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Equipment Failure Analysis MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Equipment Failure Analysis
Tree Number(s)
E05.325.192
Unique ID
D019544
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019544
Annotation
coordinate with specific equipment or specific technique / instrum
Scope Note
The evaluation of incidents involving the loss of function of a device. These evaluations are used for a variety of purposes such as to determine the failure rates, the causes of failures, costs of failures, and the reliability and maintainability of devices.
Entry Version
EQUIPMENT FAILURE ANAL
Entry Term(s)
Analysis, Equipment Failure
Analysis, Materials Failure
Analysis, Prosthesis Failure
Materials Failure Analysis
Prosthesis Failure Analysis
Previous Indexing
Equipment and Supplies (1993-1996)
Public MeSH Note
97
History Note
97
Date Established
1997/01/01
Date of Entry
1996/06/13
Revision Date
2009/07/06
Equipment Failure Analysis Preferred
Materials Failure Analysis Related
Prosthesis Failure Analysis Narrower
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