title: Establishing maintenance intervals based on measurement reliability of engineering endpoints.
abstract: Methods developed by the metrological community and principles used by the research community were integrated to provide a basis for a periodic maintenance interval analysis system. Engineering endpoints are used as measurement attributes on which to base two primary quality indicators: accuracy and reliability. Also key to establishing appropriate maintenance intervals is the ability to recognize two primary failure modes: random failure and time-related failure. The primary objective of the maintenance program is to avert predictable and preventable device failure, and understanding time-related failures enables service personnel to set intervals accordingly.
authors.affiliation: North Memorial Health Care, Robbinsdale, MN 55422, USA. jame008@tc.umn.edu
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: James
mesh_terms: D001698:Biomedical Engineering / Q000592:standards; D004867:Equipment Design; D004868:Equipment Failure; D004869:Equipment Safety; D004865:Equipment and Supplies, Hospital / Q000592:standards; D006801:Humans; D008284:Maintenance and Engineering, Hospital / Q000592:standards; D011786:Quality Control; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D018570:Risk Assessment; D013997:Time Factors; D017749:Total Quality Management