Metrologia e Manutenção de Equipamentos Médicos

Theoretical and practical classes.
In theoretical classes, relevant concepts are exposed, according to the objectives and syllabus described above.
In practical classes, students will apply the maintenance and calibration procedures studied. They will also come into contact with some types of relevant equipment, either medical or testing equipment.
The evaluation will be carried out by final exam.

To know the regulations associated with medical devices
To know the operation principle of selected medical devices
To learn and perform medical device maintenance procedures
To know and understand metrology concepts applied to the calibration of medical devices

1. Medical Devices
1.1. Regulations associated with medical devices
1.2. Working principles of selected medical devices
2. Maintenance of medical devices
2.1. Types of maintenance
2.2. Normative information
2.3. Test equipment
2.4. Maintenance procedures
2.5. Computorized maintenance management systems
3. Metrology applied to medical devices
3.1. Types of metrology
3.2. Normative information
3.3. Monitoring and measurement resources management
3.4. Statistics applied to metrology
3.5. Uncertainty calculation
3.6. Calibration Certificates

NAO

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– H. Czichos, T. Saito & L. Smith, Edits., Handbook of Metrology and Testing, Springer, 2011.
– J. L. Bucher, The Metrology Handbook, 2nd ed., Quality Press, 2012.
– Revista TecnoHospital, Publindústria.