-=> Quoting Matt Mc_Carthy to Roy J. Tellason <=-

 MM> The point is that you can probably search every piece of equipment in
 MM> a hospital and never find a single '4013'.  Just like the military,
 MM> where there are no 74xx parts, as all milspec parts are numbered 54xx
 MM> (at least back in the 1980's). 
 MM> All medical components have to pass separate tests for reliability,
 MM> radiation, shock hazard, etc, then the total assembly has to pass the
 MM> same tests, and all the work done by 'medically certified' workers,
 MM> and they don't allow use of 'off the shelf' parts. 
 MM> Those people have a tighter lock on that stuff than the FAA has over
 MM> airplane parts and mechanics. 

Well, they've got good reason for that sort of thing. You should read
some of the horror stories of what happened when they *didn't* enforce
those sorts of rules. 

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