DocumentCode
3535083
Title
Qualification of high reliability medical grade batteries
Author
Eberhard, Douglas P. ; Stinebring, Russell C.
Author_Institution
Wilson Greatbatch Ltd., Clarence, NY, USA
fYear
1989
fDate
24-26 Jan 1989
Firstpage
356
Lastpage
362
Abstract
Pacemakers and other implantable medical devices require a very high degree of reliability. The design and component qualification programs used at the author´s company are discussed. Qualification of critical subassemblies, production processes, and product design is examined. The reliability record of lithium/iodine batteries is given as an example of the efficacy of the reliability effort
Keywords
electronic equipment testing; pacemakers; primary cells; reliability; Li-I; component qualification programs; implantable medical devices; medical grade batteries; pacemakers; product design; production processes; reliability; Batteries; Hermetic seals; Lithium; Medical tests; Pacemakers; Production; Qualifications; Quality assurance; Reliability engineering; Testing;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Reliability and Maintainability Symposium, 1989. Proceedings., Annual
Conference_Location
Atlanta, GA
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/ARMS.1989.49626
Filename
49626
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