Volume : 6, Issue : 2, February - 2017

FMEA Analysis of Medical Equipment ventilator in a72 bedded Intensive care unit setup

Surbhi Kiran, N. Junior Sunderesh, Dr Harikant Singh

Abstract :

<p>&nbsp;<i><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&#10;&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">Introduction: The <b>failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA</b>) is one of the tools that can be used for performing HIRA on processes involving medical equipment.. FMEA is a process improvement methodology.</span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&#10;&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">The goals of FMEA are as follows:<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;&#10;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol">&middot;<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><!--[endif]--><i><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;&#10;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">To identify the failure modes involved in the process involving medical equipment.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;&#10;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol">&middot;<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><!--[endif]--><i><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;&#10;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">Establish the risk &amp; consequences of these failure modes<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;&#10;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol">&middot;<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><!--[endif]--><i><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;&#10;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">Identify and implement mitigation strategies for the effect.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;&#10;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol">&middot;<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><!--[endif]--><i><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;&#10;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">Access the success of mitigation strategies.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1"><!--[if !supportLists]--><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;&#10;font-family:Symbol;mso-fareast-font-family:Symbol;mso-bidi-font-family:Symbol">&middot;<span style="font-variant-numeric: normal; font-stretch: normal; font-size: 7pt; line-height: normal; font-family: &quot;Times New Roman&quot;;">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><!--[endif]--><i><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;&#10;font-family:&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">Implement the modifications to the hospital as appropriate.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&#10;&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">Method: Observation study of failure modes.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&#10;&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">Results: Total Risk priority number calculated during 4 major steps of process is 63.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><i><span lang="EN-IN" style="font-size:14.0pt;mso-bidi-font-size:10.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&#10;&quot;Times New Roman&quot;,serif">Conclusion: A continuous FMEA study of the process can reduce the machine downtime drastically.<o:p></o:p></span></i></p>