Safety and performance compliance test of an infant incubator

Author

Ibrahim, Fatimah ; Ding, Jeannie Wong Hsiu ; Taib, Mohd Nasir ; Babu, P. Satheesh

Author_Institution

Dept. of Biomed. Eng., Malaya Univ., Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

fYear

2002

fDate

2002

Firstpage

35

Lastpage

39

Abstract

This paper describes the various aspects of safety and performance of a specific commercial infant incubator and its compliance with the set requirements and regulations according to IEC 601-1 and IEC 601-2-19. The qualitative and the quantitative tests of electrical safety have been carried out. In the electrical test, the grounding resistance, leakage current, line voltage, temperature control, and the safety of thermostat were tested for their compliance with the IEC 601/BS5724. The methodology and equipment employed for the compliance tests are also discussed.

Keywords

IEC standards; biomedical equipment; conformance testing; safety; temperature control; thermostats; IEC standards; grounding resistance; infant incubator; leakage current; line voltage; performance compliance test; quantitative tests; safety aspects; temperature control; thermostat; Biomedical engineering; Circuit testing; Electrical safety; Fasteners; Grounding; IEC standards; Inspection; Pediatrics; Safety devices; Thermostats;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Research and Development, 2002. SCOReD 2002. Student Conference on

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7565-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/SCORED.2002.1033049

Filename

1033049