%0 Journal Article %T Research of the optimal variable defects of the preventive maintenance of medicinal equipment %A Horvat %A Marko %A Kondi£¿ %A Veljko %A Kondi£¿ %A £¿ivko %A Pongrac %A Dalibor %J - %D 2019 %R 10.31803/tg-20181203125101 %X Sa£¿etak The article clarifies the importance of maintenance in the exploitation of a particular medical device from the aspect of maintaining its availability, reliability and overall functionality. Particularly emphasized is the role of the preventive method or procedures that have a preventive character before the problems arise in the work. Through an analysis of the most common malfunctions and causes that occur during the exploitation, a basis for objective defining and proposing principles has been created ¨C preventive maintenance with special emphasis on preventive maintenance according to an established condition. The article also shows a numerical way of calculating the periodicity of conducting preventive examinations on a particular device %K failures %K maintenance %K maintenance by state %K medical devices %K preventive maintenance %K systems %U https://hrcak.srce.hr/index.php?show=clanak&id_clanak_jezik=322884