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Glossary
Term
Meaning
ME Device
Medical electrical device used for therapy, monitoring or
diagnosis of patients, equipped with no more than one con-
nection to a supply network and which necessarily comes
into physical or electrical contact with the patient or which
transfers energy to or from the patient or which records or
captures such energy transfer to or from the patient.
ME system
Medical electrical system consisting of a combination of
devices, of which at least one is classified as a medical electri-
cal device and specified by the manufacturer as such and
which are joined together by a functional connection or by
using a power strip.
EMC
The electromagnetic compatibility describes the capability of
an electrical device to function satisfactorily in an electro-
magnetic environment without affecting the environment in
any manner by electromagnetic interference, which can be
problematic for other nearby devices or systems.
Glossary
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