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What do you use as a guide or standard for your risk ranking at your hospital?

These vascular embolization devices’ instructions for use have been updated by Boston Scientific. View the full article

MiniMed pumps deliver insulin to people with diabetes who need it. Wiring damage from impacts may cause the battery to drain faster than expected. View the full article

Which member of senior leadership do you work with and get along with best? CEO, CNO, COO, CIO, CFO, CAO?

Have you ever been laid off? How long before finding a new job?

What's some technical advice that you would give to a newer BMET such as an intern?

Do you guys have individual tool sets for each tech? How much duplicate test equipment do you have?

10/8/24 – National City, CA, C&A Naturistics is voluntarily recalling all lots of AK Forte, 400 mg tablets, to the consumer level. FDA analysis has found the product to be tainted Diclofenac, Dexamethasone, and Methocarbamol. Products containing diclofenac, dexamethasone, and methocarbamol cannot bView the full article

The FDA issues alert about risk of false results with Cue Health’s COVID-19 Tests due to modifications made without FDA authorization that have a strong likelihood to impact performance. View the full article

Bennet, NE, STASKA PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. is voluntarily recalling 1 lot of Ascorbic Acid Solution for Injection (Preservative Free, Non-Corn) 500mg/mL, 50mL vials to the user level. This is due to the presence of glass particulates in one lot of vials used in the production of this batch.View the full article

Zyno Medical Z-800 infusion pumps allow for infusions through the blood vessels but a software defect may allow air bubbles to enter the patient. View the full article

Do you have a CBET, CABT, CHTM, CRES, CLES, CCE or any other biomed related certifications?

For football fans, what NFL team do you follow?

What's the most time consuming medical device you have to PM?

The use of in-line nebulizers placed in certain locations may lead to aerosol deposits forming over time on the ventilator flow sensor. Should this occur, there is a possibility of inaccurate flow measurements affecting therapy. View the full article

Neo-Tee Resuscitators are used for emergency breathing support for neonates and infants. The inline controller may come apart and impact ventilation.View the full article

We got 10 OR rooms, 1 Cath lab, and 1 delivery room

Very insightful!

If so is that part of your job duty or was it a one off call from your manager?

Steris service in my area is very responsive for the CPD items. Service managers not so much. But the medivator support is very slow and lacking.

Yeah - I worked for a smaller hospital that’s part of a larger network. Corporate has great support during surveys and our hospital is really well run from the top down, so usually there aren’t too many issues.

I use iPhones. No real reason, just used to them more. I do like the Samsung feature where you can remove people out of backgrounds, I wish the iPhone had that built in

In high school I worked as a “Rodman” for a land surveying company during the summers. During college I worked as a surveyor for a bridge construction company during the summers. And after that been straight biomed.

How many OR rooms, cath labs, delivery rooms, etc are in your hospital?

IPV Phasitron 5 In-Line Valve helps provide therapy to promote ventilation. Users need to remove the expiratory port plug before direct ventilation. View the full article