Unique Device Identifier Database Integration for Clinical Engineers
Over the last several years, the US Food and Drug Administration has established the Unique Device Identification system. The US Food and Drug Administration has published several previous articles explaining the background for developing the system and helping hospitals adopt Unique Device Identification into their daily use. In this article, we provide background on the database where device identification information is stored and accessed, the Global Unique Device Identification Database (GUDID). We also explain several methods for accessing those data through the public portal, AccessGUDID, and describe efforts to int...
Source: Journal of Clinical Engineering - March 20, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Tags: Feature Articles Source Type: research
AAMI News
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Source: Journal of Clinical Engineering - March 20, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Tags: DEPARTMENTS: AAMI News Source Type: research
ACCE News
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Source: Journal of Clinical Engineering - March 20, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Tags: DEPARTMENTS: ACCE News Source Type: research
Loyola Medicine Discuss Evolution of Technique to Restore Blood Flow to Brain
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Source: Journal of Clinical Engineering - March 20, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Tags: DEPARTMENTS: Technology and Trends Source Type: research
Terry Woods Joins ASTM Board
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Source: Journal of Clinical Engineering - March 20, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Tags: DEPARTMENTS: For Your Information Source Type: research
A New Year Brings New Challenges
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Source: Journal of Clinical Engineering - March 20, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Tags: DEPARTMENTS: Accreditation & Clinical Engineering Source Type: research
Workplace Safety
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Source: Journal of Clinical Engineering - March 20, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Tags: DEPARTMENTS: Risk Management & Safety Source Type: research
FDA Reclassifies Several Medical Devices, Exemption Order
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Source: Journal of Clinical Engineering - March 20, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Tags: DEPARTMENTS: Washington Scene Source Type: research
Collaborative Community Is Key Component of Center for Device and Radiological Health’s 3-Year Plan
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Source: Journal of Clinical Engineering - March 20, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Tags: DEPARTMENTS: In the News Source Type: research
Spring Forward!
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Source: Journal of Clinical Engineering - March 20, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Tags: DEPARTMENTS: From the Editor’s Desk Source Type: research
Heavy Metal on a Tungsten Basis With a High Radiation Absorption Capacity Is an Ecological Alternative to Toxic Lead
EU Directive 2011/65/EU (Restriction of Hazardous Substances 2) regulates the use of certain hazardous substances in electrical and electronic equipment. Lead is ranked at the top of the list, even higher than mercury and cadmium. The heavy metal used as radiation shielding or for anti-scatter grids due to its high atomic mass is highly toxic and does not break down easily, which is why a weight proportion of only 0.1 percent is permitted in new electronic and electric equipment. It also has a low melting point of just 327°C, constituting an additional hazard in case of fire. The Bavarian company Wolfram Industrie offers ...
Source: Journal of Clinical Engineering - January 1, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Tags: Feature Articles Source Type: research
Electrocardiogram in Lung Cancer Patients Envisage as Pseudo-Myocardial Infarction and Ischemic Heart Disease
Lung cancer subjects undergo fatigue because of chronic stress, which affects their autonomic nervous system activity. The appearance of pseudo-myocardial infarction and T-wave inversion with no clinical symptoms were also detected in lung cancer condition. The present work aims to identify any variation in electrocardiogram (ECG) of lung cancer subjects in comparison with that of healthy controls. The lead II ECG (band-pass filtered from 0.5 to 35 Hz and sampled at 200 Hz) was recorded for 5 minutes using MP45 (Biopac System Inc, Goleta, CA) from 110 consecutive lung cancer subjects and 30 healthy controls in supine posit...
Source: Journal of Clinical Engineering - January 1, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Tags: Feature Articles Source Type: research
The Joint Commission Versus Joint Commission International: Part I—Comparing the Standards for Medical Equipment Management and Maintenance
This article compares The Joint Commission and Joint Commission International standards and specific requirements for medical equipment management and maintenance. While most of the standards are similar, some clear differences exist. Some of these differences are traceable to national laws, regulations, and standards, whereas others are caused by lessons learned by prior surveys in respective geographies or simply tradition. In-depth discussion of these differences helps clinical engineering professionals understand the rationale—or the lack of—behind those requirements, thereby allowing them to better prepare themsel...
Source: Journal of Clinical Engineering - January 1, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Tags: Feature Articles Source Type: research
Detection of Eye Melanoma Using Artificial Neural Network
The objective of this research was to program ANN to classify and diagnose the type of eye melanoma. Forty prediagnosed samples (20 malignant and 20 benign) were used for this research. The images obtained were processed and enhanced using median filter and histogram techniques, and the region of interest that was determined by a physician was cropped, and texture features were extracted from it using MATLAB. Finally, using ANN, the cancer was classified as either benign or malignant. Artificial neural network achieved an accuracy of 85%, a sensitivity of 80%, and a specificity of 90%. Furthermore, the system was tested us...
Source: Journal of Clinical Engineering - January 1, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Tags: Feature Articles Source Type: research
Case Studies and Considerations for Combating the Diversion of Infusion Drugs
The opioid crisis in the United States has progressed to an epidemic. One avenue for obtaining controlled substances, although relatively uncommon, is diversion of infusion drugs from hospitals and other healthcare facilities. Considerable resources including device safeguards and frequent patient checks are being used in an attempt to combat this issue. In this article, we discuss how lockable infusion pumps may provide advantages to safeguarding these drugs but may also provide a false sense of security to the users. Postevent reporting of drug diversion events is important to notify others of the loss and may ultimately...
Source: Journal of Clinical Engineering - January 1, 2018 Category: Medical Devices Tags: Feature Articles Source Type: research
