Understanding electrosurgical unit perturbations in order to address hospital operating room electromagnetic compatibility

Author

Fernández-Chimeno, Mireya ; Quílez, Marcos ; Silva, Ferran

Author_Institution

Electron. Eng. Dept., Tech. Univ. of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain

Volume

53

Issue

6

fYear

2006

fDate

6/1/2006 12:00:00 AM

Firstpage

1206

Lastpage

1209

Abstract

We analyze the radiated emissions from a low power electrosurgical unit(ESU). Measurements at a 3-meter distance are performed in order to find a suitable measurement setup intended to reproduce realistically the real working ESU behavior in a test lab. The broad-band and narrow-band characteristics of the perturbation are studied in order to address the other equipment immunity.

Keywords

bioelectric phenomena; biomagnetism; biomedical equipment; surgery; 3 m; electrosurgical unit perturbations; hospital operating room electromagnetic compatibility; Biomedical measurements; Electromagnetic compatibility; Electromagnetic interference; Electromagnetic measurements; Hospitals; IEC standards; Magnetic field measurement; Performance evaluation; Power generation; Testing; ESU electromagnetic emission measurement setup; Electrosurgical unit EMI measurements; operating room electromagnetic compatibility; Electromagnetic Fields; Electrosurgery; Equipment Failure; Equipment Failure Analysis; Equipment Safety; Operating Rooms; Radiation Dosage; Radiometry;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0018-9294

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/TBME.2006.873389

Filename

1634517