surgical instrument maker

Surgical instrument makers create, repair and design surgical instruments, such as clamps, graspers, mechanical cutters, scopes, probes and other surgical instruments.

Alternative Labels

medical instrument assembler

medical instrument designer

medical instrument design technician

medical instrument repairer

medical instrument technician

orthopaedic appliance maker

surgical device assembler

surgical device designer

surgical device design technician

surgical device repairer

surgical device technician

surgical instrument assembler

surgical instrument designer

surgical instrument design technician

surgical instrument maker

surgical instrument repairer

surgical instrument technician

Regulatory Aspect

To see if and how this occupation is regulated in EU Member States, EEA countries or Switzerland please consult the Regulated Professions Database of the Commission. Regulated Professions Database:

http://ec.europa.eu/growth/single-market/services/free-movement-professionals/qualifications-recognition_en

Skills & Competences

Essential Skills and Competences

apply precision metalworking techniques assemble metal parts heat metals join metals manipulate stainless steel operate drilling equipment operate precision measuring equipment tend boring machine tend lathe tend metal polishing machine tend metal sawing machine tend surface grinding machine tend tumbling machine test accuracy of surgical instruments

Essential Knowledge

cold forging hot forging metal smoothing technologies surgical instruments

Optional Skills and Competences

calibrate electronic instruments calibrate laboratory equipment ensure conformity to specifications maintain medical devices manipulate medical devices materials manufacture medical devices operate sand blasting cabinet repair medical devices scale etchings set up the controller of a machine tend electroplating machine tend laser marking machine test medical devices use CAD software

Optional Knowledge

electroplating processes ergonomics medical devices materials orthopaedic goods industry

Concept URI

Concept Uri

http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/bca063d2-a904-45db-b3f4-0fd7e681753e

Status

released

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