Factors causing medical equipment malfunction and their countermeasures / 中国医学装备

Objective:To discuss the external factors causing medical equipment malfunction and the way to reduce it.Methods:Based on years of maintenance experience,this paper made an analysis from four aspects.Resuits:In order to keep medical equipment working normally,one should not only provide appropriate environment,steady power supply,good quality grounding,but also use and maintain the equipment correctly.Conclusion:Almost 80%of medical equipment failures are related to working condition,operation procedure service,power supply and grounding.