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Remote Control

One of the challenges of the increasing proliferation of IT-based medical equipment is that device repairs are much more challenging than in the past. Previously, a clinical engineer (CE) or biomedical equipment technician (BMET) could phys

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Troubleshooting: The Thought Process

Troubleshooting medical devices and systems is at the very core of what our jobs are in hospitals and field service. Most of us have developed a system over the course of our careers for troubleshooting that combines various techniques that we constantly need to upgrade. This becomes a problem during certification testing, because your troubleshooting […]

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A Clean Bill of Health for Endoscopes

Endoscopes are contradictions. Designed to simplify surgical procedures, the instruments themselves are complex. They look sturdy—blame the stainless steel body—but they are actually as delicate as the thin glass rods found inside. This means breakage is just as likely to occur—perhaps even more so—when they are not being used for a procedure. “One of the […]

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