Hi listmembers: We have a customer in Hong Kong who is reporting problems using their equipment in an operating room. Specifically, the GFI/RCCB/RCD (ground fault detector) installed in the operating room trips, shutting off power to the system. After resetting the GFI, the equipment can be started successfully.
My question concerns the use of GFIs in operating rooms. This sounds unusual to me, and I'd think the GFI would have to meet many of the same requirements that medical equipment needs to meet (e.g., IEC60601-1 approval). Is anyone familiar with either requirements or prohibitions on the use of GFIs in an operating room? Pat Lawler EMC Engineer SL Power Electronics Corp. - ---------- ----------------------------------------------------- This message is from the IEEE Product Safety Engineering Society emc-pstc discussion list. Website: http://www.ieee-pses.org/ To post a message to the list, send your e-mail to [email protected] Instructions: http://listserv.ieee.org/request/user-guide.html List rules: http://www.ieee-pses.org/listrules.html For help, send mail to the list administrators: Scott Douglas [email protected] Mike Cantwell [email protected] For policy questions, send mail to: Jim Bacher: [email protected] David Heald: [email protected] All emc-pstc postings are archived and searchable on the web at: http://www.ieeecommunities.org/emc-pstc
