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The Madison VA Medical Center has a need for four (4) brand name only Grason Stadler Tympstar Pro Clinical Tympanometers. These tympanometers are needed to analyze the middle ear system and are necessary to detect middle ear abnormalities such as middle ear fluid, tympanic membrane perforations,
ossicular discontinuity, etc. They are also a useful tool in detecting retrocochlear pathology, such as tumors on the auditory nerve. The results from these tympanometers are used by Ear, Nose, and Throat physicians to further evaluate the medical aspects of middle ear problems.
Salient Features
four different test modes: tympanometry, reflex threshold, reflex decay, and Eustachian tube function testing
selects a test protocol by simply pressing a button
large screen makes for easy viewing of test parameters
high-speed printer generates reports in concise graphical or tabular formats (does not connect to VA computer and does not store identifiable information)
several options for managing and archiving data including internal memory for 26 tests and a standard RS232 for data exchange
equipped with three probe tones, 226, 678 and 1000 Hz, to address the diagnostic challenges of every patient
simultaneously record and store multiple tympanometry admittance (Y/B/G) for each tracing and determine if abnormal tympanogram is the result of tympanic membrane defect or ossicular chain disorder
evaluate neural integrity with complete confidence using the multiplex pulsed-tone stimulus for reflex threshold testing
enhanced threshold seek function displays all reflex intensities and provides multiple options to evaluate reflex growth
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The applicable North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) Code for this requirement is 334510 and the small business size standard is 1,250 employees. Responses due are to be submitted by e-mail to Michael J Rosenthal at
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