The International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) has published IEC 60601-1-2:2014, "Medical Electrical Equipment - Part 1-2: General Requirements for Basic Safety and Essential Performance - Collateral Standard: Electromagnetic Disturbances - Requirements and Tests." The new standard is available in the IEC's webstore here. "IEC 60601-1-2:2014 applies to the basic safety … [Read more...]
Wireless Molecular Network Uses Alcohol to Send Text Messages
Scientists have successfully transmitted a text message via the world’s first wireless molecular network in a breakthrough that could lead to better methods of sending data in challenging underground or underwater environments where electromagnetic waves cannot be used. To send their message, researchers at the University of Warwick in the UK and the York University in Canada … [Read more...]
Shielding Materials Protect Electronics in Radiation-Rich Environments
Engineers at the U.S. Department of Energy’s Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility have announced the development of new shielding materials to protect sensitive electronics from damage in high-radiation environments such as nuclear power plants, particle accelerators and medical applications. According to Jefferson engineers Paul Brindza and Bert Metzger, the three … [Read more...]
Quadriplegics Drive Wheelchairs with Magnetic Tongue Piercing
In a move that promises to improve the lives of millions of people around the world who are paralyzed from the neck down, researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have developed a unique wireless device that allows users to control a specially-designed wheelchair with their mouths. “The Tongue Drive System is a novel technology that empowers people with disabilities … [Read more...]
Network Isolator Protects Medical Equipment from EMF and Over-Voltage Accidents
Swiss cabling specialist R&M has introduced the SafeLine network isolator designed to protect patients and medical equipment from disruptive electromagnetic fields and over-voltage accidents. According to the company, the SafeLine network isolator is based primarily on a galvanic separator with a dielectric strength of 4KV AC and is suitable for use in … [Read more...]
Cheney Disabled Cardiac Device Wireless Function to Prevent Terrorist Attack
In a recent interview with CBS' 60 Minutes, former Vice President Dick Cheney said he was so concerned that terrorists could use the electrical device that had been implanted near his heart to kill him that he had his doctor disable its wireless function. Cheney has a history of heart trouble, suffering the first of five heart attacks at the age of 37, reports the Associated … [Read more...]
New Band-Pass Filters with Center Frequencies from 1.4MHz to 200MHz
IQD Frequency Products has introduced the new IQXF-1000 series, a range of band-pass filters with center frequencies from 1.4MHz to 200MHz based around fundamental and third overtone mode crystals. The new two to 12 pole crystal filters can operate over a temperature range of –55 to +85 degrees C with a bandwidth @3dB from ±2kHz and with the passband ripple as low as 0.5dB and … [Read more...]
20A Power Line Filters for Medical Equipment and High Current Applications
Electronic connections specialist TE Connectivity has released new Corcom 20A power line filters for medical equipment and other higher current applications requiring minimal leakage current. According to the company, the new 20A filters limit leakage current to less than 5µA and provide levels of filtering ranging from general purpose to superior performance. The insertion … [Read more...]
Wireless Technology Detects Falls by the Elderly
Engineers have developed a new wireless monitoring system that can detect if a person falls and alert emergency services through an auxiliary service without the need for a call button. The fall-detection system created by Brad Mager and Neal Patwari of the University of Utah employs an array of radio-frequency sensors installed around the perimeter of a room at heights … [Read more...]
Patent Awarded for Modular Shielded Electronics Enclosure with EMI Seals
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has awarded patent No. 8508956, “Modular Shielded Electronics Enclosure,” to CareFusion 303, Inc. of San Diego, Calif. According to the background information supplied by the inventors, the new patent covers “a modular electronics enclosure that incorporates EMI shielding for the enclosed electronics [while] reducing the electromagnetic … [Read more...]
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