Monday 22 December 2014

Tuesday 9 December 2014

Why GPC Medical is the Best Source to Import Medical Devices from India

We are in a dynamic business where value of life and health precedes over everything else. Our business ethics correlate with compassion, innovativeness, safety standards, and affordability of the patients. GPC Medical offers an unprecedented depth of growth because we deal in innovative products, with most advanced technologies, engineering expertise to fulfill our mission of valuing life and providing relief from pain to the ailing patients.
The medical devices business in spite of the exponential growth in demand in the last few years has many business houses that claim to be the best. However, GPC Medical stands on a different platform to satisfy the customer for all its medical needs.

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Why GPC Medical is the best source to import medical devices from India?

Our Experience: From 1930 we are into this business of providing medical supplies worldwide expanding our ambit every year and building roads of faith with our clients. Each passing year not only adds to our experience but the annual increase in the sales motivates us to keep this momentum of growth and reach the pinnacle without compromising on the quality.

Our Mission: From the concept to manufacturing and validation to delivery our mission is to see that we succeed in alleviating pain of the patient, in restoring of health and to make families happy by helping in extending life of our patients.
Our Values: The values of GPC centres around maintaining safety, giving the best quality, making it affordable for all by reducing the cost, on time delivery and staying abreast with the most advanced technologies.
Our Service: We offer solutions for the entire supply chain of medical devices under one roof. Our range of products caters from preventive medical devices and early detection through diagnosis to the most sophisticated hospital equipment. We however specialize in orthopedic implants, medical rehabilitation products, medical disposable supplies, autoclaves, and anesthesia products.
Our Reliability: We assure quality products to our clients and consistent quality raising our standards above the mandatory ISO 9001, ISO 13485, US FDA 510 K and CE norms. Our policies towards our buyers are friendly and we assure delivery on time. Our team is a dedicated group of professionals who ensure the quality standards are maintained at each step to bring out a flawless product that can help in reducing pain and save lives too.

Our World Exports: There is hardly a country where GPC products have not found their way, either directly or through re-export. We participate in all the major medical fairs and have acquired some very prestigious projects in different countries against the MOH/MOD/UN Tenders, etc. Our global presence is a mark of our international standard products.

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Monday 8 December 2014

9 Types of Medical Supply

Medical supplies play an important role in medicals or health care department, without these supplies or equipment we do not imagine health care centre.  Researchers of various companies invent various kinds of supplies or equipment accordance with the comfort level of patients which help them to recover from their ailment as soon as possible. We found these medical supplies almost everywhere at homes, in transports in the form of first-aid. Medical supplies are on demand at vast scale in everyday life. 

Here are nine types of medical supply we are discussing below:



1. Medical supplies for surgical cases:


Various items used during different surgeries such as needle, gloves, gowns, drape, and scissors come in this category.  Disposable items and equipment which are made of stainless steel can also be counted under same category. Staff members wear protective gear such as surgical caps, hoods, eye protection and surgical masks to prevent themselves from acquiring an infection during a surgical procedure which is necessary. There are pre-packaged kits for minor procedures that are set up for specific procedures which reduce the preparation work that your staffs needs to fulfil.  

Medical Surgcial Disposables

2. Medical supplies to enhance your mobility or durable medical equipment:


Mobility medical equipment or supplies are affordable quality solution for the person who needs home healthcare. Lift chairs, wheelchairs, walker, mobility scooter, bath products and bed comes in mobility medical supplies. With the help of these medical supplies you are able to go wherever you want to go in other words these equipment give you the confidence and assist you in the time of need.


3. Medical supplies for hospitalised patients:


Hospital beds, stretchers and hospital room furniture are essential part of any hospital or healthcare centre. Incubator is a piece of equipment in hospital which new babies are placed in when they are week or born too early, in order to help them survive. Mobility solution, support surface therapies, bed monitoring and connected hospital technologies set new standards for successful patient care.


4. Medical supplies for people with special need:


Medical supplies which help people of special need to live their life easily come in this category. Digital talking alarm clock helps the people suffer from poor vision, or blindness by announcing the time for them. In the same way eating aids, drinking aids, aids for gripping and dressing aids for the feet and leg helps physically challenged persons to deal easily with their life.

