Medical Imaging Equipment Repair
Medical imaging equipment, also known as diagnostic imaging equipment, is critical for the diagnosis and treatment of many medical conditions. The equipment includes X-ray machines, CT scanners, MRI machines, ultrasound machines, and nuclear medicine equipment. Proper maintenance, calibration, and repair of these devices is essential for ensuring accurate and reliable results, patient safety, and longevity of the equipment.
Calibration is the process of adjusting and testing medical imaging equipment to ensure that it is performing to the manufacturer's specifications. This includes measuring and adjusting the radiation output, image quality, and other parameters. Calibration is typically performed by trained and certified medical physicists or biomedical engineers, and is typically required on a regular basis, such as every year or every two years, depending on the type of equipment and local regulations.
Field service is the process of maintaining, repairing, and upgrading medical imaging equipment at the customer's site. Field service engineers are trained professionals who are able to diagnose and repair equipment issues, install software upgrades, and provide training and support to the customer. Field service is typically required on an as-needed basis, but regular preventative maintenance is also important to ensure that equipment is in good working condition.
Maintenance is the process of keeping medical imaging equipment in good working condition through regular cleaning, inspection, and testing. This includes tasks such as cleaning the equipment, checking for wear and tear, and ensuring that all parts are functioning properly. Regular maintenance is critical for ensuring the longevity and reliability of the equipment, and is typically performed by trained and certified biomedical engineers or technologists.
Preventive maintenance is a proactive approach to maintaining medical imaging equipment, which involves regular inspections and servicing to detect and fix potential problems before they occur. This can include tasks such as cleaning, replacing worn parts, and ensuring that equipment is operating within specified parameters. Regular preventive maintenance can help to extend the life of the equipment, reduce downtime, and ensure accurate and reliable results.
Repair is the process of fixing equipment that is not working properly. This can include troubleshooting, replacing parts, and testing the equipment to ensure that it is operating correctly. Repair is typically performed by trained and certified biomedical engineers or technologists, and can be done on-site or at a repair facility. Repair may be required for equipment that has malfunctioned due to wear and tear, or for equipment that has been damaged.
In conclusion, proper maintenance, calibration, and repair of medical imaging equipment is crucial for ensuring accurate and reliable results, patient safety, and longevity of the equipment. Regular calibration, field service, maintenance, preventive maintenance, and repair by trained professionals are important to ensure that equipment is in good working condition and operating within specified parameters. These activities are very important in order to ensure that the equipment is always ready to be used when needed, and to minimize downtime and costs.
Medical Imaging Equipment Repair
- Medical equipment repair
- Installation
- Calibration Verification
- Preventative Maintenance
- Electrical Safety Inspection
- Applications Assistance and In-Service Education
- Inspection and recertification of Isolated Power Systems and Line Isolation Monitors
- Service documentation that ensures compliance with the Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations Environment of Care standards, CAP, OSHA, AHA, FDA-SMDA, NFPA99, and all governmental regulations.
- A simple, consolidated service solution, covering all diagnostic and therapeutic medical equipment used in a healthcare setting.
- Hospitals
- Surgery Centers
- Imaging Centers
- Scientific Laboratories
- Dialysis Centers
- Health Clinics
- Wineries and Breweries
- Movie and Television Production Studios
- Anywhere Medical Equipment is used
- $150.00 per hour for biomedical equipment maintenance services, and travel.
- $200.00 per our for dialysis equipment maintenance services.
- $250.00 per hour for scientific laboratory equipment maintenance services.
- $300.00 per hour for medical imaging (X-Ray) equipment maintenance services.
- $350.00 per hour for anesthesia equipment maintenance services.
- $450.00 per system for isolated power system inspection and recertification services.
- Call us for special pricing arrangements on a per-project basis.
Service contract customers also recieve the added benefit of having the equipment inventory indexed and entered into our computerized maintenance management program. This program monitors and cotrols the scheduled and unscheduled maintenance of each equipment item and tracks service costs and malfunction trends.
Contract customers also receive in-service education and applications assistance to reduce repeat failures due to user error.
- The Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare Facilities Environment of Care standards.
- The National Fire Protection Association publication NFPA99 (the Fire Code) governing electrical safety in healthcare facilities.
- The College of American Pathologists protocols and guidelines.
- The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) standards and regulations.
- The AAMI Standard, published by The Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation.
- The American Hospital Association publication Maintenance management for Medical Equipment.
- The American Society for Healthcare Engineers publication Risk Assesment of Medical Equipment.
- All governmental licensing regulations.
Healthcare facilities that have a biomedical equipment maintenance staff benefit from BiomedRx in-field training services, which are designed to empower facilities to eliminate expensive manufacturer service contracts, and return equipment presently under contract to maintenance coverage by your biomed staff.
In addition to standard printable reports, our digital reports have proven invaluable for communicating equipment malfunctions and identifying repair parts with manufacturer customer support and tech support representatives. A picture is worth a thousand words, and video is worth even more. BiomedRx service representatives are encourage to use their smart phones 'smartly' to empower their service performance.
- BiomedRx provides a consolidated support solution for all biomedical, anesthesia, dialysis, medical imaging, scientific laboratory, and computer equipment.
- BiomedRx service prices are the most competitive in the industry.
- The BiomedRx Equipment Management Program ensures compliance with the JOint Commission, CAP, OSHA, NFPA99, and all governmental regulatory agencies.
- BiomedRx offers a 4-hour telephone response and a 24-hour in-person response on all service calls.
- In-service education and applications assistance to your clinical staff to avoid repeat malfunctions.
- 24-hour telephone technical support.
- Medical equipment installation and de-installation
- Repairs
- Preventative Maintenance Inspections
- Calibration Verification
- Electrical Safety Inspection
- Applications Assitance and In-Service Education
- Feedback to design engineers on design issues and recurring out-of-the-box malfunctions
The BiomedRx Service Network is a consortium of Independent Service Organizations that work as a cohesive unit, providing field service operations for medical device manufacturers.
In addition to standard printable reports, our digital reports have proven invaluable for communicating equipment malfunctions and identifying repair parts with manufacturer customer support and tech support representatives. A picture is worth a thousand words, and video is worth even more. BiomedRx service representatives are encourage to use their smart phones 'smartly' to empower their service performance.
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"For the past 30 years, BiomedRx has been the only company we trust to provide repair, calibration, and preventive maintenance services on our medical equipment assets. BiomedRx technicians are knowledgeable about every modality of diagnostic and therapeutic medical equipment."
- Charles Long M.D.
"BiomedRx technicians provide our surgery center with excellent biomedical equipment maintenance services. They have a quick response time, and are willing to schedule service after hours. We highly recommend BiomedRx for your medical equipment repair and maintenance needs."
- Barbara Stevens R.N.
"BiomedRx takes care of our medical device installation, repair, calibration, and preventative maintenance inspections. They also do our annual inspection and recertification of isolated power systems and line isolation monitors. We are very happy with BiomedRx service."
- John Butler, Facility Administrator
