01/27/2020

We often give little thought to terms we use frequently. Therefore, it's helpful to clarify terminology and maintain a glossary within the project. This should also include the terminology used to describe patient-related connections. We ...

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11/25/2019

Electrical fuses are essential components for the electrical safety of medical electrical equipment (ME equipment). They protect the device from incorrect operation, connection to excessively high or reversed supply voltages, and they protect the operator and patient in the event of electrical hazards. ...

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The safety concept is one of the important concept documents we create during product development. It describes why a device is safe and how safety is ensured in the event of a malfunction. Various aspects are considered, such as mechanical safety. ...

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09/27/2019

As an engineering service provider in the medical technology sector, we cannot avoid working with physiological signals such as ECGs. We often want to take a closer look at how these signals affect a particular circuit. To simulate our circuits, we use ...

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08/22/2019

Ensuring the electrical safety of the devices we develop is a key aspect of our daily work. Much has already been written about electrical safety and insulation diagrams in other articles (Part 1 and Part 2). In this article, I would like to... ...

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07/31/2019

The daily work of a physician is unimaginable today without computer systems. Therefore, it is all the more important that these systems offer high usability, reliability, and availability. Graphical user interfaces can simplify the operation of medical devices. This is achieved ...

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