Medical Diagnostic Equipment
[Durable Medical Equipment]
Medical equipment is designed to aid in the diagnosis, monitoring or treatment of medical conditions. These devices are usually designed with rigorous safety standards.
There are several basic types:
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Diagnostic equipment includes medical imaging machines, used to aid in diagnosis. Examples are ultrasound and MRI machines, PET and CT scanners, and x-ray machines.
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Therapeutic equipment includes infusion pumps, medical lasers and LASIK surgical machines.
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Life support equipment is used maintain a patient's bodily function. These include medical ventilators, heart-lung machines, ECMO, and dialysis machines.
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Medical monitors allow medical staff to measure a patient's medical state. Monitors may measure patient vital signs and other parameters including ECG, EEG, blood pressure, and dissolved gases in the blood.
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Medical laboratory equipment automates or help analyze blood, urine and genes.
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Diagnostic Medical Equipment may also be used in the home for certain purposes, e.g. for the control of diabetes mellitus
A Biomedical equipment technician or BMET is a vital component of the healthcare delivery system. Employed primarily by hospitals, BMETs are the people responsible for maintaining a facility's medical equipment.
Some of the equipment is appropriate in a hospital, clinic or nursing home setting where as others are for home use.
This category will focus on these durable medical equipment.~
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