METROLOGICAL RELIABILITY OF HIGH FREQUENCY SURGICAL EQUIPMENT

Rosário P A Palomares, Paula M P Gouvêa, Elisabeth Costa Monteiro

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

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TC13 - Measurements in Biology and Medicine

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