METROLOGICAL RELIABILITY OF HIGH FREQUENCY SURGICAL EQUIPMENT

• Abstract:

  The metrological reliability of high frequency surgical equipment in use at three hospitals in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil was evaluated. The units tested did not satisfy safety and performance requirements, indicating that (post-sale) periodic verifications are essential, and that crest factor analysis should be included in technical standards.
• Keywords:

  legal metrology, metrological reliability, medical electrical equipment, high frequency surgical equipment, electrosurgical unit
• Download:

  PWC-2006-TC13-018u.pdf
• DOI:

  _unreg_wc-2006.TC13-018

Event details:

• IMEKO TC:
• Event name:

  XVIII IMEKO World Congress
• Title:

  Metrology for a Sustainable Development

• Place:

  Rio de Janeiro, BRAZIL
• Time:

  17 September 2006 - 22 September 2006