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Table 4 Test data for AEDs

From: Adhoc electromagnetic compatibility testing of non-implantable medical devices and radio frequency identification

  

Probably not clinically significant

Device in operable

Probably clinically significant

All experiments

AED #1 (2008)

Occurrences of EMI

3

0

0

3 (15%)

Max Distance of EMI (cm)

21

-

-

21

RFID Reader Code causing EMI

15,17,18

N/A

N/A

15,17,18

AED #2 (2002)

Occurrences of EMI

1

3

2

3 (15%)

Max Distance of EMI (cm)

11

10

18

18

RFID Reader Code causing EMI

17

3,5,17

3,5

3,5,17

AED #3 (2009)

Occurrences of EMI

2

4

4

8 (40%)

Max Distance of EMI (cm)

14

51

18

51

RFID Reader Code causing EMI

15,17

7,8,10,11

3,5,7,17

3,5,7,8,10,11,15,17

AED #4 (2004)

Occurrences of EMI

2

1

1

4 (20%)

Max Distance of EMI (cm)

38

0

1

38

RFID Reader Code causing EMI

15,16

17

10

10,15-17

  1. The EMI Occurrences row represents the number of times EMI occurred during a test (n = 20). One experiment was defined as all testing performed on one medical device with one RFID system. Therefore the All Experiments column indicates whether any EMI occurred for a particular RFID system and does not indicate whether multiple effects were caused by the same RFID system. Production years for devices tested in parenthesis.