The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued final guidance in supporting claims of electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) of medical devices. The document is recommended for use in conjunction with consensus standards, as well as other FDA guidance documents pertaining to specific devices. Typically, the FDA reviews EMC information based on the risk of device … [Read more...]
Engineering Company Releases EMI Surveyor
(July 14, 2016) Doble Engineering Company announced the introduction of the EMI Surveyor, a non-invasive surveying solution that helps generation and industrial plants optimize maintenance and improve outage planning. The EMI Surveyor can detect more than 70 different electrical insulation and mechanical defects in generators, motors, bus duct systems, … [Read more...]
Update of General-Purpose Electromagnetic Simulator
(July 13, 2016) Remcom Inc. has introduced a new version of its XGtd general-purpose, high-frequency ray-based EM (electromagnetic) simulation software. Highlights of the XGtd 2.8 release include several new co-site analysis features, a 64-bit graphical user interface (GUI) and support for KMZ and COLLADA geometry files. Remcom said XGtd’s new co-site analysis features allow … [Read more...]
Latest Medical Power Supply Series Showcased
(June 14, 2016) Delta has announced their latest medical power supply series at the MD&M East 2016 show in New York. Products on display include Delta's high energy density medical open frame and enclosed power supplies, medical grade 30W wall mount adapters, and the new MDS-350AD701 power solution model with a 350W power rating. All of the product offerings are certified … [Read more...]
Electromagnetic Simulation Company Partnership Announced
(July 15, 2016) Computer Simulation Technology AG (CST) and SMARTTECH Tecnologia Serv. E Sist Ltda (SMARTTECH) have recently announced a partnership to develop the Brazilian market for electromagnetic simulation in the field of microwave applications, electromagnetic compatibility (EMC), electronics, sensors as well as specialized topics such as particle dynamics. According to … [Read more...]
ETSI Releases Draft Standard for Low Power Medical Implants
(July 1, 2016) The present document together with ETSI EN 301 489-1 [1] covers the assessment of all radio transceivers associated with inductive Ultra Low Power Active Medical Implant (ULP-AMI) transmitters and receivers operating in the range from 9 kHz to 315 kHz and any associated external radio apparatus (ULP-AMI-Ps) transmitting in the frequency range of 9 kHz to 315 kHz … [Read more...]
IEC 60601-1-9 – Environmentally Conscience Design for Medical Equipment
The standard for environmentally conscious design, IEC 60601-1-9, was published in 2007 (amended in 2013) as a collateral standard to IEC 60601, the widely accepted series of international standards for the basic safety and essential performance of medical electrical equipment. Compliance with the IEC 60601 series is required by regulatory bodies responsible for electrical … [Read more...]
Britain After Brexit, with the Accent on EMC
(June 24, 2016) Written by Kenneth Wyatt - Britain has voted to leave the European Union, a monumental decision that’s triggering some serious alarm bells throughout the country. As it stands, many UK laws and regulations are determined by EU legislation and it’s not immediately clear what the EMC standards ramifications in Britain will be during the two year transition and in … [Read more...]
Low Profile Common Mode Chokes Released
Coilcraft has announced a line of low profile (0805) common mode chokes, useful for EMI suppression in high speed signal lines, USB 3.x, HDMI 2.0, DisplayPort, DVI, etc., as well as in high speed differential signal lines, such as USB 2.0, IEEE 1394, LVDS, etc. They are also suitable for USB-type C specification 1.0 ports. They are designed to work as high as 6.5 GHz data … [Read more...]
FCC Takes First Steps in Approving Wireless Medical Body Sensors
(June 21, 2016) U.S. healthcare facilities are getting closer to making Medical Body Area Networks (MBANs) a reality. A new website has been launched so hospitals can formally register their deployments of MBANs, which support wireless patient monitoring to transmit patient health data over a short range at low power levels. The U.S. is the first country to allocate spectrum … [Read more...]
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