FUNCTIONAL TEST PROCEDURES FOR MEDICAL EQUIPMENT

医疗设备的复杂性要求每年进行检测，以确保 正确的表现。在许多情况下，这些测试需要量身定做 特定的品牌和型号。这些测试需要的时间比 完全校准，但足够详细，可以测试重要的-安全性和 功效特征。符合新标准的要求 临床中心我们有书面的测试程序，让医务人员 确保医疗设备正常工作。这些测试反映了 临床中心使用医疗设备的经验以及 制造商的建议。例如，电池供电 每周使用简化测试对除颤器进行测试 确保电池在紧急情况下有足够容量的程序 使用。它们还每年进行测试，以确保符合 大多数制造商的规格。这些程序旨在用于 由新手技术人员在经验丰富的技术人员的指导下完成。

The complexity of medical equipment necessitates annual testing to assure correct performance. In many cases these tests need to be tailored to a specific brand and model. The tests need to be less time consuming than a full calibration, but detailed enough to test important -safety and efficacy features. In compliance with new standards required of the Clinical Center we have written testing procedures that give medical staff assurance that medical equipment works properly. These tests reflect Clinical Center experience with medical equipment as well as manufacturers' recommendations. For example, battery powered defibrillators are tested on a weekly basis using an abbreviated testing procedure to assure batteries are of sufficient capacity for emergency use. They are also tested on an annual basis to assure compliance with most manufacturer's specifications. The procedures are designed to be used by novice technicians under the direction of an experienced technician.