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188
Health Devices Sourcebook®

Last Loaded on Web: Monday, April 01, 2013

Last Update To Bluesheet: November 24, 2008

Bluesheet Contents     PDF version

File Description Print Counterparts Geographic Coverage Terms and Conditions Limit Predefined Format Options
Subject Coverage Dialog File Data Special Features Sample Record Sort Rates
Sources Database Content DIALINDEX/OneSearch Categories Basic Index Rank
Tips Document Types Indexed Contact Additional Indexes Report Options


File Description [top]

The Health Devices Sourcebook®, a directory file produced by ECRI, contains address and marketing information on U.S. and Canadian manufacturers and distributors of more than 4,500 classes of medical devices. The database utilizes ECRI's internationally endorsed Universal Medical Device Nomenclature System (UMDNS) and International Medical Device Codes (IMDC) for product classification.

An online thesaurus is available as an aid in locating broader, narrower, and related product names. The file contains three types of records: product (device) records, manufacturer records, and servicer records. International coverage of companies is provided.



Tips [top]

USE FILE 188

to find U.S. and Canadian manufacturers and distributors of medical devices.

USE /DEVICE

to restrict retrieval to Device records.

USE /MFG

to restrict retrieval to Manufacturer records.

USE /CO OR CO=

to find records about specific companies.



Subject Coverage [top]

  • Diagnostic Imaging Devices
  • Implanted Devices and Related Accessories
  • Disposable Medical Products
  • Clinical Laboratory Equipment and Reagents
  • Hospital Furniture
  • Ophthalmological Devices
  • Surgical Equipment
  • Materials Management Products
  • Orthopedic Devices
  • Physical Medicine Equipment
  • Dental Equipment
  • Obstetric/Gynecologic Devices


Sources [top]

Information on products and companies was collected and maintained by ECRI technical information specialists on a daily basis. The data was validated by mailings and telephone interviews with company representatives. The Health Devices Sourcebook database contains records verified in 2007.



Print Counterparts [top]

  • The Health Devices Sourcebook


Dialog File Data [top]

Dates Covered: 2007
File Size: 9,806 records
Update Frequency: Closed


Database Content [top]

  • Directories


Document Types Indexed [top]

  • Directories


Geographic Coverage [top]

  • International


Geographic Restrictions [top]

  • None


Special Features [top]

  • ERA Available
  • Graduate Education Program
  • KWIC and HILIGHT Available
  • REPORT Available
  • Online Thesaurus


DialIndex/OneSearch Categories [top]

ACRONYM CATEGORY NAME
BRANDNMS Brand Names
CODIR Company Directories
MEDDEV Medical Devices
MEDDEVCO Medical Device Company Profiles
MEDENG Medical Engineering
PRODINFO Product Information
PRODUCTS Industrial and Consumer


Contact [top]

The Health Devices Sourcebook database is produced by ECRI, and independent nonprofit agency that evaluates health care technologies. Questions concerning file content should be directed to:

ECRI
Online Customer Service
5200 Butler Pike
Plymouth Meeting, PA 19462

Telephone: 610-825-6000
Fax: 610-834-1275


Terms and Conditions [top]

Health Devices Sourcebook is a registered trademark of ECRI

For Dialog's Redistribution and Archive Policy, enter HELP ERA online. The following terms and conditions also apply.

The Health Devices Sourcebook and the medical device terms and numerical codes used therein are owned and copyrighted by ECRI. ECRI authorizes the use of such terms and codes solely for the customer's internal use. They may not be disseminated, reproduced, or in any way made available to any third party or be used for any commercial purpose whatsoever without the prior written consent of ECRI. Requests for permission should be addressed to: Permissions, Editor, ECRI, 5200 Butler Pike, Plymouth Meeting, PA 19642. ECRI MAKES NO WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, WITH RESPECT TO THE ACCURACY OR COMPLETENESS OF THIS DATABASE OR THE INFORMATION THEREIN. In no event shall ECRI be liable for any lost profits, or indirect or consequential damages, and in no event shall ECRI's liability exceed the cost of the online database search charge for the specific information giving rise to such liability.


Dialog Standard Terms & Conditions apply.


MANUFACTURER RECORD [top]

     
    DIALOG(R)File 188:Health Devices Sourcebook 
    ECRI (A nonprofit agency). All rts. reserv. 
     
