Medical Device Reliability and Associated Areas

The medical device industry is among the fastest growing segments of the U.S. economy, and Medical Device Reliability and Associated Areas provides comprehensive coverage of the field. It covers a wide range of topics related, directly and indirectly, to reliability, maintainability, safety, and risk assessment, including human error in health care systems and software quality assurance. With emphasis on concepts rather than mathematical rigor, a multitude of examples, exercises, tables, and references, this is one resource that everyone connected to the medical device industry must have on their shelves.

List of contents

Introduction. Basic Reliability Mathematics and Concepts for Medical Devices. Tools for Medical Device Reliability Assurance. Human Error in Health Care Systems. Medical Device Software Quality Assurance and Reliability. Medical Device Safety Assurance .Medical Device Risk Assessment and Control. Medical Device Quality Assurance. Medical Device Reliability Testing. Medical Device Costing. Medical Device Maintenance and Maintainability. Reliability Related Standards, Failure Data Sources, and Failure Data and Analysis for Medical Devices.

About the author

Dhillon, B.S.

Summary

Offers comprehensive coverage of the medical device industry. This title covers a wide range of topics related, directly and indirectly, to reliability, maintainability, safety, and risk assessment, including human error in health care systems and software quality assurance.

Product details

• Authors: B.S. Dhillon
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 29.03.2000
• EAN: 9780849303128
• ISBN: 978-0-8493-0312-8
• No. of pages: 264
• Weight: 650 g
• Illustrations: Tabellen, schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Medicine > General; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Miscellaneous; Economics, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Quality Control, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Industrial Engineering, MEDICAL / Administration, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Service, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Biomedical, environmental science, engineering & technology, Biology, life sciences, Engineering: general, Production & quality control management, Health systems & services, Environmental science, engineering and technology, Educational: Sciences, General Science, Public ownership / nationalization, Health systems and services, Production and quality control management