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Electromagnetic Interference Immunity Testing of Medical Equipment to WLAN IEEE 802.11 Systems

  • Leung Ching FUNG
  • , Sai Wing LEUNG
  • , Chi Kit TANG
  • , Kwok Hung CHAN
  • , P K HUI

Research output: Conference PapersRGC 32 - Refereed conference paper (without host publication)peer-review

Abstract

Studies have proposed that wireless local area networks (WLAN) can be applied in medical applications to enhance the quality of patient care, such as patient monitoring systems and hospital admission systems. However, there has been concern regarding the effect of electromagnetic interference (EMI) on medical equipment from wireless communication devices, especially those at close proximity to vital medical equipment. As a result, an investigation to examine the medical equipment due to interference from the WLAN devices was carried out. The outcomes have indicated that a WLAN system is safe for installation inside hospital premises, with only one of the fetal heart monitors found to be susceptible to the interference of an IEEE 802.11b WLAN system.
Original languageEnglish
Pages477-480
Publication statusPublished - 20 Jul 2009
Event2009 International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility - Kyoto, Japan
Duration: 20 Jul 200924 Jul 2009
https://www.ieice.org/cs/conf/past_conferences2009.html

Conference

Conference2009 International Symposium on Electromagnetic Compatibility
PlaceJapan
CityKyoto
Period20/07/0924/07/09
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