  AN=   00005213 
  /CO, CO=   COMPANY:               Angeion Medical Products 
                            13000 Hwy 55 
  CY=, ST=, ZP=                          Plymouth, MN  55441 
                            United States 
  CC=   COMPANY NUMBER:        108439 
  TE=   TELEPHONE:             (612) 559-3370; (800) 848-8929 
     FAX:                   FAX (612) 559-5909 
     YEAR STARTED:          1984 
     SUBSIDIARIES/ 
     DIVISIONS/ 
     AFFILIATES:            See AngeLase Inc Sub Angeion Medical 
                            Products (108438) 
                            AngeMed Inc Sub Angeion Medical Products 
                            (108437) 
     
  PC=, /PN, PN=   PRODUCTS:              10-678 - Catheter Introducers 
                            17-541 - Inflators, Angioplasty Balloon 
     
  /TN, TN=   TRADE NAMES:           Angedapt 
                            Angeflator 
                            Angestat 
                            Angetear 
     
  SF=   ORGANIZATION TYPE:     Manufacturer, Exporter 
  SF=   DISTRIBUTION TYPE:     Sells directly and through dealers 
     TOTAL SALES:           $7,800,000 
     NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES:   115 
     NO. OF SALES PEOPLE:   4 
     
  NA=   EXECUTIVE OFFICER:     Wendell L King, Chairman of the Board 
     FINANCIAL OFFICER:     David Christofferson 
     MARKETING OFFICER:     Joseph J Afryl Jr, Vice President 
                            Marketing 
     MANUFACTG OFFICER:     Eugene Coffman, Manufacturing Director 
     HUMAN RESOURCES:       Mary Sears, Human Resources Manager 
     RESEARCH AND DEV:      Steven Huntley 
     QUALITY ASSURANCE:     Cindy Weideman 
     REGULATORY AFFAIRS:    Cindy Weideman 
     REPORT PRODUCT PROBLEMS 
       OR INCIDENTS TO:     Cindy Weidemen 
     
     DISTRIBUTION OFFICER:  Joseph J Afryl Jr 
  DT=   DOCUMENT TYPE:         MANUFACTURER 
     


SERVICER RECORD [top]

     
    DIALOG(R)File 188:Health Devices Sourcebook 
    ECRI (A nonprofit agency). All rts. reserv. 
     
  AN=   00101590 
  /CO, CO=    COMPANY:               Northern Technologies Inc 
                            PO Box 280 
  CY=, ZP=, ST=                          Veradale, WA  99037-0280 
                            United States 
  CC=   COMPANY NUMBER:        106840 
  TE=   TELEPHONE:             (509) 927-0401; (800) 727-9119 
     FAX:                   FAX (509) 927-0435 
     YEAR STARTED:          1985 
     
  /DE, SE=   SERVICE CATEGORIES:    Facilities Engineering 
                            Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) 
                            Mobile Facilities 
                            Nuclear Medicine 
                            Patient Monitoring 
                            Radiology 
                            Ultrasound 
  /DE, SE=   TYPE OF SERVICE:       Provides Staff 
                            Sells parts 
  GL=   GEOGRAPHICAL 
       AREAS SERVED:        US and Canada,Japan 
     
     ORGANIZATION TYPE:     Manufacturer, Exporter 
     DISTRIBUTION TYPE:     Sells directly and through dealers 
     TOTAL SALES:           $4,000,000 
     NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES:   38 
     
     EXECUTIVE OFFICER:     Steven Baker, President 
     FINANCIAL OFFICER:     Donald Campbell 
     MARKETING OFFICER:     Douglas Walton 
     
     SERVICE OFFICER:       Douglas Walton 
     DISTRIBUTION OFFICER:  Douglas Walton 
     DOCUMENT TYPE:         SERVICER 
     

PRODUCT/DEVICE RECORD

     
    DIALOG(R)File 188:Health Devices Sourcebook 
    ECRI (A nonprofit agency). All rts. reserv. 
  AN=   00202178 
     
  PC=, /PN, PN=   PRODUCTS:              15-053 - Scales, Wheelchair 
     TYPICAL INDUSTRY 
       PRICE RANGE:         $600-1,895 
     
  DT=   DOCUMENT TYPE:         DEVICE 


BASIC INDEX [top]

SEARCH
SUFFIX
 DISPLAY
CODE
 REPORT
(FIELD
LENGTH)		 FIELD NAME

 INDEXING

 SELECT EXAMPLES
None None None All Basic Index Fields Word S CATHETER(S)INTRODUC?
/CO CO CO (30) Company Name (Primary)1 Word
& Phrase		 S NORTHERN(W)TECHNOLOGIES/CO
S NORTHERN TECHNOLOGIES?/CO
/CO CO CO (30) Former Company Name1 Word
& Phrase		 S POWER(W)TECHNOLOGIES/CO
S POWER TECHNOLOGIES?/CO
/CO CO CO (30) Subsidiaries, Divisions, or Affiliates1 Word
& Phrase		 S RESEARCH/CO
S FINE SCIENCE TOOLS?/CO
/CO CO CO (30) Ultimate Parent Company1 Word
& Phrase		 S SETTSU/CO
S BOEHRINGER MANNHEIM?/CO
/DE DE None Registration Word S RECONDITIONER/DE
/DE DE None Service Category2 Word
& Phrase		 S RADIOLOGY/DE
S NUCLEAR MEDICINE/DE
/DE DE None Service Type2 Word S PARTS/DE
/PN PN None Product Name1 Word
& Phrase		 S CATHETER(S)INTRODUC?/PN
S X-RAY FILM?/PN
/TN TN None Brand Name1 Word
& Phrase		 S ANGEDAPT/TN
S MARK V/TN

