ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE ON MEDICAL DEVICES: A CASE STUDY OF IMPROPER IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVETER DEFIBRILLATOR (ICD)

Authors

  • Abubakar Attai Ibrahim Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University of Agriculture Makurdi
  • Kpochi Paul Kpochi Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University of Agriculture Makurdi
  • Eiyike Jeffrey Smith Department of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, University of Agriculture Makurdi

Keywords:

Electromagnetic Interference; Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator; Unipolar sensing; Bipolar sensing

Abstract

Electromagnetic Interference (EMI) is one of the major issues that affect the proper functioning of various
electronic devices. In this research, a case where EMI in the form of leakage current from an unearthed refrigerator
resulted in the inappropriate delivery of an electric shock from an Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) to the
heart because it mistook it to be a sensed cardiac signal (in this case ventricular fibrillation) was considered. A
description of the EMI coupling mechanism, estimation of the associated EMI and possible ways preventing EMI entry
into ICDs was also included in this research.

Published

2018-02-25

How to Cite

Abubakar Attai Ibrahim, Kpochi Paul Kpochi, & Eiyike Jeffrey Smith. (2018). ELECTROMAGNETIC INTERFERENCE ON MEDICAL DEVICES: A CASE STUDY OF IMPROPER IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVETER DEFIBRILLATOR (ICD). International Journal of Advance Engineering and Research Development (IJAERD), 5(2), 390–394. Retrieved from https://ijaerd.org/index.php/IJAERD/article/view/2346