As we all know, medical equipment can be extremely costly.
Durable pre-owned medical equipment that can be reused helps to limit some of this cost and improve access and availability to those who have a need for this items and can improve quality of life.
In addition to recycles the economic value in this equipment, and its functional value, the recycled material is also of benefit to our environment.   
Reselling the items is other avenues of recycling these equipment.