Roll stand/trolley Operating software back-up 4. Modes of For example: operation required ventilators volume/pressure modes required, invasive/non-invasive, • – fixed/mobile electrosurgery number and type of waveforms, foot/hand activation • – X-ray types of exam performed, patient size/weight, digital/analogue, • – mobile/fixed 5. Output Minimum acceptable output ranges where applicable, values/ranges for example: defibrillators energy (joules) • – electrosurgery output power (watts) • – operating light power (lumen) • – infusion rates (millilitres per hour) • – X-ray HV* and current (kV, mA) • – beds/trolleys height adjustment • – 6. Critical Battery life and capability for rechargeable batteries performance Memory capacity characteristics Accuracy (volume/time delivered, delivered dose) Resolution (pixels, dots per inch) Capacity (volume of steriliser) Speed (whole body scan time, sterilisation cycle time) 7. Alarms Type (pressure, temperature, rate) Audible Visible Remote Conditions for resetting 8. Usage Quantitative measures of how heavily the equipment will be used, for example: requirements operating theatre lights hours of operation per day • – X-ray exposures per day • – haemodialysis shifts per day • – steriliser cycles per day • –
Roll stand/trolley Operating software back-up 4. Modes of operation required For example: • ventilators – volume/pressure modes required, invasive/non-invasive, fixed/mobile • electrosurgery – number and type of waveforms, foot/hand activation • X-ray – types of exam performed, patient size/weight, digital/analogue, mobile/fixed 5. Output values/ranges Minimum acceptable output ranges where applicable, for example: • defibrillators – energy (joules) • electrosurgery – output power (watts) • operating – light power (lumen) • – infusion rates (millilitres per hour) • X-ray – HV* and current (kV, mA) • beds/trolleys – height adjustment 6. Critical performance characteristics Battery life and capability for rechargeable batteries Memory capacity Accuracy (volume/time delivered, delivered dose) Resolution (pixels, dots per inch) Capacity (volume of steriliser) Speed (whole body scan time, sterilisation cycle time) 7. Alarms Type (pressure, temperature, rate) Audible Visible Remote Conditions for resetting 8. Usage requirements Quantitative measures of how heavily the equipment will be used, for example: • operating theatre lights – hours of operation per day • X-ray – exposures per day • haemodialysis – shifts per day • steriliser – cycles per day