Diagnostix Plus has put a new twist on the used equipment market.The New Hyde Park, NY, refurbisher will trade new imaging accessoriesfor old gamma cameras from hospitals. "It's like going into your attic and getting rid of thethings that you know
Diagnostix Plus has put a new twist on the used equipment market.The New Hyde Park, NY, refurbisher will trade new imaging accessoriesfor old gamma cameras from hospitals.
"It's like going into your attic and getting rid of thethings that you know you'll never ever use again," said DonBogutski, president of Diagnostix Plus of New Hyde Park, NY. "We'reable to offer useful new items in exchange for these older items."
The bartered goods, such as lead aprons and furniture, aremade by such companies as Nuclear Associates, Capintec and DuPont, which regularly sell supplies and accessories to DiagnostixPlus.
"Because we get a discount on all the items we purchasefrom these manufacturers, we offer a 10% premium for used equipment,when we exchange new items for the used equipment," Bogutskisaid.
The used equipment that Diagnostix Plus gets is then refurbishedand sold for about half the cost of new equipment, he said.
"What we're attempting to accomplish is to recycle valuableequipment at reasonable prices and keep the cost down to the purchasinglaboratory (that buys the refurbished products)," Bogutskisaid.
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