DocumentCode
3146695
Title
The probability of failure depends on who is asking [implantable biomedical devices]
Author
Peterson, Margaret G E
Author_Institution
Hospital for Special Surg., USA
fYear
1995
fDate
9-10 Jun 1995
Firstpage
51
Lastpage
56
Abstract
There are occasions when an implanted product which is on the market starts to show an unacceptable failure rate or mode of failure. Inevitable questions arise about the number and frequency of failures in this population of patients. This paper discusses the methods available statistically to examine the problem when the rate of failure is low but unacceptable. The estimate made is highly influenced by the reason for the requested estimate
Keywords
Extrapolation; Failure analysis; Frequency; Hospitals; Implantable biomedical devices; Manufacturing; Pacemakers; Surgery; Testing; Wires;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Computer-Based Medical Systems, 1995., Proceedings of the Eighth IEEE Symposium on
Conference_Location
Lubbock, TX
Print_ISBN
0-8186-7117-3
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/CBMS.1995.465448
Filename
465448
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