EVALUATION OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT FOR USE IN THE CLINICAL CENTER

临床和非临床设备的复杂性不断增加 医院有必要通过以下方式成立标准化委员会 临床中心。我们为委员会提供工程方面的专业知识。 -标准化委员会的目的是阻止失控的 采购不同公司生产的设备和用品 制造商。例如，在过去，医院有输液泵 使用来自三个不同的制造商，一个品牌甚至一个型号 就足够了。这给医学培训带来了不必要的困难。 工作人员，备有修理泵的零件，并培训技术人员 执行维修。这家医院标准化了一个品牌和两个型号 自从标准化工作开始以来。我们对这一努力的贡献是 提供设备采购前后的技术评估。至 为了做到这一点，我们参与了对制造商设施的实地考察 和用户设施，采访使用过的工程和医务人员 预期设备，并进行测试以确定产品性能。 我们还与各种标准制定组织和 测试组织，以提供来自NIH以外来源的观点。

The increasing complexity of clinical and non-clinical equipment used in hospitals has necessitated the formation of a Standardization Committee by the Clinical Center. We provide engineering expertise to the committee. The purpose of the- Standardization Committee is to stem the uncontrolled acquisition of equipment and supplies manufactured by different manufacturers. For example, in the past the hospital had infusion pumps in use from three different manufacturers where one brand and even one model would suffice. This led to unnecessary difficulties of training medical staff, stocking parts to repair the pumps and training technicians to perform repairs. The hospital has standardized on one brand and two models since the standardization effort began. Our contribution to this effort is to provide technical evaluation of equipment before and after purchase. To accomplish this we participate in site visits to manufacturers' facilities and user facilities, interview engineering and medical staff who have used prospective equipment and perform tests to determine product performance. We also maintain liaison with various standards making organizations and testing organizations to provide a perspective from sources outside NIH.