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Sathyabama Institute of Science and Technology B.Tech - BioMedical Engineering SBMA3001 Medical Equipment Maintenance And Troubleshooting Syllabus

SATHYABAMA INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY SCHOOL OF BIO AND CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

SBMA3001
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE AND
TROUBLESHOOTING
L T P Credits Total Marks
3 0 0 3 100

UNIT 1 INTRODUCTION 9 Hrs.
Testing of electrical equipments: AC, DC power supply, Grounding, shielding, Guarding, insulation testing, insulation
resistance measurement, Types of Circuit Breakers, Rating - Testing of circuit breakers – Tranformer testing- Earthing –
Earth wires - Earthing of appliances – contactor, relay testing–CT and PT, Panel wiring- Megger-Testing equipments and
instruments.

UNIT 2 TESTING AND TROUBLESHOOTING 9 Hrs.
Testing of electronic components: Troubleshooting of PCB boards, Calibration of analog and digital sensor probe, Display
interface, DC Power supply design, testing, Safe electrical practice, Cables and standard, Fuse.

UNIT 3 TESTING OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT 9 Hrs.
Testing of surgical Equipment: Functions and operating procedure-Testing and maintenance of Heart lung machine, surgical
lights, ventilator, patient monitor, anesthesia machine, dialyzer, surgical tools.

UNIT 4 TROUBLESHOOTING OF MEDICAL EQUIPMENT 9 Hrs.
Troubleshooting of equipments: X-ray machines, Troubleshooting of ECG recorders, incubator, baby warmer, infusion
pumps, annual maintenance, contract requirements, vendor services, and quality and safety standards.

UNIT 5 MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT 9 Hrs.
Life cycle management of medical equipment: Cost of the medical equipment, maintenance cost, replacement analysis,
managing equipment service, decision making, extracting optimal benefit from medical equipment over its life cycle. Case
study.
Max. 45 Hrs.

COURSE OUTCOMES
On completion of the course, student will be able to
CO1 - Identify major reasons for equipment failure.
CO2 - Compare general testing and troubleshooting of equipment.
CO3 - Understand testing of OT instruments
CO4 - Discuss about the troubleshooting of medical equipment and safety standards.
CO5 - Analyze the management issues pertaining to medical instruments.
CO6 - Apply the tools in design, testing and developing medical equipment

TEXT / REFERENCE BOOKS
1. Shakti Chatterjee, Aubert Miller, “Biomedical Equipment Repair”, Cengage Learning Technology & Engineering, 2010.
2. David Herres, “Troubleshooting and Repairing Commercial Electrical Equipment”, McGraw Hill Professional, 2013.
3. Rao S, “Testing, Commissioning, Operation and Maintenance of Electrical Equipment”, Khanna Publishers, New Delhi,
2014.
4. Francis Hegarty, John Amoore, “Health care technology management – A systematic approach”, CRC Press, USA,
2017.

END SEMESTER EXAMINATION QUESTION PAPER PATTERN
Max. Marks: 100 Exam Duration: 3 Hrs.
PART A: 10 Questions of 2 marks each - No choice 20 Marks
PART B: 2 Questions from each unit of internal choice; each carrying 16 marks 80 Marks