Medical Devices

Medical and dental devices range in size from the smallest micro-surgical instruments to large scanning equipment.  But regardless of size or type, there is simply no margin for error when it comes to product performance and quality.

Noise and vibration of medical devices plays a huge role in patient annoyance, patient safety, and surgeon comfort. Consider the case where noise caused by defective parts or bearings provoked a patient into moving during x-ray scanning. The result is a second dose of radiation just to get the picture right.

IQC Test System

Signalysis helps ensure quality and dependability where it counts the most. Our IQC end-of-line test system is designed to perform 100% inspection of medical devices for noise and vibration defects. The system replaces subjective tests with an arsenal of signature analysis algorithms designed to objectively identify quality issues at early stages in the production line.

Medical Device Applications Include:

• Hand and arm vibration of dental tools and surgical cutting devices
• Noise testing on speaker and enunciators embedded in instruments
• Noise detection of air compressors
• Bearings and motors
• The study of bio-mechanics associated with sports flooring

Noise & Vibration

IQC noise testing can detect a beeper that is out of tune, a speaker that distorts important instructions or even a required sequence of verbal instructions that has been programmed incorrectly into the device. Vibration may come in to play with an imbalanced dental tool or defects in miniature air tubes that drive hand-held tools resulting in substandard performance.

Proven Solutions

For over 30 years, Signalysis has been a recognized technology innovator of test measurement for end-of-line production testing. Our solutions are at work in manufacturing sites around the world and throughout industry advancing quality, reducing warranty claims and increasing customer satisfaction.