Title :
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
fDate :
31 Oct-3 Nov 1996
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;
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
DOI :
10.1109/IEMBS.1996.646346
