Re: Grounding in an operating room environment ...

2002-08-20 Thread jgriver
Doug, You are really asking if the product is Type B (earthed applied part) or Type BF (isolated ground part) according the the classification of IEC 60601-1. The answer is that some types of medical equipment must be Type BF or even Type CF (direct cardiac contact) according to the

RE: Grounding in an operating room environment ...

2002-08-19 Thread Grasso, Charles
Silly Question really - but why are the responses off line?? Would you consider posting a summary, Doug? -Original Message- From: Doug McKean [mailto:dmck...@corp.auspex.com] Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 4:15 PM To: EMC-PSTC Discussion Group Subject: Re: Grounding in an operating room