Special Issue: Reliability and Quality in Design (Part I)No Access

MEDICAL EQUIPMENT RELIABILITY: A REVIEW, ANALYSIS METHODS AND IMPROVEMENT STRATEGIES

B. S. DHILLON

Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario K1N 6N5, Canada

https://doi.org/10.1142/S0218539311004317Cited by:11 (Source: Crossref)

Abstract

This paper presents facts and figures, directly or indirectly, related to medical equipment reliability and reviews various important aspects, directly or indirectly, concerned with medical equipment reliability including classifications of medical devices/equipment, human error in medical equipment, useful guidelines for reliability and other professionals to improve medical equipment reliability, and medical equipment maintenance. A number of methods considered useful for performing medical equipment reliability analysis are also presented. Useful sources and organizations for obtaining medical equipment failure-related data are listed.

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