A technique is provided for determining service intervals for devices,
such as medical equipment. Data related to a device is collected and
compared to data from a population of like devices. A service interval
may be calculated based on the comparison. The data regarding the
population of like devices may be raw quantitative or qualitative data or
may be processed data, such as may be used to graph the reliability of
the device as a function of some variable such as usage or age, i.e. a
reliability curve. The data may representative of the device as a whole
or one or more components of the device. Multiple service intervals may
be generated for a single device by calculating a service interval for
each data source, such as a component or subset of components, of the
device. An optimal service interval may then be selected. In addition,
the technique may be applied for selection of a service interval for more
than one device.