If you are experiencing constant failures in medical equipment, the problem may not be with the equipment itself. It might be your electricity. Medical technology is susceptible to power quality issues, and healthcare facilities have complex, variable power draws that can lead to power quality problems.
In this expert roundtable, three insiders reveal what’s new in the power protection sector and share what HTM departments should look for before procuring new technologies.
Although batteries are often an afterthought when it comes to medical devices, they are critically important. Poor battery management can knock crucial medical devices out of action, compromise patient care, and cost organizations a lot of money.
After technical review, the NEMA/ANSI Dry Battery Section revised ANSI C18.4M American National Standard for Portable Cells and Batteries—Environmental. This standard provides guidance on testing the environmental performance of batteries, the symbols used to convey messages for collection and recycling, and more.
In an open letter to Acting Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Don Wright, MD, AdvaMed—a trade group representing more than 300 medical technology manufacturers—implored the HHS to bolster relief efforts in Puerto Rico following the devastation of Hurricane Maria.
The entrepreneurial pathway for innovation is rarely a straight line, nor does it often return quick results, maintains Watershed Idea Foundry CEO Nick Cordaro. In this article, Cordaro explains how companies can overcome impediments to medical device advancement.