Parks Flo-Lab 2100-SX
Parks · Model Flo-Lab 2100-SX
• Tops in Testing Capabilities • Better Studies in Less Time • Designed to help you focus on performing the fastest, most accurate studies on all of your patients, even those with severe disease. • Most accurate in the world-and the most flexible, user-friendly operation of any vascular system. • Performs a full range of lower arterial, upper arterial, and venous studies, providing complete vascular diagnostic services for your patients.
Key tips
- ·When no category-specific guidance fits, default to the manufacturer's own service manual and the general troubleshooting method in the Engineer's Guide.
- ·Run an incoming and annual electrical safety test regardless of how niche the device is.
Typical Failure Modes
Failure patterns typical of this equipment class - general BMET reference, not verified against this exact unit's own service history unless flagged. Severity is a category-level estimate.
Doppler probe / transducer wear
HighSymptoms: Weak, absent, or noisy Doppler signal.
Root cause: Probe crystal or cable wear.
Cuff / pneumatic system leak
MediumSymptoms: Inaccurate or failed pressure readings.
Root cause: Cracked cuff bladder or tubing/connector leak.
PVR waveform sensor drift
MediumSymptoms: Distorted or flat plethysmography waveform.
Root cause: Pneumatic transducer calibration drift.
Software / calculation fault
LowSymptoms: Incorrect ABI/TBI calculation, or frozen screen.
Root cause: Application software or workstation fault.
Serviceable Parts & Consumables
The parts a BMET typically services on this class of equipment. Service class and relative cost are general engineering estimates for the category, not figures from this unit's documentation. Part numbers appear only when pulled from this unit's own service manual. Always confirm intervals and pricing against the manufacturer.
Pneumatic tubing / connector set
Class Periodic replacementRel. cost $$R&R Fairly easy
Workstation / PC
Class Major service partRel. cost $$$R&R Moderate
Doppler probe
High-turnover; keep spares.
Class Periodic replacementRel. cost $$$R&R Fairly easy
Blood pressure cuff set
Consumable; multiple sizes.
Class Periodic replacementRel. cost $R&R Easy
| Part | Service class | Relative cost | R&R difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pneumatic tubing / connector set | Periodic replacement | $$ | Fairly easy |
| Workstation / PC | Major service part | $$$ | Moderate |
| Doppler probe High-turnover; keep spares. | Periodic replacement | $$$ | Fairly easy |
| Blood pressure cuff set Consumable; multiple sizes. | Periodic replacement | $ | Easy |
Relative cost: $ lowest · $$$$ highest service-part cost for this equipment class. Not a price.
PM Checklist
Preventive-maintenance tasks typical of this equipment class. Perform to the manufacturer's procedure and your facility's policy - this is general reference, not a schedule for this specific unit.
- ·Follow the manufacturer's PM schedule
- ·Perform incoming and annual electrical safety testing per facility biomedical program
Troubleshooting Approach
A structured starting point derived from the failure modes above. Follow the manufacturer's service documentation for the actual procedure.
Symptom: Doppler probe / transducer wear
- Confirm the presentation - typically weak, absent, or noisy Doppler signal.
- Check the most likely cause first: probe crystal or cable wear.
- Inspect the affected subsystem against the manufacturer's inspection checklist.
- If the fault is confirmed and not a field adjustment, service or replace the doppler probe per the manufacturer's service documentation.
- Return the device to service only after the manufacturer's functional and applicable electrical-safety checks pass.
- Record the findings, any parts used, and the verification results in the maintenance history.
Symptom: Cuff / pneumatic system leak
- Confirm the presentation - typically inaccurate or failed pressure readings.
- Check the most likely cause first: cracked cuff bladder or tubing/connector leak.
- Inspect the affected subsystem against the manufacturer's inspection checklist.
- If the fault is confirmed and not a field adjustment, service or replace the blood pressure cuff set per the manufacturer's service documentation.
- Return the device to service only after the manufacturer's functional and applicable electrical-safety checks pass.
- Record the findings, any parts used, and the verification results in the maintenance history.
Technical Specs
- Height
- 55 in
- Length
- 30 in
- Width
- 26.5 in
Typical Location
Where this class of equipment is typically deployed - general reference, not this unit's own placement record.
- Varies by device - check the unit's own manual for facility placement guidance
Documents & Manuals
Safety & Recalls
Synced live from the FDA openFDA API.
- RECALL
Parks Medical Electronics, Inc. was made aware of two incidents where an air supply tube from their PARKS PVR unit was inadvertently connected to an IV in the patient's arm instead of into the blood pressure cuff.
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