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*The forms of maintenance.*

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*Planned and unplanned forms of maintenance.*


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driving performance [11].

process [9, 10].

Systematic maintenance

Condition-based maintenance

Planned maintenance

Unplanned maintenance

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*A Modern Approach for Maintenance Prioritization of Medical Equipment*

preventive maintenance strategies, such as new high-tech devices. Maintenance costs would increase greatly if we also reported old devices in the maintenance

planning and preparation procedures to be followed.

it is sometimes called unscheduled maintenance.

The access today is put on performance verification and safety testing in the use of medical equipment, which leads to a change in the maintenance strategies of the devices without necessarily taking into account the manufacturer's recommendations. Also, the decision-making in the management of medical equipment should be based on all the results of medical equipment malfunctions and the existence of

This consists of servicing equipment at regular intervals, either according to a time schedule or on the basis of predetermined units of use (hours of operation or distance traveled). The aim is to detect failure or premature wear and to correct this before a breakdown occurs. The servicing schedule is usually based on manufacturers' forecasts, revised and adjusted according to experience of previous servicing; this information is recorded in the machine's file. This type of maintenance is also called periodic

This type of maintenance of the medical equipment is easy to apply because it does not require the disassembly of the equipment, the same technique based on the inspection by listening to the equipment involved. Predictive maintenance requires continuous observation of equipment to detect possible faults or to monitor its condition.

This is maintenance that is known to be necessary sufficiently in advance for normal

This is maintenance that is not carried out regularly as the need for it is not predictable;

**3. Performance measurement and maintenance productivity in medical** 

Performance measurement is a key management tool. In terms of maintenance management, an essential issue is to ensure that the planned and executed maintenance activities have given the expected results. Efficient use of indicators can facilitate this fact. Such an indicator, represented by key performance indicators (Kpi) is able to evaluate important aspects of the maintenance function. To this end, it has been shown that the measurement of maintenance performance is dominated by delay indicators (equipment, maintenance costs and safety performance). The reduced use of the peak indicators in the maintenance process can also be observed. The obtained results did not show direct correlations between the maintenance objectives pursued and the Kpi used. Subsequent analyzes revealed that only a small part of the companies involved have a high percentage of decisions and changes caused by the use of Kpi and only a few are satisfied with their performance measurement systems. By analyzing the correlation, a strong positive linear relationship was identified between the degree of satisfaction and the changes/decisions of the process that are triggered by the use of Kpi, the people least satisfied with the least decisions and changes triggered by the use of Kpi. These observations indicate some inefficiency of performance measurement systems in improving

The components of a system, such as pumps, electric or hydraulic motors, transmission systems, etc. as integral parts of it, must operate at optimal parameters to ensure that the overall performance of the device is achieved. Addressing

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maintenance.

a detailed history for each medical device.

*Short description of the terms of maintenance.*

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Maintenance Maintenance is the function whose objective is to ensure the fullest availability of

involves studies, construction, installation, start-up and tuning.

form of maintenance consists of the following:

tion under intolerable conditions

• Repairs

production equipment, utilities and related facilities at optimal cost and under satisfactory conditions of quality, safety and protection of the environment.

This is also known as plant improvement maintenance, and its object is to improve the operation, reliability or capacity of the equipment in place. This sort of work usually

The principle of preventive maintenance is anticipation. It is put into practice in two forms: systematic (periodic) maintenance and condition-based maintenance.

This is also called breakdown maintenance, palliative or curative maintenance. This

• Troubleshooting machines whose poor condition results in stoppage or in opera-

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Design-out maintenance

*Planned and unplanned forms of maintenance.*

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**Figure 1.**

*The forms of maintenance.*

Preventive maintenance

Corrective maintenance *Short description of the terms of maintenance.*

preventive maintenance strategies, such as new high-tech devices. Maintenance costs would increase greatly if we also reported old devices in the maintenance process [9, 10].

The access today is put on performance verification and safety testing in the use of medical equipment, which leads to a change in the maintenance strategies of the devices without necessarily taking into account the manufacturer's recommendations. Also, the decision-making in the management of medical equipment should be based on all the results of medical equipment malfunctions and the existence of a detailed history for each medical device.
