title: Understanding electrosurgical unit perturbations in order to address hospital operating room electromagnetic compatibility.
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.
authors.affiliation: Electromagnetic Compatibility Group, Electronic Engineering Department, Technical University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain. mireya@eel.upc.edu
authors.forename: Mireya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fernández-Chimeno
authors.forename: Marcos
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Quílez
authors.forename: Ferran
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Silva
mesh_terms: D004574:Electromagnetic Fields; D004598:Electrosurgery / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004868:Equipment Failure; D019544:Equipment Failure Analysis / Q000379:methods*; D004869:Equipment Safety; D009873:Operating Rooms; D011829:Radiation Dosage; D011874:Radiometry / Q000379:methods*