The Application of Resilience Principles in Biomedical Engineering

Reliability and safety of medical devices - Application to ventricular assist devices

von Jeferson C. Dias, Jonatas C. Dias, Millena Victoria A. Souza

132 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

The book addresses the application of the concept of resilience in medical devices, with an emphasis on Ventricular Assist Devices (VADs), highlighting its relevance to improving the reliability, safety, and therapeutic continuity of these critical life-support systems. The book discusses how technical, operational, or human failures can compromise the performance of VADs and proposes resilience as a systemic approach capable of anticipating, absorbing, adapting to, and recovering from adverse events. It analyzes aspects related to control system architecture, functional redundancy, continuous monitoring, and strategies for fault detection and mitigation. The book also integrates principles of biomedical engineering, reliability, and risk management, aligning with international standards applicable to medical devices, such as ISO 14971. Furthermore, it emphasizes the importance of analyzing lifecycle data-including clinical use and post-market data-for the continuous improvement of the DAV's performance. In this way, the book contributes to the development of more robust and safer medical devices, reinforcing resilience as a central element.

• Themen: Ratgeber Lebenshilfe, Persönlichkeitsentwicklung und praktische Tipps Handbuch, Lehrbuch
• ISBN: 9786630279825
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 24.09.2026
• Größe: 220 x 150 mm
• Verlag: Our Knowledge Publishing