The
medical device manufacturer companies hold a very less margin of errors or
technical issues as compared to other industry areas. Medical devices are made
with high precision and accuracy. The quality and type of material should be
chosen carefully to make a shelf life cable. The design and the cable product
should also be chosen wisely. Therefore, the design of medical cable design is
a specialized knowledge that requires expertise in cable engineering. This
cable design expertise ensures the fabrication and creation of such devices
that meets the standards. It is difficult to recognize any error while
manufacturing, the technical issues rise when the testing of these cable design
takes place. Some of the testing issues that rise are as follows:
Testing medical
cable involves an extensive variety of parameters from electrical to physical.
The cable deals with current within a range. Usually, the wires are able to
tolerate several amps of current. Any problem in the circuit, equipment and
functioning may lead to error in medical cable design.
·
Ground ESD problem:
Ground
impedance is one of the most common problems that come into consideration while
testing cable design. Majority of problems are high-frequency issue regarding
emission, self-compatibility and many more.
·
Poor cable Shielding
Poor cable shielding results in
single point grounded, quarter-wavelength and one end grounded point. A rupture
in cable design may also be recognized in testing issue.
·
Stress problem
Sometimes, it confronts the
issues like rigidity, poor tensile strength, stress and force. The typical
parameters which a designer must keep in mind while designing the cable are
mate/un-mate cycles, flex cycles and retention forces for connectors and
contacts that are linked by the cables.
·
Heating problems
In testing process, one of the
major aspect that must be taken into consideration is heating of the cable. Our
environment is oxygen-rich, the slow development of heat may result into
disastrous conclusions. So, a designer must keep this thing in mind and make
the cable environment friendly.
·
Wire Size
The size of wire should be
checked properly while testing phase as it creates electrical resistance.
Grounding issues should also be tested while this session as it has critical
importance in the safety of patient. If any of these factors gets disturbed
then proved to be harmful for the patient as well as for the doctor or the
user.
The above mentioned issues are
major which are recognized while testing a medical cable. Manufacturing of medical
equipments is not an easy task as after the testing session, there comes the
environmental issues check-up which is followed by long steps of sterilization
and cleaning of the medical cables. For example, the standard stipules of cable
are cleaned 15 times with green soap and bleach. Following such a tedious task
takes a long time and ensures you about the safety and cleaning of the cables
that you can use for the patient.
Now, lure the benefits of thse
cable without getting stressed of the dis-functioning or
any other hygiene issue. Hope! It will help you.
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