Karl Ruiter A BMET’s and clinical engineer’s job requires a host of tools and devices. Often, these tools are one-size-fits-all devices, designed for many different markets and applications, rather than being designed just for biomedical/clinical engineers. However, Sun Valley, Calif-based Pronk Technologies, influenced by its founder’s time in the patient monitoring industry, tailors its product […]
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When choosing a career path, a person takes numerous factors into account: personal interests, salary, daily and weekly hours, and upward mobility, among others. If any one of those core features clashes with your personal beliefs or desires, it can change your whole perspective on the industry and make you go in a different direction. […]
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The last couple of “ICC Prep” articles have focused on networking and preparing for the exam. This article will get back to the more traditional, technical side of the exam and will explore a medical device known as a balloon pump and some complications associated with this cardiac therapy. The technical term for a balloon […]
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Biomedical and clinical engineering departments are no longer just “fix-it” shops (if indeed they ever were). In many institutions, they have become partners in enterprisewide initiatives that seek to improve the quality of patient care while at the same time lowering costs—or presenting smarter economic choices. Clinical engineering departments are often expanding their capabilities and […]
Read MorePlatinum Medical Imaging has completed the installation of a refurbished GE 1.5T 16 Channel – 15x Excite HDxT MRI at Stockton MRI Molecular Imaging Medical Center.
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