Enhancing patient safety with predictive reliability engineering

In the medical technology industry, surgical devices are expected to deliver consistent performance in every procedure, making reliability a critical factor in both patient safety and clinical outcomes.

To address these challenges related to performance variability and limited visibility into real-world operating conditions, a leading surgical technology manufacturer implemented an advanced reliability programme using Hottinger Brüel & Kjær’s (HBK) ReliaSoft suite.

The medical device company had faced variability in surgical device performance, with limited visibility into how real-world usage impacted reliability. Traditional testing was insufficient to predict long-term durability and identify root causes efficiently.

To move beyond the limitations of traditional testing, they worked with HBK’s reliability engineering team to implement a sophisticated, data-driven strategy, using a powerful combination of tools from the HBK ReliaSoft suite, which allowed them to simulate, predict, and understand reliability in ways previously impossible.

This data-driven approach delivered deep insights into product performance drivers, enabled targeted design improvements, reduced risk, and provided objective evidence to ensure robust device reliability for surgeons and patients.

The full case study is available on HBK’s website: Medical Surgical Device with Reliasoft.