Title :
Active implantable medical device EMI assessments for electromagnetic emitters operating in various RF bands
Author :
Hikage, Takashi ; Kawamura, Yoshifumi ; Nojima, Toshio ; Koike, B. ; Fujimoto, Hiroshi ; Toyoshima, Takeshi
Author_Institution :
Grad. Sch. of Inf. Sci. & Technol., Hokkaido Univ., Sapporo, Japan
Abstract :
This paper describes the electromagnetic interference (EMI) characteristics of active implantable medical devices based on assessments of Radio Frequency Identification interrogators. Typical examples of interrogators operating in various RF bands are tested to estimate the EMI experienced by implantable-cardiac pacemakers and -cardioverter-defibrillators. The EMI occurrence mechanism and some experimental EMI evaluation results for typical devices are shown. Observed characteristics of the EMI are discussed based upon the transmission radio wave specifications. This discussion can give a good perspective on the same EMI issue raised by wireless power transmission systems.
Keywords :
defibrillators; electrocardiography; electromagnetic interference; microwave power transmission; pacemakers; EMI assessments; RF bands; active implantable medical device; cardioverter defibrillators; electromagnetic emitters; electromagnetic interference; implantable cardiac pacemakers; radio frequency identification interrogators; transmission radio wave specifications; wireless power transmission systems; Electromagnetic interference; ISO standards; Pacemakers; Phantoms; Radiofrequency identification; Torso; Wireless communication; active implantable medical device; electromagnetic interference; human torso phantom; maximum interference distance; radio-frequency identification;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave Workshop Series on Innovative Wireless Power Transmission: Technologies, Systems, and Applications (IMWS), 2011 IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Uji, Kyoto
Print_ISBN :
978-1-61284-214-1
DOI :
10.1109/IMWS.2011.5877102
