Endoscopes are not cheap—not to buy or to repair. Unfortunately, they are also not the sturdiest of instruments. One slight mishap can result in serious and expensive damage. “Endoscopes typically run between $15,000 and $30,000. If anyone handled them incorrectly, the damage could be worth several thousands of dollars,” says Joseph D. Giardina Jr, senior […]
Read MoreStryker Corps Instruments division has initiated a Class 1 recall of 23 Operating Room System II Surgical Navigation Systems due to potential failure of the navigation PC SPC-1 component, which can cause the system to freeze, become unresponsive, or
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Data Quality Management (DQM) is the newest name for a process that has been around for a very long time. DQM is a technique for authenticating, maintaining, and disseminating accurate, comprehensive data vital in medical equipment inventories and for quality control administration. I label DQM as a simple mathematical equation: Garbage in equals garbage out. […]
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Data collection increases as technology advances, with imaging alone generating terabytes of data. From the moment of hospital admission to discharge, patients generate data. As hospitals go increasingly digital, so does information—not just patient demographics, but also imaging, diagnostic, monitoring, and treatment data. “If you want to look at what IT has for our location, […]
Read MoreThe FDA reports that certain types of power cords used with medical devices may be at increased safety risk for sparking, charring, and fires. Device manufacturers Hospira Inc and Abbott Nutrition have sent the FDA 122 reports related to power cord p
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