Two Different Maintenance Strategies in the Hospital Environment: Preventive Maintenance for Older Technology Devices and Predictive Maintenance for Newer High-Tech Devices

Table 5

Medical device failures.

Medical device	Total #	Number	Errors	Error code
Electrocardiogram	50	2	Not working	ECG01
		1	Power circuit error	ECG02
		1	Paper speed error	ECG03
		3	Electrode error	ECG04
		1	Sensitivity error	ECG05
Pulse oximeter	46	3	Not working	SPO01
		1	Low BPM	SPO02
		1	High BPM	SPO03
		2	Low oxygen saturation	SPO04
		2	High oxygen saturation	SPO05
		5	Probe error	SPO06
Sphygmomanometer	200	12	Not working	SPG01
		15	High pressure leakage	SPG02
		8	Cuff error	SPG03
		4	Broken manometer	SPG04
		5	Missing piece	SPG05
Infant incubator	28	3	Not working	INC01
		2	Over temperature	INC02
		1	Display error	INC03
		1	Baby probe error	INC04
		2	Broken cover	INC05
Phototherapy unit	30	3	Not working	PHT01
		2	Low intensity	PHT02
Defibrillator	86	3	Not working	DEF01
		1	Low/high energy	DEF02
		3	Low battery	DEF03
		2	Electrode error	DEF04
		1	Paddle error	DEF05
		2	BPM error	DEF06
		2	Synchronization error	DEF07
Aspirator	97	6	Not working	ASP01
		4	High vacuum	ASP02
		3	Low vacuum	ASP03
		3	Maximum vacuum	ASP04
		2	Vacuum rise error	ASP05
Electrosurgical unit	52	1	Not working	ESU01
		3	Power circuit error	ESU02
		3	High/low cut power	ESU03
		2	High/low coag. power	ESU04
		1	High/low bipolar power	ESU05
		2	Foot switching error	ESU06
		2	Patient electrode error	ESU07