Medical, Healthcare & Wellness

October 2011

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Peter Blyth, Industry Director Medical, XP Power

The internationally accepted IEC 60601-1 standard has been continuously developed to help alleviate safety issues relating to all manner of medical equipment. Engineers need to be aware

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Date:

10/29/2011

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Designing for Medical

Shane Callanan, Applications Engineering Manager, Excelsys Technologies

The vital selection process required for choosing the most suitable supplier for a medical power supply and to achieve requirements for EN60601 specifications Power supplies are a critical

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10/29/2011

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Information Fusion in Medical Systems

Richard F. Zarr, MTS Technologist, National Semiconductor Corporation by Texas Instruments

As medical instrumentation acquires increased processing power, the amount of information that is gathered from a patient is growing exponentially. Whenever large amounts of data are presented

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Date:

10/29/2011

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LTM2881 2.5kVRMS isolated RS485 μModule transceiver

Patient Protection

Jeff Marvin, Design Center Manager, Mixed Signal Products, Linear Technology Corp

An important consideration when designing medical products is satisfying the IEC 60601-1 safety standard and the isolation ratings for products that come into contact with patients. One

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Date:

10/29/2011

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Medical Goes Mobile

Tom O'Dwyer, Healthcare Team Technology Director, Analog Devices

In the world of medical devices, smaller is more beautiful. The market has seen a plethora of product announcements that herald a new era in size and portability. While research teams

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Date:

10/29/2011

Home Healthcare Technology

Jos van der Loop, Product Marketing Manager, Low Energy & VoIP Division, Dialog Semiconductor

A new generation of low power, self-configuring network devices capable of remote management via a web connected smartphone or tablet PC are set to deliver the next healthcare revolution. The cost of providing healthcare to those recovering from illness or surgery has risen rapidly in recent years and there

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Date:

10/14/2011