Short answer: patient monitor calibration checks that every vital sign a monitor displays, heart rate, SpO2, blood pressure, respiration, and temperature, matches a traceable reference value instead of only an internally consistent number on the screen. ECG calibration…
Short answer: electrical safety testing checks that a medical device will not deliver a dangerous shock to a patient or operator, by measuring protective earth resistance, insulation resistance, and leakage currents against the limits set out in IEC…
Short answer: x-ray machine calibration in Kenya means verifying that the machine’s output, kVp accuracy, exposure timer, mA linearity, and beam alignment, matches what the control panel says it is doing, checked against a calibrated reference meter. It…
Short answer: a medical equipment service contract in Kenya is a written agreement where a facility pays a supplier or biomedical engineering firm, either a flat annual fee or per-visit charges, to maintain, calibrate, and repair its equipment…
Short answer: anaesthesia machines in Kenya are serviced by the equipment manufacturer’s local agent (for example Dräger Kenya Ltd for Dräger machines), by independent biomedical engineering firms that carry multi-brand service contracts, and by in-house hospital biomedical engineering…
Dental handpiece maintenance is two jobs, not one. Most dental handpieces need lubricating after every single patient, as part of the same cycle that cleans and sterilizes them, not weekly or “when they start sounding rough.” The chuck…
Autoclave validation is the documented process of proving a sterilizer reliably kills microorganisms under its actual operating conditions, usually done at installation and re-checked at least once a year. Cycle logging is the everyday record of what happened…
Short answer: How often should medical equipment be calibrated depends on the device and how hard it is used. most medical equipment should be calibrated once a year, but the real answer is whichever is shorter: the manufacturer’s…
Short answer: Jodroc’s biomedical engineering team repairs dental chairs in Nairobi, covering hydraulic faults, foot control and electrical failures, upholstery, and the compressor or suction system feeding the chair. For clinics within Nairobi we aim to get an…
Short answer: a dental clinic needs roughly 2 CFM (50 litres per minute) of compressed air per chair under normal use, and about 300 litres per minute of suction per active operatory. Undersized equipment does not just slow…