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September 22, 2003
Volume 15 |
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| MDDI Publishes Co-Authored IEC
6060-1-1 Article! |
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| Leonard
Eisner of Eisner Safety Consultants, Daniel Modi of Alcon Research and Robert
Brown of QuadTech co-authored an extensive article on the basics of IEC
60601-1.
"The
Basic Revisited: A Primer of IEC 60601-1" is published as the Regulatory
Outlook feature article in MDDI Magazine's September 2003 issue. This article
provides an in-depth review of the international base standard (IEC 60601-1),
it's collateral, particular and performance standards. Also discussed are the
National Deviations of the base standard and the global regulatory agencies
involved in medical electrical equipment approval. |
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| Application Note
Collections |
| In its continual effort to provide
relevant complimentary literature, QuadTech compiled its most popular
application notes into specific Collections. |
| The
IEC Collection: The Basics of IEC 60601-1 plus: national deviations to the
standard, legal requirements, device approval and electrical safety tests for
medical products. |
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| The
EST Collection: Electrical Safety Testing Basics including test standards,
EST terminology, test methods as well as operator safety
precautions. |
| The
LCR Collection: Impedance Measurement Basics including symbols,
definitions, equations and theory, plus measurement circuits, application
techniques and measurement accuracy. |
| The
Components Collection: Component Testing Basics including applications,
theory, measurement circuits and accuracy. |
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Download
the Collection of your choice today. |
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Go Back to
School with New UL Medical Seminar Offerings! |
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New Fall 2003
courses have been added to
QuadTech, Inc. and
Underwriters
Laboratories (UL) schedule of seminars for the Medical Industry. All
seminars are facilitated by experienced UL Engineers. |
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Designing
for Compliance to IEC 60601-1: |
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Review the
National Deviations for the U.S. (UL 60601-1), Canada (CAN/CSA C22.2 No. 601.1)
and the European Union (EN 60601-1). Learn how to write design and purchase
specifications for critical components, generate insulation diagrams and what
worldwide certification entails. |
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Compliance
with ISO 13485: |
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Review the
requirements of the new 2003 edition of ISO 13485 and compare them against the
1996 requirements. Use a virtual medical company model to create a quality
manual and examine how U.S. and international regulatory agencies interpret ISO
13485. |
| Risk
Management for Medical Devices: Compliance with ISO 14971: |
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Explore the
principles, requirements and need for risk management. Learn where risk
management fits into your quality management program by exploring a virtual RM
model. Develop a risk management policy and plan; perform an option analysis
and implement risk controls; plus analyze residual risk and apply risk benefit
analysis. |
| For detailed course
descriptions, pricing and locations, visit us
online
or contact Stephanie Lopez at 1-800-253-1230 for more information. |
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Viewpoint Systems & QuadTech Exhibit at OEM New
England! |
| Viewpoint Systems, a
leading system integrator and QuadTech, a leading supplier of electrical safety
test equipment, are excited to showcase a flexible test system that combines
UL, CSA, and EN Safety requirements at OEM New England. |
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| Find out how to
perform hi-pot and leakage current tests on multiple patient leads of medical
equipment. This demonstration highlights the QuadTech Guardian 6100, coupled
with Cytek switch matrix, all driven with Viewpoint software giving you
unprecedented control and flexibility over your safety test process.
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| Come see us at OEM
New England at the Centrum in Worcester, MA on October 1st and 2nd. For more
information, visit
OEM
New England or contact Rollin Willis at 1-800-253-1230. |
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| Chroma USA is a leading supplier of
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industry. At its Irvine, CA facility, Chroma USA manufactures power supply test
systems, electronic loads, programmable AC power supplies, PXI/cPCI test
instruments plus other test equipment. |
| Visit
Chroma
USA online or reach them by telephone at 1-800-478-4026. |
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Guardian 6000 - Electrical Safety Analyzer
The Guardian
6000 Electrical Safety Analyzer is a fantastic 5-in-1 tester. It can perform AC
Hipot, DC Hipot, Insulation Resistance, Ground Bond and Leakage Current tests -
all the major product safety compliance tests. Multi-step test setups can be
stored to the instrument's internal memory plus test data can be transferred
via IEEE or RS232 interfaces or test results printed via the printer
interface. |
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| Programmable ramp
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the solid capability and flexibility of the G6000. Find out more today by
visiting the
G6000
product page and if you purchase a G6000 by October 31, 2003 you'll save
$1000 off the list price! |
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