5. Diagnostic medical supplies:


Diagnostic medical supplies are those with the help of which healthcare professionals diagnose the disease and then prescribe a treatment plan. ECG machine, stethoscope, thermometers, ophthalmoscopes, digital finger blood pressure monitors comes in the category of diagnostic medical supplies. These medical supplies can be easily found in every department of health care centres.


6. Electronic medical supplies:


Radiography x-ray equipment, surgical lights, MRI machines, heart rate monitor, breathing rate monitor, blood pressure monitor and ultra sound are the important examples of electronic medical supplies which medical professionals use while treating the patient. Some other electronic devices with software are also helpful for the better management of the healthcare centres. These are medical informatics such as electronic medical records, Medical billing software and scheduling software.



7. Acute care medical  supplies:


These supplies such as CAUTI prevention kit helps to reduce infection rate. It improves staff, patient and family satisfaction. Reducing HAI (hospital acquired infection) is a big deal and medical supply manufacturers have developed ever more powerful cleaning agents which prevent you from infections.

8. Home health care medical supplies:


Home health care supplies sometimes also known as ‘self-care’ medical supplies is useful in everyday life of patients, these supplies are hearing aids, canes, walkers, crutches and wheelchairs. These supplies help people to live their life in better way during their disability.


9. Flexible healthcare storage and transport options for medical supplies:


Storage and transportation of various medical supplies is as important as any other task of patient care in healthcare centres. There are many types of transport carts used for the storage purpose of medical supplies. Cast cart, anaesthesia cart, isolation cart, crash cart and many more carts found virtually in every department of hospital. These carts are also called procedure and supply cart because they store and transport the supplies that doctors and nurses need to provide care to a patient.

Monday 24 November 2014

4 Common Categories of Durable Medical Equipment

Durable medical equipments are very essential for patients as to improve their quality of living. These durable medical equipments are therapeutic devices which are designed for the recovery of the patients ailment as quickly and comfortably as possible. Durable medical equipment are intended to withstand repeated use by non-professionals or the patient, and is appropriate for use in the home. As the word durable itself tells about the significance of these medical equipment’s which are likely to last for a long time without breaking or getting weaker. Health of the patients is fully depended on these equipment, if these equipment are weak or break easily then they are harmful for the patients and instead of improving their health they prove to be really critical. Responsibilities of durable medical equipment are to keep the user safe and these products are built strong, long-lasting and generally easy to clean and maintain.  


There are two types of durable medical equipment:

  1. Life Sustaining durable medical equipment: Equipment like nebulizer, humidifier, cycle dialysis machine for peritoneal dialysis etc are considered as life sustaining without which the patient cannot survive and hence need to be purchased. 


  2. Non-life sustaining durable medical equipment: All other equipment those are not listed as life sustaining comes in this category will be paid as rental up to the allowed purchase price. 

Commonly used durable medical equipment’s are:


1) Ambulation assistive devices: These are mobility devices help a person with functional impairment move about in their environment. Such devices are:

a. Walker: There are various kind of walker like 2-button walker is a folding walker that is easy to use and store. Trigger release walker is also type of folding walker that is easy to transport, use and store. Trigger release with 5” wheels is most common type of folding/rolling walker easy to use over different type of terrain. There are heavy duty walker and wenzelite walker also available to accommodate most patient weight.  

b. Cane: It is the most widely used assistive device which is used when the individual needs limited support and has good balance. It supports up to 25% of a person’s weight and may prevent many falls.


c. Crutch: Crutches should have comfortable grip and padding and adjusted for length so that the crutch does not press on your underarms.


2) Wheelchair: When physical changes seems to limit your movements the option of wheelchair makes your life easier and comfortable.




a. Power wheel chair: It is a battery operated based with four wheels and adjustable seat controller attached on one of the armrest that allows the rider to control the movements of the chair. These are beneficial to those patients who are unable to operate wheelchair manually.


b. Hybrid wheelchair: These chairs come with transport wheels attached to the chair and are the combination of the chairs comes between the standard and transport wheelchairs. 


c. Manual wheelchair: These chairs are easy to transfer with a built-in or removable armrest. A mid to high level back and push handle to allow no occupants to propel the chair. 


