Title :
Reliability and safety of medical equipment by use of calibration and certification instruments
Author :
Avendano, Guillermo ; Fuentes, Pablo ; Castillo, Víctor ; Garcia, Constanza ; Dominguez, Natalie
Author_Institution :
Dept. de Ing. Biomed., Univ. de Valparaiso, Valparaiso, Chile
Abstract :
The tutorial refers to the need for all equipment and facilities related to human health must be adequately verified in calibration and functionality, as any calibration error, indicating graphic display or measured performance parameters can become a source of serious problems for patients. Therefore there is a line of important work in Biomedical Engineering, dedicated to the creation of complementary technology to certify and eventually help calibrate Biomedical technology that has direct or indirect relationship with patients. The work show some important iatrogenic effects and our developments in this field.
Keywords :
biomedical equipment; calibration; reliability; safety; standards; biomedical engineering; calibration error; calibration instrument; certification instrument; human health; indicating graphic display; medical equipment reliability; medical equipment safety; Biomedical equipment; Biomedical measurements; Calibration; Circuit faults; Instruments; Insulation; Safety; Calibration; certification; medical equipments safety;
Conference_Titel :
Test Workshop (LATW), 2010 11th Latin American
Conference_Location :
Pule del Este
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7786-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-7785-2
DOI :
10.1109/LATW.2010.5550349