Murata I Selecting Power Supplies for Medical Devices

01 Jul 2024 - 01 Jul 2024

Online Webinar, EMEA

In this webinar you will learn how to correctly specify power supplies for medical applications. This ensures safe design practices, compliance to medical standards and specifications so that your business doesn't fall foul of both legal and safety requirements.

Overview

Ensuring that electrical equipment is safe for use is important in any application, but in a medical context, it can be particularly challenging. In this context, safeguarding extends beyond the equipment operator. Medical devices such as ultrasound probes, blood pressure monitors, and oximeters are often used close to patients or might have connections to them. This raises the potential for the patient to receive an electric shock, which could have serious consequences. To mitigate such risk, both the power supply and the medical equipment itself need to meet strict safety criteria.

This webinar aims to assist in selecting the correct power supply for medical applications. It explains the main factors to consider in identifying the optimal power supply option and provides a brief overview of some of the terminology involved before demonstrating how to apply assessment criteria in practice.

The presentation will clarify distinctions between means of patient protection (MOPPs) vs. means of operator protection (MOOPs) and provide an over of the types of power supplies engineered for medical applications. Technical FAQs relevant to the specification of these power supplies will also be covered.

Key Takeaways

• Understand the difference between MOPP and MOOP and the importance of each.
• Explore the requirements of medical standard EN60601.
• Review the technical criteria most important for power supplies used in medical applications.
• Recognize the types of power supplies and converters used in medical applications and why, including AC-DC and DC-DC conversion.
• Correctly identify power supplies and converters in many different medical applications.

Speakers

Richard Craven, Senior Product Manager, Avnet Abacus
Richard Craven has over 10 years’ experience in the Power Supply/Distribution market working for both a power supply manufacturer and now Avnet Abacus. This experience has resulted in a broad range of knowledge of the full power supply spectrum including AC-DC power supplies, DC-DC converters and high voltage power AC-DC/DC-DC products. He specializes in managing the commercial day to day running of the Avnet Abacus Power business as well as providing technical support to field applications engineers who work with some of the world’s leading OEM’s covering all major electronics markets. Craven is a key sportsman; still found competing either on the squash court or golf course.
 

James Spencer, Technical Product Specialist, Murata
James Spencer has over 10 years’ worth of experience within the power electronics sector from design through to application support. He specializes in supporting a diverse range of products including AC-DC power supplies to DC-DC converters from a few 10’s of Watts to several kW’s. Spencer has also worked in many application areas within the electronics industry including medical, high end industrial, networking / telecom, server, storage, networking and e-mobility applications. Additionally, he worked in California for one year leading a technical product transfer project. Spencer has many hobbies including being a keen musician playing the guitar for 17 years and being in band for 5 years up until 2017.

Date and Time:
 

• July 1, 2024; 15:00 CEST
   

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