Medical equipment


Equipment designed to aid in the diagnosis, monitoring or treatment of medical conditions




Medical equipment


Medical equipment (also known as armamentarium[1]) is designed to aid in the diagnosis, monitoring or treatment of medical conditions.




Contents





  • 1 Types


  • 2 Safety standards


  • 3 See also


  • 4 References




Types


There are several basic types:



  • Diagnostic equipment includes medical imaging machines, used to aid in diagnosis. Examples are ultrasound and MRI machines, PET and CT scanners, and x-ray machines.

  • Treatment equipment includes infusion pumps, medical lasers and LASIK surgical machines.


  • Life support equipment is used to maintain a patient's bodily function. This includes medical ventilators, incubators, anaesthetic machines, heart-lung machines, ECMO, and dialysis machines.


  • Medical monitors allow medical staff to measure a patient's medical state. Monitors may measure patient vital signs and other parameters including ECG, EEG, and blood pressure.

  • Medical laboratory equipment automates or helps analyze blood, urine, genes, and dissolved gases in the blood.

  • Diagnostic Medical Equipment may also be used in the home for certain purposes, e.g. for the control of diabetes mellitus

  • Therapeutic: physical therapy machines like continuous passive range of motion (CPM) machines

A biomedical equipment technician (BMET) is a vital component of the healthcare delivery system. Employed primarily by hospitals, BMETs are the people responsible for maintaining a facility's medical equipment. BMET mainly act as an interface between doctor and equipment.



Safety standards




See also





  • Medical technology


  • Medical device – Any instrument, apparatus, implant, in vitro reagent, or similar or related article used for diagnostic and/or therapeutic purposes

  • Durable medical equipment

  • Home medical equipment


  • Surgical instrument – Tools designed for use during surgery

  • Medical test

  • Medical grade silicone


  • Pharmacopoeia – Book containing directions for the identification of compound medicines

  • Instruments used in general medicine



References




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