1 Searchable in the Basic Index and in the Additional Indexes.

2 Servicer records only.


ADDITIONAL INDEXES [top]

SEARCH
PREFIX
 DISPLAY
CODE
 REPORT
(FIELD
LENGTH)		 FIELD NAME

 INDEXING

 SELECT EXAMPLES
None A1 A1 (52) Complete Address
None AN AN (11) DIALOG Accession Number
CC= CC CC (9) Company Number (including former Company Number) Phrase S CC=106840
CN= None CN (12) Country Name Phrase S CN=CANADA
CO= CO CO (30) Company Name (Primary)1 Word
& Phrase		 S CO=(NORTHERN(W)TECHNOLOG?)
S CO=NORTHERN TECHNOLOG?
CO= CO CO (30) Former Company Name1 Word
& Phrase		 S CO=(POWER(W)TECHNOLOGIES)
S CO=POWER TECHNOLOGIES
CO= CO CO (30) Subsidiaries, Divisions, or Affiliates1 Word
& Phrase		 S CO=RESEARCH
S CO=FINE SCIENCE TOOLS?
CO= CO CO (30) Ultimate Parent Company1 Word
& Phrase		 S CO=SETTSU?
S CO=BOEHRINGER MANNHEIM?
CY= CY CY (22) City Phrase S CY=PLYMOUTH
None DR None Distribution Representative
DT= DT DT (14) Document Type Phrase S DT=MANUFACTURER
EM= EM EM (11) Number of Employees3 Numeric S EM=50:100
S EM>100
FY= FY None Fiscal Year Phrase S FY=JAN-DEC
GL= GL None Geographical Area2 Word
& Phrase		 S GL=CANADA
S GL=US "AND" CANADA
JN= JN None Reference Information4,5 Phrase S JN=HEALTH DEVICES
NA= NA None CEO, COO, CFO, and other executives Names3 Word S NA=(DOUGLAS(W)WALTON)
NO= NO NO (11) ECRI Accession Number Phrase S NO=00101590
NS= NS NS (13) Number of Salespeople Numeric S NS=4
S NS>50
None NT None Product Problem or Incident Contact
None OT None Ownership Type
None P1 None Ultimate Parent Company Address7
PC= PC None Product Code Phrase S PC=10-678
PN= PN None Product Name1 Word
& Phrase		 S PN=CATHETER?
S PN=CATHETER INTRODUCERS
PR= PR None Primary Company Name (including former Company Name) Word
& Phrase		 S PR=(NORTHERN(W)TECHNOLOGIES)
S PR=NORTHERN TECHNOLOG?
QS= QS None Quality Systems Registration Phrase S QS=ISO-9001
SA= SA SA (20) Total Sales3 Numeric S SA=50000:100000
S SA>50M
SB= SB SB (30) Subsidiaries, Divisions, or Affiliates Word
& Phrase		 S SB=ANGEMED
S SB=ANGEMED INC?
SC= SC None Service Category2 Phrase S SC=NUCLEAR MEDICINE
SE= SE None Registration/Service Type2 Word S SE=PARTS
SF= SF None Organization Type and Distribution Method Word S SF=EXPORTER
None SR None Service Representative2
ST= ST ST (12) State Phrase S ST=MN
TE= TE TE (16) Telephone Area Code6 Phrase S TE=509
TN= TN None Brand Name1 Phrase S TN=ANGEDAPT
None TP TP (20) Typical Industry Price4
None TX TX (16) Telex, FAX, TWX Numbers
UD= None None Update Code Phrase S UD=9999
YR= YR YR (9) Year Started Phrase S YR=1985
ZP= ZP ZP (12) Zip/Postal Code8 Phrase S ZP=99037?