3) Orthopedic devices:     


a. Belt: An infinite variety of Dacron, cloth and leather material is used to fabricate waist belts, shoulder harness and chest straps, which provide suspension as well as control through their attachment to cables that attach lock to various joints. Halter, Fracture frame, Trapeze bars are other orthopaedic durable medical equipment.


4) Bath safety:
Hand held shower, shower chairs and bathroom grab bars and assist bars are some examples of bath safety which are mostly used by the patients who face difficulty while bathing.


Most of the durable medical equipment can be purchased without a prescription but it is essential and safe to purchase prescribed equipment. 


GPC Medical tries to supply a comprehensive range of products to its clients. 


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Saturday 22 November 2014

Glimpses of the MEDICA Fair 2014 by GPC Medical Ltd.

GPC Medical Limited had a successful stint at the MEDICA Fair held in Germany from 12th to 15th November, 2014. It was highly appreciated for all its medical products and hospital supplies. The GPC stall had a large number of visitors who inquired about our products and placed their orders with us. Even though all our goods were highly appreciated by clients from world over but our orthopedic implants and instruments were the highlights of the show. The highly cooperative staff members and the whole team of GPC Medical worked relentlessly to make this show a success.

Here are some glimpses of the MEDICA Fair...



Check out the links given below to know more about GPC Medical Limited:


GPC Medical Interacts at the Arab Health Fair 2015


Friday 14 November 2014

Surgical Operating Room Instrument Checklist

World wide data about the surgical checklist demonstrates that it reduces morbidity and mortality. A World Health Organisation encourages surgeons across the world to use the checklist while operating on patients. The use of WHO surgical safety checklist in the operating room lowers the risk of miss happening during Medical surgery.

This checklist is based on the successful international program “Safe Surgery Saves Lives”.

There is no country in the world where no mistakes are noticed during operating the patients. Checklist consists of three columns, which correlates to the three phases of an operation. These three phases are:

  • Before anaesthesia (Sign-in)
  • Before skin incision (Time-out)
  • Before leaving the operating room (Sign-out)

In medical-surgical operating room instrument checklist, all the information about the instruments is given which are used in an operation. It is meant to help in planning operating rooms. Setting surgery tray properly according to the type of surgery being conducted is valuable and important in any surgery. Proper setup and arrangement of surgical tray helps the surgeon not only perform the surgery efficiently, but it also allows him to have all his preferred surgical instruments easily available. Surgical technicians have to understand the requirement of each specific surgeon’s for proper surgical tray arrangement. Wide ranges of instruments are used in the surgical operating room, some standard instruments are used for most surgeries and other are specialized for specific type of surgery. A general instrument tray consists all of the following instruments:

  • Clamps: Clamps are also known as haemostats and is used to stop bleeding from vessels. Many size and types of clamps are available in the market.

  • Retractors: It is known as retracting instrument it is used to separate incision edges and restrain internal body structure. Two type of retractor are hand-held retractor and self-retaining retractor.

  • Forceps: function as grasping tool which is used by surgeons for grasping tough tissues. Some forceps are used to deliver babies however others are used as needle forceps which are used to needles to carry out various suture procedures.

  • Needle holders: Needle holders are used to attach suture and it comes in the category of suturing instruments. Size of these needle holders depends on the type of the surgery for which they are needed.

  • Suction: Suction tubes are used to remove the blood  from the area being operated on to allow the surgeons to view and work on the area.

  • Surgical scalpels: Scalpels have a handle to hold the device and a blade attached on another end to make incisions. These blades are sharp and made from fine quality steel of medical-grade.

  • Surgical scissors: Used to cut bandages, sutures or even tissue. This is an instrument which is used in all type of surgery.

Specialized Instruments:


Instruments used in Orthopaedic or bone surgery: Orthopaedic tray includes bone cutter called rongeurs, saw, screwdrivers, hammer, drills, steel pins and metallic plates to cut and scrape the bones. This type of surgery is performed on joints, muscles and bones.
Instruments used in micro surgeries: micro surgery instruments are used in the surgery of neurology, vascular, eye, hand. These instruments are smallest of all the services.

