In hospitals, ventilators, dialysis machines and mechanical beds are more important than ever. Sometimes, of course, that equipment breaks down. And some manufacturers restrict access to repair ...

In any hospital, doctor’s office, and other medical facility, chances are that there are a number of computerized, electronic equipment needed to monitor an array of things from a patient’s blood ...

OEM delays have become patient care delays When patient care is delayed in a hospital because something is broken, biomedical technicians would like you to understand that it's not usually their fault ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. The role combines a craft with the booming health care ...

Terumo, a major medical equipment manufacturer, will no longer be renewing the certification that was previously given to repair technicians for the Advanced Perfusion System 1 Heart Lung Machine, an ...

iFixit, the company famous for consumer electronic teardowns and repair guides, is now helping to keep crucial medical equipment up and running during the coronavirus pandemic, iFixit editor-in-chief ...

The website iFixit has long been known for its electronics repair kits and for its very public stance that repair manuals should be accessible to everyone. That’s one of the foundational arguments of ...

When a vital piece of medical equipment breaks these days, a friendly corporate repair person isn't necessarily an easy phone call away. However, thanks to a motley collection of right-to-repair ...