1 year old and the Lumenis Versapulse was purchased in 2014. We use approximately 240 fibres per year. The fibres are not consigned. There is no minimum spend commitment. | |
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