In my previous work environments we generally tracked the batteries individually and replaced as needed.
They weren't assigned a BME number, but maybe a blanket task assigned (if they were of different ages, which generally they are) to check every 1 or 2 months (like a PM). Alternatively, as you say, tracking in a CMMS would require each to have some sort of UID (BME number), but then chasing down batteries that have potentially moved to other departments would be prohibitively time-consuming. Scott Everden Biomedical Engineering Project Officer Ministry of Health, Vanuatu Email: sever...@vanuatu.gov.vu <mailto:sever...@vanuatu.gov.vu> || Alt: severde...@gmail.com <mailto:severde...@gmail.com> Phone:+678 778 9663 || Skype: scotte122 On 19/01/2018 6:52 AM, Nehal Kapadia wrote: > Hello, > > Has any of the biomedical departments come across Li-ion rechargeable > batteries that don't require PMs but recommended for replacement after > *x *years? > I'm keen to know how you track and manage them in your CMMS? > > Do you assign them BME numbers? or are they linked to the asset? > > The challenge is that the device itself does not require any PM and the > batteries are likely to travel to different departments. > > > Nehal Kapadia > Clinical Engineer, Intern > MGH. > _______________________________________________ > bmelist mailing list > bmelist@bme.asn.au > http://lists.bme.asn.au/mailman/listinfo/bmelist _______________________________________________ bmelist mailing list bmelist@bme.asn.au http://lists.bme.asn.au/mailman/listinfo/bmelist
