Title :
The Use of Constant Current Diodes in Preventing Electrical Shock from Hospital Equipment
Author :
Fish, Raymond M.
Author_Institution :
National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke. U.S. Public Health Service, Bethesda, Md.
Abstract :
The use of constant current diodes in medical electronic equipment is discussed. Advantages of using the diodes instead of fuses include 1) instantaneous limiting of patient current to a safe value, and 2) the nonself-destructive operation of the diodes.
Keywords :
Circuit noise; Diodes; Electric shock; Electronic equipment; Fuses; Hospitals; Resistors; Switches; Voltage; Wire; Electrodes; Electronics, Medical; Humans; Shock, Traumatic;
Journal_Title :
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TBME.1970.4502766
