EVerlab: Software Tool for Medical Device Safety and Performance Inspection Management

Abstract

This paper presents a unique software tool, eVerlab, for the management of medical device (MD) safety and performance inspection in healthcare institutions that are part of the Legal Metrology Framework. This is an online application, a functional tool for laboratory staff that perform MD inspections and for healthcare institutions staff enabling efficient management of MDs. It is composed of a Graphic User Interface (GUI) with the application of enabling the user to access its database. The software’s database has imported records of real-time measurement measuring data which users have immediate access to. It creates the opportunity of users to review performance statuses of all medical devices in healthcare institutions. From the beginning of its application until today, the number of healthcare institutions registered in eVerlab and the number of verifications has significantly increased. Today, eVerlab software solution has 218 registered clients comprising over 3000 inspection reports of medical devices operating in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The database of the software solution provides the information necessary for a detailed analysis of performance variation, based on the historical behavior of different medical devices. The data collected and stored into the database can be used as input data to Machine Learning Algorithms for developing automated systems for the prediction of MD performances.