Instruments used in gynaecology and urology: Dilation instruments which is part of kit used in urology and gynaecology.

Different surgery services have its own surgery tray with some devices of general instrument tray added to it. Frequently used instruments are sterilized properly and separately from those which are not often used. It plays an important role in the patients post-operative health. Microscopes and air compressors are not sterilized.

It is extremely important to ensure that the instruments being used are properly sterilized and have been purchased from the right source. Quality and precise instruments are the most important aspect of the instruments being used during a surgery. 

GPC Medical Limited supplies and manufactures the best instruments in the medical industry. They are used indigeneously by the surgeons in India and are also widely exported to many countries. 

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Tuesday 11 November 2014

How to Purchase Medical Equipment?

The demand and supply of medical equipment is growing exponentially by the day. Medical equipment plays a crucial role for medical professionals and patients. These medical equipment's can play a pivotal role in keeping a check over most of the generalized health parameters. They can play be a very centralized role in increasing the longevity of your life and be preventive in guarding you from some long term illness. The key elements of purchasing medical equipment are approximately the same whether you are buying them for home or for your clinic. Home-use medical equipment helps to improve individual medical condition and retain the quality of life while living at home.

While considering about buying medical equipment you need to follow some instructions:

  • The process of purchase usually starts with a demand or requirement. A requisition is generated by the medical professional or medical authority. There are different medical professional expertise including Doctors, Nurse Practitioners and Physical and Occupational Therapist who assist individuals in determining which medical equipment is necessary.
  • Determine whether you want equipment for a short period or for a long time. If you needed home-use equipment for a short period, it is beneficial to take equipment like walker or wheel chair on rent. Purchasing equipment is cheaper for long term use. 
  • Determine the size of the equipment according to the size of room or where you are going to place the equipment.
  • Before purchasing the product you should ask for guarantee and do not forget to collect guarantee card.
  • It is beneficial to know the vendor’s policy for replacing malfunctioning equipment. It is important to review the policies for the replacement of defective piece because even the high quality medical equipment can stop working.

 

After knowing the requirement of equipment’s there are two ways to purchase medical equipment:

Traditional method-purchase equipment from medical supply store:

There are so many reputable medical supply companies; you have to visit three or four medical supply store to check the price and quality of the product. Take the list of needed items, along with the space and budget requirements.
Steps for purchasing medical equipment from medical store:
  1. Requisition received from the national health services purchasing department or by health professionals.
  2. Source suppliers: information have to be collected about suppliers.
  3. Tender process: to know about the tender process whether it is required or not.
  4. Purchase approved for the required equipment.
  5. Purchase order sent to supplier.
  6. Expediting is must for quick supply of equipment at the time of demand.
  7. Delivery of equipment’s.
  8. Supplier invoice.

Modern method-purchase medical equipment online:

Online shopping is modern method of purchasing any anything or medical equipment. While exploring on internet you should check whether the medical equipment vendor is licensed and accredited. You should also verify that the vendor has a reputation for providing quality service. 

Steps of purchasing medical equipment online:
  1. Electronic requisition system through popular sites like eBay and snap deal (ERP).
  2. Requisition auto initiated by ERP.
  3. Supplier selected from approved list.
  4. Required order sent electronically.
  5. Supplier acknowledges and provides update delivery for cast data electronically with the help of which buyer can check the status of their product.
  6. Delivery- Electronic proof of dispatch sent by supplier.
  7. Payment via electronic invoice eg. Debit card and credit card.
    For purchasing medical equipment you have to critically evaluate provider’s reputation, legitimacy, equipment policies and customer service. Need of durable medical equipment’s is increasing day by day. You have to find a professional medical equipment installation company that can do it for you to guarantee that equipment is installed properly. Many options are available in selecting a medical equipment provider, so carefully compare the products and then purchase.

    GPC Medical Limited is a reputed medical company that honestly sells its products as per the need of the patient. Their products have long term durability and are trusted by all its users. Be very careful in buying any type of medical equipment as they are life saving devices.


