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hai, i need more information for all biomedical equipment recommended life span? as i know they have follow ECRI or ASHE, but anyone have copy listing for recommended life span for biomedical equipment? please tell me!!!!!!

Try and have a look at these two previous threads:

https://www.ebme.co.uk/ubb/ultimatebb.php/topic/9/321.html

https://www.ebme.co.uk/ubb/ultimatebb.php/topic/9/233.html

Also have a look at the: N.H.S Purchasing and Supply Agency web site

http://www.pasa.doh.gov.uk

A.M

i try to look at NHS web site but i cannot find, you know where they put information regarding the life span for medical equipment?

Nasrul,

This is the replacement age we use:

Diagnostic Ultrasound no more than 5 yrs (considered clinically obsolete after 5)

Most pathology analysers 5 - 7 yrs

Pathology mixers / centrifuges etc. 7 -10 yrs

Most electronic biomed equipment is 7 - 10 yrs - infusion devices, Patient monitoring, Electrosurgical, etc.

Anaesthetic machines: 10 - 15 yrs

portable X - ray generators: 7-10 yrs

Fixed X - ray generator: 10 - 15 yrs.

Film processors: 5 - 7 yrs

MRI: 7-10yrs

thanks mr john for your information, one more thing i need your help where can i find the list life span medical equipment? what standard we follow? in malaysia when we do the BER beyond economic repair they want the suppoting document.

Nasrul,
Proper equipment replacement requires agreement at board level. You need an agreed policy and strategy for replacement to reduce risk and enable easier training. There are very few 'set' guidelines on how old a device should be. The decision should include age, is it fit for purpose or is it obsolete? Is there something else on the market that has cheaper consumables that is also fit for purpose? This may enable replacement at an earlier time due to cost efficiencies. You need to think about this more broadly. I would reccommend you read some of the management training articles on: https://www.ebme.co.uk/arts/links/index.php?CID=1

As far as standards are concerned, we (in the UK) have guidance on medical devices management in a number of documents available from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). The main one being DB9801. I do not know if you have an equivalent in Malaysia.

regards,

John.