Medical Equipment
These are special type of equipment used in the hospital for various reasons.
They are grouped into different categories
- Diagnostic Equipment
- Durable Equipment
- Treatment Equipment
- Life support Equipment
- Medical Lab Equipment
Diagnostic Equipment
These are devices used for diagnostic purposes, technician uses these devices to check for any abnormalities in the affected organ,
Types of diagnostic equipment
Medical Imaging Machine: They are used to create visual representation of human body’s interior
Patient scale: to determine the weight and height of the patient
Stethoscope: It is used to measure the heart beat of the patient
Doppler: Measure the heart beat of a fetus
Pulse oximetry: it is used to determine the oxygen level in the body
Durable Medical Equipment
They are mainly used for providing therapeutic benefits for certain conditions or illness, They are long term.
Manual/ Electric wheelchair, Hospital beds, Mobility assistive equipment, Traction equipment, Pressure mattress, Insulin pump, Breast pump, Nebulizers, Patient Lifts
Kidney Machine and Oxygen Concentrator
Treatment Equipment
A medical device or tool designed to treat a specific condition, utilizes modern technology in order to address any abnormalities to restore function in the affected organs or tissue within the body
They include: Infusion pump, LASIK surgical machine used for the treatment of eye conditions, Medical laser, Diagnostic scopes
Life support equipment
Devices intended to maintain the body function of a patient, it consist of the following machine:
Heart-lung machines: it is also known as cardiopulmonary by pass(CB) devices it functions temporarily as heart or lungs of a patient during surgery to facilitate circulation of blood and oxygen throughout the patient’s body.
Medical ventilators: It is designed to move breathable air in and out of the lungs, used on patients who have difficulty breathing or who are incapable of delivering an adequate supply of oxygen throughout the body.
Dialysis machine: Dialysis is the method of removing excess solutes or toxins from the blood, it is used on people whose kidneys have been damaged and are incapable of performing these function, a type of renal replacement therapy.
Incubators: It is a medical device used to mimic the environmental conditions suitable for newborns.
Medical Lab Equipment
They are devices used in diagnostic lab for the analysis of blood, urine, genes and other biological material:
Blood gas analyzers
Chemical analyzers
Blood collection supplies
Electrolyte analyzers
Differential counters
Drug testing analyzers
Coagulation analyzers
Hematology analyzers
Urinalysis analyzers
Microbiological system
