The Practical Approach to Electrical Safety Testing Webinar - Rigel Medical

In this educational webinar, Michael Walton, Senior Application Engineer at Seaward shares his 22 years of expertise in the field of medical test equipment methodology and calibration.
Michael covers various interesting and informative topics including:-
- IEC 60601, IEC 62353 & IEC 61010 testing standards
- The physiological aspects of electric current
- Standards comparison
- Detailed relevance of individual tests
- Single and three phase electrical safety testing
- Testing scenarios
- Best practice guidance
If you have any questions about electrical safety testing in the medical industry or medical device calibration please email Michael at [e-mail] and he will be more than happy to help you.
Timestamps:
0:57 About
1:55 Electrical Parameters
3:49 Electric Shock
7:33 Electrical Current
11:36 Test conditions
13:53 Rigel warning message
14:31 Secondary earth path
16:38 Earth bonding
21:50 Why do we safety test
22:35 MOOP
23:26 MOPP
25:53 IEC 60601
38:04 IEC 62353
56:21 IEC 61010
59:18 testing fixed and 3 phase medical devices
1:04:01 testing battery operated medical devices
1:10:20 testing ultrasound medical devices
1:14:07 Summary

[@supersood2]

A very informative and useful video for any ebme wanting to know the theory and practice of safety testing.

[@HTMWorkshop]

Great Video!

[@SeawardElectronic]

Thank you!

[@technoeducation5314]

Aamir Hassan here. Very interesting

[@technoeducation5314]

Please let me know if there any video on class of medical equipment and their sub class class I diff direct alt etc

[@rahulfromkerala]

At 38:05 ISO 62353 50:56 IEC 60601 Vs IEC 62353

[@oraoraoraoraora6959]

32:07

[@engineerSalih]

At 8:00: "Electrical current will always follow the path of the least resistance" This is totally wrong and wide spread myth! Current takes all the paths, will be higher on less resistance and relatively lower with higher resistance. If there is lower resistance path and you touch a voltage source, current will flow through you, despite there is a lower resistance path.

[@SeawardElectronic]

Hi Hummer - this indeed is the point within the Webinar and it's further discussed with the secondary earth example, just not as eloquently put as how you described. Thank you.

[@Graham_Wideman]

Hummer -- your point is a good one. Though it could be argued that "Electrical current will always follow the path of the least resistance" does not actually deny that current will follow other paths.