ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE ON MEDICAL DEVICES: A CASE STUDY OF IMPROPER IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVETER DEFIBRILLATOR (ICD)
| Author(s) | : | Abubakar Attai Ibrahim, Kpochi Paul Kpochi, Eiyike Jeffrey Smith |
| Institution | : | Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University of Agriculture Makurdi |
| Published In | : | Vol. 5, Issue 2 — February 2018 |
| Page No. | : | 390-394 |
| Domain | : | Engineering |
| Type | : | Research Paper |
| ISSN (Online) | : | 2348-4470 |
| ISSN (Print) | : | 2348-6406 |
Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) is one of the major issues that affect the proper functioning of variouselectronic devices. In this research, a case where EMI in the form of leakage current from an unearthed refrigeratorresulted in the inappropriate delivery of an electric shock from an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) to theheart because it mistook it to be a sensed cardiac signal (in this case ventricular fibrillation) was considered. Adescription of the EMI coupling mechanism, estimation of the associated EMI and possible ways preventing EMI entryinto ICDs was also included in this research.
Abubakar Attai Ibrahim, Kpochi Paul Kpochi, Eiyike Jeffrey Smith, “ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE ON MEDICAL DEVICES: A CASE STUDY OF IMPROPER IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVETER DEFIBRILLATOR (ICD)”, International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), Vol. 5, Issue 2, pp. 390-394, February 2018.
