Medical equipment maintenance programme overview
WHO Medical device technical series
31 December 2011
| Technical document

Overview
A maintenance strategy includes procedures for inspection, as well as preventive and corrective maintenance. Performance inspections ensure that equipment is operating correctly, safety inspections ensure the equipment is safe for both patients and operators, and preventive maintenance (PM) aims to extend the life of the equipment and reduce failure rates.
WHO Team
Access to Assistive Technology and Medical Devices (ATM),
Access to Medicines and Health Products (MHP),
Health Product Policy and Standards (HPS),
Medical Devices and Diagnostics (MDD)
Number of pages
87
Reference numbers
ISBN: 978 92 4 150153 8