3 Manufacturer records only.

4 Product (device) records only; not available in every record.

5 Truncate for full retrieval, e.g., S JN=HEALTH DEVICES?

6 Complete telephone number displays.

7 Limited availability, non-North American companies.

8 Truncate zip/postal codes to retrieve both five- and nine-digit codes.


LIMIT [top]

SUFFIX FIELD NAME EXAMPLES
/DEVICE Device Records S S1/DEVICE
/MFG Manufacturer Records S S3/MFG
/PRICE Typical Industry Price Included S S5/PRICE
/SERVICE Service Records S S5/SERVICE


SORT [top]

SORTABLE FIELDS EXAMPLES
CN, CO, DT, ST, ZP SORT S6/ALL/CO,ZP
PRINT S3/9/1-24/CO


RANK [top]

RANK FIELDS EXAMPLES
All phrase- and numeric-indexed fields in the Additional Indexes can be ranked. Other RANK codes include: DE RANK CO
RANK SA S4


REPORT OPTIONS [top]

Output can be displayed in table format. REPORT codes with field lengths in parentheses are listed in the Search Options tables. Default table width is 72 characters; use SET H 132 to set maximum table width. REPORT S6/CO,TE/ALL


USER-DEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

Display codes listed in the Search Options tables can be used to customize output. TYPE S3/CO,A1,NA/1-5


PREDEFINED FORMAT OPTIONS [top]

NO.
 DIALOGWEB
FORMAT		 RECORD CONTENT
MANUFACTURER RECORDS
1 -- DIALOG Accession Number
2 -- Company Name and Number, Address, Telephone Numbers, E-mail, and Year Started
3 Medium Company Name, Organization Type, Distribution Type, Total Sales, Number of Employees, Officers' Names, Product Problem or Incident Contact, Document Type, Number of Salespeople, and Total Sales
4 -- Full Record with Tagged Fields
5 -- Full Record
6 Free Company Name
7 Long Company Name and Number, Address, Telephone Numbers, Products, E-mail, and Year Started
8 Short Company Name and Number and Address
9 Full Full Record
10 -- National Address (excludes country)
K -- KWIC (Key Word In Context) displays a window of text; may be used alone or with other formats
PRODUCT/DEVICE RECORDS
1 -- DIALOG Accession Number
2 -- Reference and Price Information
3 Medium Reference and Price Information, and Document Type
4 -- Full Record with Tagged Fields
5 -- Full Record
6 Free Reference and Price Information
7 Long Reference, Price and Products Information
9 Full Full Record
K -- KWIC (Key Word In Context) displays a window of text; may be used alone or with other formats
SERVICER RECORDS
1 -- DIALOG Accession Number
2 -- Company Name and Number, Address, Telephone Numbers, E-mail, and Year Started
3 Medium Company Name, Organization Type, Service Categories, Service Types, Geographical Area, Service Officer, Document Type, Number of Employees, Number of Salespeople, and Total Sales
4 -- Full Record with Tagged Fields
5 -- Full Record
6 Free Company Name
7 Long Company Name and Number, Address, Telephone Numbers, E-mail, and Year Started
8 Short Company Name and Number, Address, and Geographical Area
9 Full Full Record
10 -- National Address (excludes country)
K -- KWIC (Key Word In Context) displays a window of text; may be used alone or with other formats


DIRECT RECORD ACCESS [top]

FIELD NAME EXAMPLES
If the accession number of a specific record is known, it can be used to display the record directly. TYPE 62331/5
DISPLAY 62331/CO,PN
PRINT 618279/9


Rates [top]

Rates For File: Health Devices Sourcebook®[188]

                                Standard  Subscrib
Cost per DialUnit:                 $5.30     $0.00
Cost per Minute:                   $2.02     $0.00
Report Elements                    $1.50     $0.00
Rank Elements                      $0.00     $0.00

        <<  Standard  >>  << Subscriber >>
Format    Types   Prints    Types   Prints
     1    $0.00    $0.00    $0.00    $0.00
     2    $3.00    $3.00    $0.00    $0.00
     3    $5.00    $5.00    $0.00    $0.00
     4    $3.00    $3.00    $0.00    $0.00
     5    $5.00    $5.00    $0.00    $0.00
     6    $0.00    $0.00    $0.00    $0.00
     7    $3.00    $3.00    $0.00    $0.00
     8    $1.50    $1.50    $0.00    $0.00
     9    $5.00    $5.00    $0.00    $0.00
    10    $1.50    $1.50    $0.00    $0.00
KWIC95    $0.40       NA    $0.00       NA
KWIC96    $0.40       NA    $0.00       NA
REDIST/COPY Multiplier Table:

      Range      Multiplier
        1-2       1.00
       3-25       1.50
     26-100       3.00
    101-200       4.00
    201-500       6.00
   501-1000       8.00
 1001 or more    10.00

ARCHIVE Multiplier Table:

      Range      Multiplier
       1-25       1.50
     26-200       3.00
    201-500       6.00
   501-1000       8.00
 1001 or more    10.00
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