The new IEC 62353 international standard for in-service testing of electromedical devices forms the focus of Rigel Medical’s presence at Healthcare Ireland 2008.
The new Rigel 288 has been specifically designed to enable EBME departments and medical equipment service engineers to meet the test demands of the new standard. A compact, lightweight design and long life battery power reduce downtime between tests, making the instrument practical and highly portable for multi- site use, while Bluetooth technology enables wireless connection of barcode scanners, label printers and other accessories.
Easy-to-follow, menu-driven instructions support ease of operation and test control of all required electrical safety tests in manual, semiautomatic or fully automatic test modes. Users can also select from a range of preset test programs or develop their own customised test routines. Rigel says this is particularly important given current and future requirements for testing medical electronic equipment.
A large internal memory is provided for storage of test results and inspections and measurements from other components such as SpO2, NIBP, ECG and other electromedical patient equipment. Supporting the Rigel 288’s launch is a free A5 guide to the IEC 62353 international test standard designed for biomedical engineering personnel, medical equipment service engineers and medical device manufacturers. It explains the standard’s requirements in easy-to-follow terms and provides all the relevant information in relation to commonly used definitions, symbols, different leakage measurements, schematics, pass/fail limits, single fault conditions and other details.
