Ad hoc test protocols for determination of electromagnetic interference caused by cell phones on electro-medical devices

Author

Nogueira-Neto, G.N. ; Nohama, P. ; de Moura, M.A. ; de Paula, S.B.

Author_Institution

Rehabilitation Eng. Lab., Pontificia Univ. Catolica do Parana, Curitiba, Brazil

Volume

4

fYear

2003

fDate

17-21 Sept. 2003

Firstpage

3621

Abstract

Electromagnetic interference (EMI) can cause malfunctions on electro-medical devices, and it is a difficult task to determine it. EMI can be caused by RF mobile transceivers like cell phones. Clinical engineers can perform ad hoc EMI test protocols to determine EMI caused by cell phones on electro-medical devices. In this paper, four ad hoc EMI test protocols are introduced (Mayo Clinic, ANSI, MDA and JHH) and their common characteristics are compared. Particular characteristics are discussed too. The comparison can help clinical engineers to choose the ad hoc EMI test protocol that better fills his hospital needs.

Keywords

ad hoc networks; biomedical electronics; biomedical engineering; biomedical equipment; cellular radio; electromagnetic interference; mobile handsets; protocols; transceivers; ANSI; JHH; MDA; Mayo Clinic; RF mobile transceivers; ad hoc EMI test protocols; cell phones; clinical engineers; electro-medical devices; electromagnetic interference; electromagnetic interference determination; hospital; malfunctions; Biomedical engineering; Cellular phones; Electromagnetic fields; Electromagnetic interference; Hospitals; Laboratories; Performance evaluation; Protocols; Radio frequency; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society, 2003. Proceedings of the 25th Annual International Conference of the IEEE

ISSN

1094-687X

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7789-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/IEMBS.2003.1280937

Filename

1280937