    Wednesday 5 November 2014

    Six medical specialities and the basic equipment needed for each

    Being a Doctor is a noble profession, who with completely advanced education and clinical training cares for your health. They prevent, diagnose, treat and cure diseases. In today’s times it is a necessity to have medical specialists around you. However, a doctor also needs various basic equipment to cure his patients and diagnose the cause of their sufferings. It is like a hand and glove situation where the medical specialists and the basic medical specialities go hand in hand in supporting each other and therefore save many lives. A doctor also goes through professional training to specialize in various fields like Gynaecology, Paediatrics, Orthopaedics to name a few. These medical specialists use various kinds of equipment to diagnose the disease of their patients and these equipment’s are very essential in the field of medicine.

     

    Pathology: 

    Pathology is a branch of medical speciality concerning the examination of tissues, cell and bodily fluids for determining the cause and nature of diseases. Pathologists enable medical professionals to diagnose and treat patient flawlessly. Equipment’s used by pathologists are flow cytometer, spirometer, haemocytometer, manometer, trephine biopsy needle and a Ryle’s tube. Some of the equipment’s are explained below.
    • Flow Cytometry - We use this innovative test to diagnose  cancer and evaluate the risk of recurrence. It is a technology which  is used to inspect the physical and chemical characteristics of particles in a fluid as it passes through at least one laser. The application of this laser based technology is to perform several procedures including cell counting, cell sorting, protein engineering and detection of biomarkers.
    • Spirometer - There are various spirometer made by different companies but the main function of this device is to help diagnose various lung condition, most commonly chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Spirometer is a lung function test and looks at how well your lungs work it shows how well you in and out, breathing in and out can also be affected by lung disease.

     

    Paediatrics: 

    Paediatrics is a medical speciality that provides not only medical care but also manages physical, mental and emotional well-being of the infant, toddlers, children and adolescents.  A paediatrician uses basically the same equipment as any other doctor such as stethoscope, thermometer, microscope etc; except that some of the equipment designed with its use for child in mind. These equipment are :
    • Infant Incubators - Infant incubator is used for those infant who born premature because these infants often can’t keep themselves warm without help so they are placed inside incubator. These incubators protect infants from noise, light and infection.
    • Baby Scale - There are various kinds of scales to examine your baby health.  Digital baby scale helps to measure the weight accurately and another scale is used to measure the height of baby and a comparison is made to a standard growth chart to determine whether the growth of child is normal.
    • Sphygmomanometer - It is use to check your baby’s blood pressure. This equipment with a cuff that is attached to a monitor gives automatic digital readouts.

     

    Cardiology: 

    Medical speciality deals with heart related disorder is known as cardiology. Cardiologists diagnose and treat heart disease such as congenital heart defect, heart failure and valvular heart disease. Equipment used to diagnose heart related disease are:
    • Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Imaging(CMR) - This medical equipment allow  cardiologist to know about the mechanical functions of the heart. Detailed pictures of your tissues and organ are created with the use of this equipment; which is safe and non-invasive test in which no surgery is done and no instruments are inserted into your body.
    • ECG -  ECG stands for electrocardiography is the recording of the electrical activity of heart.

     

    Gynecology: 

    A medical science that deals with the diseases and routine physical care of the reproductive system of women.
    • Maternity Bed - Also known as birthing bed are developed to ensure that women have the best possible birthing experience.
    • Ayre’s spatula - This instrument is disposable and made of wood so that cells can adhere to its porous surface.

     

    Radiology: 

    A radiologist is a specialist medical doctor who uses imaging in diagnosing and treating injuries and disease. A radiologist uses various equipment such as X-ray, ultrasound and positron emission tomography.
    • Ultrasound Scan - It is a very commonly used painless test which uses sound waves to create images of organs inside your body. Ultrasound thought to be harmless as it uses sound waves instead of radiations.

     

    Neurosurgery: 

    Neurology is a branch of medicine that is concerned with the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of disease which infect any part of the nervous system including brain, spinal cord and peripheral nerves. Equipment  used by neurosurgeon are pneumatic bone punch and operating knives.
    • Pneumatic Bone Punch - This very precise and efficient punch enables cut bone with no effort. It saves time and with the help of this instrument it is very easy to perform a lumbar fusion where you have to cut a significant amount of bone material.

