New Med-eBase software offers enhanced medical device test recording

Med-eBase was originally developed for medical equipment companies and service firms to verify the status of electrical medical equipment in line with IEC 60601-1 and the new IEC62353 in-service safety testing standard.

The latest version enables the user to quickly create bespoke test protocols on a PC before uploading them to the Rigel tester or simulator. It is fully compatible with the Vista and 7 Microsoft Windows operating platforms and features an enhanced interface to allow the user to easily manage the transfer of data using Bluetooth connectivity.

Test results can be stored on a local or remote database depending on the needs of individual biomedical service departments, enabling quick and easy access for service technicians and engineers via PCs.

As well as all conventional equipment and test data, Med-eBase also has the facility to store functional and performance test data and incorporates additional comments to provide a comprehensive test database and asset management register for all medical equipment.

In this way, the software can be used to plan advance electrical maintenance schedules and re-test information can also be uploaded from the PC-based programme into the tester for fast preparation for re-test sequences.

Importantly, the new multi lingual program uses SQL compatible databases (SQLite, MySQL, MicroSoft SQL Server) and is therefore suitable for use by test engineers and medical facilities managers that utilise advanced database structures to hold medical equipment records.

Med-eBase V2.0 can be networked and facilitates a customisable test certificate generator to confirm that the medical device under test is safe for use. It is part of a range of added value accessories available from Rigel Medical designed to improve the process of testing electrical medical devices.