A medical devices database on CD-ROM

Author

Van Nimwegen, Chris ; Zeelenberg, C. ; Cavens, Wilma

Author_Institution

Div. Technol. in Health Care, TNO Prevention & Health, Netherlands

Volume

5

fYear

1996

fDate

31 Oct-3 Nov 1996

Firstpage

1973

Abstract

A medical devices database is described, which is aimed to support clinical engineers and others involved in medical instrumentation in purchasing medical devices and in solving application problems. The database comprises information about the local market supply, characteristics and features, evaluation and hazard reports, standards etc. concerning medical devices. The database is published on CD-ROM under the name MedPro by TNO Prevention and Health in The Netherlands. Present users appreciate the very friendly user interface and the clear presentation of data

Keywords

CD-ROMs; biomedical equipment; database management systems; purchasing; standards; user interfaces; CR-ROM medical devices database; MedPro; TNO Prevention and Health; The Netherlands; clear data presentation; clinical engineers support; hazard reports; local market supply; medical devices purchasing; medical instrumentation; very friendly user interface; Biomedical engineering; CD-ROMs; Clinical diagnosis; Data engineering; Hazards; Instruments; Medical services; Relational databases; Spatial databases; User interfaces;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 1996. Bridging Disciplines for Biomedicine. Proceedings of the 18th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

Conference_Location

Amsterdam

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3811-1

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.1996.646346

Filename

646346