Medical Equipment Fix

00lk

How do you become a repair/maintenance technician for medical equipment?

Is there much work in that field, either now or forecasted?

00lk

ok by medical equipment repair/maintenance I mean;
Ultrasound Equipment
Patient Monitoring
Portable Ultrasound
Fetal Monitors
Ultrasound Probes
ECG / EKG Machine

Can you get into this through studying Biomedical Eng or is it more geared towards electronics people?

TOEJOE

Hi;)
I Work in the Electronics Science area for many years and would advise perhaps a good Electronics computing course would be suitable level seven should be ok (more applied) :rolleyes:.Medical equipment is very computer centered, and repairing it is quiet specialised so the servicing is mostly done by the suppliers of the equipment, in house servicing is minimum(Safety standards etc).The training of the engineer on the equipment is generally given by the company supplying the equipment. To get a job in this area would be quiet difficult as there are many engineers who would like to work in this area.The old engineeer who would be employed by the hospital to fix an instrument at board level is redundent and now the unit is generally serviced by the supplier.The in-house hospital engineer may check the calibration and the working of the device but the repair no!. This advice should not deter you from going into the area, go for it .When you qualify contact the equipment manufacturers and look for a job with them.
Best Wishes

bladespin

I worked in that area for years, I started off as a maintenance technician in a factory, applied and got the job as field service engineer, all training should be provided by the equipment manufacturer (they're the only one's that can certify your competancy).
The suppiler who hired me was looking for someone with previous experience operating the equipment, electronics and computer (VB) experience along with some customer service/facing skills.

Hope that helps.