Biomedical Equipment Testing (Performance Verification)
On-site biomedical equipment testing for healthcare facilities. AGE checks medical electrical equipment and records the result. This is equipment testing, not a calibration laboratory and not a repair service.
Biomedical Equipment Testing & Performance Verification Services
Healthcare sites use medical electrical equipment such as defibrillators, patient monitors and diagnostic devices. AGE tests that equipment on site: a visual check, electrical safety tests, and the performance checks in the procedure for the device.
This is not patient-area or body-protected-area installation testing under AS/NZS 3003, which looks at the electrical installation in a classified patient area, not at the medical device. It is also not general test and tag under AS/NZS 3760. Fixed RCD checks are a separate RCD and safety switch testing service. A plain-language explanation is in the biomedical equipment testing guide.
Key Benefits of Biomedical Equipment Testing
These biomedical equipment testing processes help healthcare facilities maintain safe and reliable medical devices.
Checks against the procedure
Functional checks follow the procedure for that device and, where AGE is using them, the manufacturer’s stated checks. A result is not a calibration certificate, and it is not proof that every reading has been calibrated.
Records for the equipment program
Where a medical equipment management program applies, testing is done with AS/NZS 3551 in view. AS/NZS 3551 does not certify AGE. A test record is not a guarantee that the facility meets an accreditation requirement.
Failed items are identified
If a device does not meet a check, that result is recorded so the facility can take it out of use. The visit does not repair the device, and it does not remove every clinical risk.
The Critical Importance of Biomedical Equipment Testing
Medical electrical equipment can develop faults or drift with use. Biomedical equipment testing checks the device: its condition, its electrical safety under the tests performed, and the performance points in the procedure. It does not promise that the device will stay safe after the visit.
AS/NZS 3551 is the management-program standard named for medical equipment. It is not a legal guarantee, and a test is not a certificate of compliance. Ordinary appliance testing stays on the test and tag page.
Our Biomedical Equipment Testing Procedure
Visual and functional inspection
Technicians inspect the device for damage, wear and obvious faults, and check that it operates for the functional points in the procedure.
Electrical safety and performance checks
Electrical safety tests and performance checks are carried out with biomedical test equipment. This is not a calibration of every device, and AGE is not a calibration laboratory.
Labels and test records
Tested items can be labelled for the facility’s equipment file, and the result is written up. The label and the report are not a compliance certificate.
Digital records
Results are uploaded to the AGE client portal, including what was tested and the result. These are test records, not accreditation documents.
Offers
Our Comprehensive Biomedical Testing Services
What the equipment check covers
Functional checks The device is checked against the functional points in the procedure and, where they are being used, the manufacturer’s stated checks. This is performance verification, not a repair.
Electrical safety testing Checks can include earth continuity and leakage current. Insulation resistance is included only where the procedure calls for it. Pass/fail limits are not published on this page, and a test does not guarantee how the device will behave later.
Not calibration and not repair Performance verification is not calibration of the instrument, and it is not a repair. If a device needs calibration or repair, that is outside this testing visit.
Records The visit produces a test record for the asset, uploaded to the client portal. It is not a certificate of compliance.
How the visit is arranged
Around clinical work Testing can be booked around patient care, including after hours where that has been agreed. A device is out of use while it is being checked.
Alongside the facility’s own program Repeat visits can be scheduled with the facility. This page does not set one interval for every device. Test-and-tag intervals and patient-area intervals are not copied across.
Locations
Industries We Serve
The settings below are the ones this service is already written for. Naming a setting does not create a separate legal duty, and it does not mean every room is a patient area.
- Hospitals – Defibrillators, Infusion Pumps, Patient Monitors, Surgical Equipment.
- Medical Centres & Clinics – Diagnostic Devices, Treatment Equipment.
- Aged Care & Nursing Homes – Vital-Sign Monitors, Therapy Equipment.
- Dental Practices – Patient Chairs, X-ray Machine Safety Checks.
- Laboratories & Research Facilities – Specialised Medical Instruments.
Book Your Professional Biomedical Equipment Testing
Request biomedical equipment testing for your healthcare site. Tell AGE which devices you have, how many locations, and when the equipment can be taken out of use for the check.
Frequently Asked Questions
The Therapeutic Goods Administration publishes information on therapeutic goods: tga.gov.au. That link is not a statement that the TGA requires a particular test interval, and AGE does not represent the TGA.
