by
Robert Garment, Executive Editor | September 12, 2007
The new MR400 Compressor,
when introduced next
year, will look very
much like the
M600 Compressor,
pictured here.
Oxford Instruments, a leader in MRI services, has been repairing and overhauling Leybold 10K systems for a number of years through it Austin Scientific unit. Austin Scientific joined the Oxford Instruments group of companies in 2001 as a strategic source for MRI cold head and compressor repairs for their National MRI Support Organization based in NJ.
Oxford Instruments indicated to DOTmed News that they were completing development on a new compressor to be a direct replacement for the Leybold RW 4000, which is aging along with diminishing support. The new compressor will be designated as the MR400.
Based on the Hitachi Helium Scroll Compressor and designed to fit in the same physical envelope as the RW compressor, Oxford Instruments is taking the success of their M600 Helium Compressor, which is used primarily in semiconductor manufacturing environments, and leveraging the design for the MRI market. Testing on the MR 400 is said to be well underway with an anticipated launch early in 2008.
The MR400 is designed around a 4HP 40 SCFM helium compressor with plug and play compatibility with the Leybold RW4000 compressor. Cold Head drive cables, helium connections and power are all fully compatible with the existing 10K 5/100 cold head.
