New tools are emerging in the healthcare space that are so full of potential, it’s anyone’s guess what their impact may be. Some of these trends may prove to be fleeting, or merely a stepping stone to something else, but others may ultimately transform the entire industry.
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As anesthesia equipment manufacturers adopt more software-driven systems, the biomed’s role is shifting from mechanical maintenance to greater involvement in the acquisition process and education of clinical staff.
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The clinical engineering community has been indoctrinated to believe there is a strong relationship between “high-risk” equipment and its need for so-called “preventive” maintenance. However, the fact that a particular piece of equipment could cause severe harm to a patient does not mean it also poses high risk if its failure probability is low.
Read MoreThe Life2000 ventilation system from Breathe Technologies is designed for adult patients who require positive pressure ventilation delivered invasively or noninvasively. It is suitable for use in institutional and home settings and is intended to be administered by qualified, trained personnel under the direction of a physician.
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In 1995, Tom Keefe founded the International Medical Equipment Collaborative out of his family’s garage after a medical mission trip to India made him aware of hospitals’ urgent need for biomedical equipment. Twenty-one years later, IMEC is operating out of a 200,000 square-foot facility in North Andover, Mass, with more than 100 projects in 90 different countries to its credit—and it continues to grow.
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