Good Refurbishment Practices for Medical Imaging Equipment
The medical industry follows a pattern of continuous advancement to meet patient needs, with innovations in medical technology plentiful at almost any point in time….
ANSI/AAMI ST79: Guide to Steam Sterilization
A consolidation of several previous standards, ANSI/AAMI ST79:2017 offers a Comprehensive Guide To Steam Sterilization And Sterility Assurance In Health Care Facilities. How Steam Sterilization…
ANSI/AAMI PB70 – Protective Apparel Liquid Barrier Requirements in Health Care
Patient care is a hands-on process, but this contact places unique stresses on healthcare professionals. Infection control practices, such as protective apparel, help protect patients…
ISO 10993 Biocompatibility and Risk Management
Burgeoning alongside advancements in the medical industry itself, innovations in medical devices have blossomed over the past few centuries. Even before a rolled up notebook…
ISO 14117:2019, EMC Tests for Implantable Medical Devices
An international standard, ISO 14117:2019, outlines electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) test protocols for various active implantable medical devices. The heart typically pumps at 60-100 beats per…
ISO 15747:2018 – Plastic Containers for Intravenous Injections
The standard for plastic containers for parenterals, ISO 15747:2018 – Plastic Containers For Intravenous Injections, has been revised. Intravenous (IV) medications are often optimal due…
How the Cloud is Transforming the Way Hospitals Store & Use Patient Data
The massive cloud migration of recent years has spread across a myriad of industries, with healthcare being one of the latest to adopt its systems…
Test Dummies for Wheelchairs: How Standards Cut Costs and Help Simulate Human Occupants
Don’t let the name fool you. Test dummies, as anthropomorphic testing devices, are designed to suffer blunt force trauma, but they do so to acquire…
AAMI TIR59: Integrating Human Factors into Medical Devices
Human factors, or ergonomics, strives to understand the interactions among humans and the other elements of a system. Integrating human factors engineering, otherwise known as…