• DocumentCode
    2963517
  • Title

    ECG sampling unit for electrosurgical environments

  • Author

    Jankauskas, G.T. ; LaCourse, J.R. ; Selikowitz, S.M.

  • Author_Institution
    Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., New Hampshire Univ., Durham, NH, USA
  • fYear
    1988
  • fDate
    10-11 Mar 1988
  • Firstpage
    79
  • Lastpage
    81
  • Abstract
    Electrocardiography (ECG) monitoring during electrosurgery may become greatly distorted from the interference of the radio-frequency (RF) signals generated by the electrosurgical unit. A solution to this problem is discussed. In the ECG sampling unit the RF function generator used to drive an RF power amplifier for the cutting signal for the wand is controlled in such a way that a sample of the ECG is taken while the generator is off. This is done without significantly altering the cutting signal
  • Keywords
    biomedical electronics; electrocardiography; surgery; ECG sampling unit; RF power amplifier; RF signal interference; cutting signal; electrosurgery; Distortion; Electrocardiography; Monitoring; Power amplifiers; RF signals; Radio frequency; Radiofrequency amplifiers; Radiofrequency interference; Sampling methods; Signal generators;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Bioengineering Conference, 1988., Proceedings of the 1988 Fourteenth Annual Northeast
  • Conference_Location
    Durham, NH
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/NEBC.1988.19348
  • Filename
    19348
    • Link To Document
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=2963517