DocumentCode
1184405
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.
Issue
4
fYear
1970
Firstpage
351
Lastpage
351
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;
fLanguage
English
Journal_Title
Biomedical Engineering, IEEE Transactions on
Publisher
ieee
ISSN
0018-9294
Type
jour
DOI
10.1109/TBME.1970.4502766
Filename
4502766
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