Electromagnetic compatibility analysis of RFID and implantable medical devices

Author

Spano, Ivan Luigi ; Serpi, Alessandro ; Fanti, Alessandro ; Nissardi, Vincenzo ; Lai, Andrea ; Caredda, Francesco Valentino ; Orru, Pier Francesco ; Mazzarella, Giuseppe ; Marongiu, Ignazio ; Gatto, Gianluca

Author_Institution

Dept. of Electr. & Electron. Eng., Univ. of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy

fYear

2014

fDate

25-27 Nov. 2014

Firstpage

818

Lastpage

821

Abstract

An analysis of Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) between a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) device and an Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator (ICD) is presented in this paper. In particular, the analysis focuses on the effects of EMI produced by an RFID reader on ICD operation. Thus, a brief overview of both ICD and RFID devices is presented at first. Subsequently, several experimental tests are performed inside an anechoic RF chamber, which ensures an appropriate shielding against external EMI sources. As a result, the comparison among ICD operating thresholds highlights its susceptibility against the RFID device.

Keywords

anechoic chambers (electromagnetic); biomedical electronics; electromagnetic compatibility; patient care; prosthetics; radiofrequency identification; EMI analysis; ICD device; ICD operating thresholds; ICD operation RFIF reader; RFID devices; RFID reader-produced EMI; anechoic RF chamber; electromagnetic compatibility analysis; electromagnetic interference analysis; implantable cardiac defibrillator device; implantable cardiac defibrillator operating thresholds; implantable medical devices; radiofrequency identification devices; radiofrequency identification reader-produced EMI; Conferences; Decision support systems; Electromagnetic compatibility; Medical services; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency identification; Wireless communication; Electromagnetic compatibility; Immunity testing; Implantable Cardiac Defibrillator; Radio Frequency Identification;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Telecommunications Forum Telfor (TELFOR), 2014 22nd

Conference_Location

Belgrade

Print_ISBN

978-1-4799-6190-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/TELFOR.2014.7034532

Filename

7034532