title: [A method for worst-case study of coupling between medical equipment].
abstract: The increasing use of electronic devices in operating theatres and intensive-care units leads to possible interactions of such devices and consequently to serious immunity problems. This paper presents a numerical near field worst-case-study of the coupling between coagulators and ECG devices under consideration of the human body. For this purpose a special body model has been developed which meets the geometrical dimensions given in DIN 33402 part 2. The model's electrical properties correspond to a weighted average of those of different tissues of the human body. Different parameters (coagulation frequency, positions of electrodes, etc.) are considered.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Hochfrequenztechnik, Universität Stuttgart, Deutschland. geisbusch@ihf.uni-stuttgart.de
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Geisbusch
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Schick
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Balcerczak
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Landstorfer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D016477:Artifacts; D003198:Computer Simulation; D004553:Electric Conductivity; D004562:Electrocardiography / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004564:Electrocoagulation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004574:Electromagnetic Fields / Q000009:adverse effects*; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008432:Mathematical Computing; D008875:Middle Aged