Aplicação da manutenção centrada na fiabilidade a dispositivos médicos

Abstract

It is generally accepted among health care establishments that the cost of medical equipment maintenance is too high. There is also a lack of strict procedures for the accreditation of calibration and proper performance of the measuring instruments, thus compromising the safety of healthcare professionals and even patients. The maintenance management of medical devices presents itself as an essential tool to ensure high levels of reliability, availability, security, and technical and economic efficiency. The purpose of this dissertation is to establish the theoretical basis for the implementation of a methodology for managing the maintenance of medical devices in health care establishments, with emphasis on reducing costs and improving service quality. This methodology is based on the use of the RCM process and the Weibull probability distribution function. A case study is presented to exemplify the proposed method.

Date of Award	2014
Original language	Portuguese
Awarding Institution	Universidade Católica Portuguesa
Supervisor	Rui Assis (Supervisor) & Pedro Gomes (Co-Supervisor)