From scales to IV pumps and everything in between, biomedical equipment technicians and clinical engineers in the Department of Biomedical Engineering are responsible for inspecting, testing, installing, maintaining, repairing and replacing approximately 26,000 devices used in patient care and research throughout the Brigham.

Above: Kevin Blizzard, a biomedical equipment technician, examines an infusion pump in the Biomed workshop in the Shapiro Cardiovascular Center. The team maintains more than 4,700 infusion devices across the main and distributed campuses.