    GPC Medical Limited is a pioneer in manufacturing these devices. Our products give accurate results and have long term durability with efficient after sales service for the sales in India.


    Monday 27 October 2014

    Know Us More at MEDICA Fair 2014

    It is once again time of the year when the weather is perfect and the annual MEDICA Fair at Dusseldorf in Germany is ready to exhibit the world’s largest medical fair from 12th to the 15th November 2014. All the largest medical companies of the world are gearing up to exhibit their latest products, advancements and innovations in medical products, and working towards communicating with their international clients for some exciting business meetings and further taking the business to new heights.

    GPC Medical Limited is an India based manufacturer and supplier of hospital and medical goods with specific specialization in the orthopedic implants and soft rehabilitation medical products. Our wide range of products, stringent quality standards, reasonable pricing and efficient and timely supply of the medical goods make us a successful participant each year.  We have been attending this show for the last several years and with the passing of each year increasing both our credibility with the clients and spreading our wings with new business partners.
    The magnanimous ground of the MEDICA fair which is the largest trade show in the health care industry has 4,500 exhibitors in 1.3 million square feet exhibit area that accommodates 19 halls. More than 135, 000 people from different countries attend this show every year to reach out to new clients and showcase their products.

    GPC Medical will be exhibiting its products at Hall - 13 and Stand - F01. Please make a prior appointment with us so that we could give you ample time and provide you with sufficient information.  Do visit our stall to get the best medical goods.    


    Email us at info@gpcmedical.com to fix a meeting at the MEDICA 2014.

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    Thursday 9 October 2014

    Visit GPC Medical at MEDICA 2014 & Arab Health 2015

    GPC Medical Ltd.

    GPC Medical Limited is an established name in the arena of medical and hospital supplies. With the backing of a number of years experience behind them and a team of medical experts to guide them, they have carried their credentials worldwide. Their footings are seen all over the world with their participation in the medical exhibitions and medical trade fairs that are held from time to time across the world.

    GPC Medical constantly endeavors towards showcasing its products and new range of supplies all over the globe. The participation in the trade fairs gives the company a platform to exhibit all its products and to inform its clients of its latest products.

    Amongst the various fairs GPC Medical participates in, the upcoming ones is the MEDICA Trade Show being held in Germany from 12-15 Nov 2014 and the Arab Health Fair to be held on 26-29 January 2015. As these fairs give an opportunity to both the buyer and the seller to inquire about the company and its products and retrospectively provides the company a platform to exhibit its samples and information about its quality of their products. The presence of various other companies in the same arena also gives the buyers the flexibility to choose amongst the best available product in the market.

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    GPC Medical ensures that it gives its visitors on its stalls during the exhibitions, an honest revelation of all its products. A well informed courteous staff is present to answer all the clients’ queries as they visit the stalls.

    GPC Medical believes in building roads based on faith and trust and gives its customers the most reasonably priced products with the best quality. Do visit our stalls in the upcoming fairs to know more about our products.   


    Medica
    12 - 15 Nov, 2014
    Hall No.-13
    Stand No.: F01
    Dusseldorf, Germany


    Arab Health
    26 - 29 Jan, 2015
    Hall No.: S1
    Stand No.: H01
    Dubai International Convention & Exhibition Centre, UAE 


    Please visit https://www.gpcmedical.com/ to know more about our company and range of hospital & medical products. 


    OR

    Email us at info@gpcmedical.com to enquire about our products, and to Fix a Meeting with us either in MEDICA 2014 or in ARAB HEALTH 2015.


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    Thursday 18 September 2014

    Laboratory Equipment - Essential Requirements for All Laboratories

    What is Laboratory Equipment?


    A laboratory is essentially a place where most of the scientific experiments are done under controlled conditions in which various experiments and measurements are done with different combinations of specific fields with varying subjects from medicine to chemical and physics laboratory. Although, different specialization of laboratories need specific equipment according to its area of specialization but there are certain basic equipment which are common to all types of laboratories.  Apart from the furniture in a laboratory which primarily consists of work benches, countertops, cabinets, and laboratory notebook there is also various specific equipment which is part of every laboratory.  


