Biomedical
Engineering
Prepared by:
Shoukat Ali
BME
Content:
Introduction
Roles and responsibilities
DOCUMENTATIONS
TYPE AND CLASS
CBA FOR MEDICAL GASES
Limitations
QUESTIONS
Introduction:
Biomedical
engineering (BME)
is the application
of engineering
principles to solve
biological and
medical problems
for the purpose of
improving health
care.
Role and responsibilities
The role of a biomedical engineer is pivotal in the smooth
functioning of hospital equipment and departments. A
biomedical engineer takes diligent care for the smooth
functioning of medical devices and also manages the overall
structuring of a hospital like various departmental planning,
involving in designing the floor plan of hospital, procurement
of higher end equipment followed by preventive maintenance
of the same.
To explain in brief, the responsibilities of a biomedical
engineer begins with hospital planning, calculation of ROI
(Return on investment), purchase of equipment, installation,
commissioning, training, creating the master asset list of the
devices in the entire hospital, QA(Quality Assurance) for
radiology devices and managing the gas plants etc. Once the
device is in use, it has to undergo periodic action plans and
management of maintenance contracts along with
calibration. Finally all the above processes need to be stored
and documented in the database for future reference
Planning:
In this phase, a
biomedical engineer
needs to have a
thorough plan of
devices ranging from
lower risk to high risk
which will suit the
hospital depending
on the geographical
area and other
aspects.
Pre-purchase Evaluation &
Negotiation in Procurement:
This is the most time
consuming and
brainstorming part
among all the processes,
wherein a complete
study needs to be done
before procuring a
device in hospital,
followed by a fair and
ethical negotiation, later
comes the purchase and
related paper works.
Commissioning and Installation
Post Procuring the Device:
The purchased
equipment to be
matched with the
purchase order, then to
be installed and
commissioned. This is
where service engineers
require full support from
biomedical engineers to
run the installation work
and also to check on the
device’s performance
and operation.
Training:
In this phase, biomedical
engineers give training to
healthcare workers
associated with the device
to teach them the complete
functioning and application
of the device. In regard with
the training sessions
conducted, engineers need
to get a document signed
stating the successful
completion of the training.
Refresher training is also
conducted under this
category, where training is
given periodically to keep
the healthcare workers
updated on new device up
gradations.
Breakdown Management:
Under breakdown
management the Six Sigma
methodology- DMAIC- (Define,
Measure, Analyze, Improve
and Control) has a major role,
which help the engineers to
ease their work and move in a
streamlined flow. This includes
various categories like
management of maintenance
contracts, analysis of
equipment failure, assessment
of repair cost, scheduling of
repair/PM visits, monitoring
and documentation
Incoming Inspection of
Equipment :
This includes various
audits like PMDC, ISO
and other
international
accreditation like JCI
and ACHSI. The
reports and
documents related to
each device needs to
be submitted to the
auditors.
Equipment Risk Management:
The other sole responsibility
of a biomedical engineer is
risk management, where
the devices will be provided
with risk classes while
testing, followed by a
computerized medical
management system, which
is a perfect tool for tracking
device inventory and
maintenance history. This in
turn reduces the preventive
maintenance requirement
and internal device
surveillance along with
changes in standards.
Documentation of all Condemnation-if
not repaired or out of use:
Thedevices which
cannot be used or
repaired should be
labeled as
condemned
devices, such
category devices
need to be listed
and documented.
DOCUMENTATIONS:
INVENTORY REPORT FORMAT
PPM LIST FORMAT:
DOCUMENTATIONS:
JOB REQUEST FORM
EQUIPMENT OBSELETION FORM
DOCUMENTATIONS:
OEM STANDARD FORMAT:
PPM REPORT FORMAT:
TYPES AND CLASS OF
MEDICAL EQUIPMENTS:
CBA FOR MEDICAL GASES:
CHALLENGES FOR BMES:
LIST OF DOWN EQUIPMENTS:
HOSPITAL: COLLEGE:
VENTILATOR MICROSCOPES
GAS PANELS KYMOGRAPHS
DEFIBRILLATOR
INCUBATORS
C-ARM
