1. Preventive maintenance,
The purpose is to keep them in good working order, as well as to avoid and detect failures that can lead to major problems. This type of review has to be done periodically, either daily, weekly, monthly, etc. by qualified personnel.
2. Corrective maintenance
It is the maintenance that is carried out when equipment and installation have stopped working or do so defective and has to be repaired. Reaching this point usually means that the equipment will be out of order for a long time, or may suppose over time. In any case, the costs are higher, either in the purchase of spare parts and materials, change of equipment, etc.
3. Predictive Maintenance
This maintenance is more common in health centers. Medical equipment service engineers are essential in the development of this type of maintenance. This type of maintenance detects failures before they happen. To perform preventive maintenance, specialists use diagnostic instruments and non-destructive tests. In this way, they can estimate the useful life of an item, equipment, robot, etc.
The main objective of medical equipment repair is to provide quality and safe care to patients and healthcare personnel.
The management of medical devices has taken on a new level of complexity in recent years, The increased sophistication and specialization of equipment, integration with electronic networks, dependence on outsourcing for specialized maintenance and repair, and ever-increasing requirements for compliance, safety, reliability and accuracy.
All of these issues need to be addressed while maintaining an equipment inventory capable of providing the right equipment at the right time for the right application.
By using medical equipment historical data and conducting an equipment audit, health facilities professionals can analyze the techniques they are using in their management programs as well as improve efficiency and compliance while decreasing costs.
While most imaging equipment work is outsourced due to its specialization and sophistication, it is still the biomedical engineer’s responsibility to ensure that the work is performed in a timely manner by a qualified contractor.
As a medical equipment service agency, it should have qualified engineers who are well-trained in repairing and maintenance of the different machines and should be able to install and deinstall them too.