    What Equipment is Essential for All Laboratories?


    Laboratory Incubator
    Laboratory Incubator
    Laboratory equipment refers to various tools and equipment used by scientists working in a laboratory. This equipment has a place in every laboratory for experiments or to take measurements or even to gather data. Here, we are not referring to the more sophisticated or larger equipment which are called scientific instrument.
    The working tools in a laboratory include Bunsen Burners, microscopes, spectrophotometers, and calorimeters.

    Very important laboratory equipment is the laboratory glassware such as the beaker or reagent bottle, or even a thermometer. 


    Description of the Essential Equipment:

    
    High Temperature Furnace
    High Temperature Furnace
    Compound Microscope

    A compound microscope is an essential requirement in any laboratory as it uses two lenses to make things look larger.
    Magnifying Glass or Hand lens or Simple Microscope

    Unlike the compound microscope, the magnifying glass or hand lens uses one lens to make things look larger. It can be easily carried around in the laboratory and is used for simple observations of a sample.
    Hot Plate

    A laboratory needs all kinds of equipment for various combinations and a hot plate is an electric device used for heating things.
    Petri Dish

    A Petri dish is required to hold various specimens and also needed to observation of these specimens and to grow culture.
    Cover Slip

    A cover slip is needed to cover specimens on a microscope slide.
    Glass Slide

    A glass slide is needed to keep the specimens for observing under the microscopes.
    Graduated Cylinders (Glass or Plastic)

    A graduated cylinder is a very accurate tool used to measure liquid in volume. It is graduated in ml. This is used for measuring liquids in perfect accuracy.
    
    Digital Centrifuge Machine
    Digital Centrifuge Machine
    Beaker (Glass or Plastic)

    If the beaker is plastic it is primarily used for measuring liquid volume in ml which can be of rough estimate.
    The glass beakers are used to stir and heat the liquids of various quantities. These come in various sizes and shapes according to the need of the liquid to be measured. They are transparent to give a clear view and colour of the liquid that is being put in them.

    Beaker Tongs
    Tongs are used for holding the hot beakers. Once the beaker has been heated it cannot be held with bare hands and therefore these tongs are required to hold it safely and without tampering the content of the liquid.  

    Florence Flask and Erlenmeyer Flask
    This is transparent high quality glassware used to heat and store substances. A Florence flask has an elongated neck with a large round bottom for storage of liquids. An Erlenmeyer flask is also used for storing and heating liquid but has a different shape. It also has a round bottom but gradually narrows in shape towards the top.

    Different types of liquids with different chemical properties need different shapes of flask for storage and heating.
    Rubber Stoppers

    A laboratory needs rubber stoppers to plug a test tube or a flask for safety and storage of the properties of liquids in its original form.
    Test Tube and Test Tube Rack

    A laboratory cannot work without a test tube which is used to mix heat or store substances. A test tube rack is required to hold these test tubes.  
    Test Tube Holder and Test Tube Brush

    A test tube holder is required to hold a hot test tube and a test tube brush is needed to clean the test tubes.
    Funnel

    A funnel is made of glass which is V-Shaped on the top with a thin ending. It helps in pouring liquids into small openings without spilling them. 
    Triple Beam Balance

    A triple beam balance is required to measure mass in grams. It gives accurate mass.
    Thermometer

    A thermometer is used to measure temperature in degrees Celsius or Fahrenheit.
    Safety Goggles

    A safety goggle is worn to protect your eyes. They are worn while doing certain experiments that need to protect your eye.


    Points to Keep in Mind While Purchasing Laboratory Equipment:

    • Laboratory equipment undoubtedly has to be of very high quality.
    • The raw material like the glass or the plastic used for manufacturing the equipment should be of superior quality.
    • A laboratory works on giving accurate results and it is with the help of these equipment that it can produce results that are very accurate.
    • Laboratory equipment should meet the specific requirement of the purpose it is used for hence the shape and size of the equipment that is being purchased should be very precise.
    • The company from whom the equipment is being purchased should be government certified and has the required experience to make these equipment.
    • We recommend GPC Medical Limited that gives you the best laboratory equipment available in the market.

    Laboratory Equipment & Supplies