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DESCRIPTION:The IEEE Atlanta IM/EMC Chapter is honored to welcome Ralph M. 
 Herkert\, the Director of the GTRI Medical Device Test Center\, for a tech
 nical presentation on &quot;Medical Device Electromagnetic Environmental Effect
 s Testing at GTRI&quot;.\n\nDate: Tuesday\, December 10th\, 2024\nTime: 11:30 A
 M - 1:00 PM\nWebEx: [Meeting Link](https://gtri.webex.com/gtri/j.php?MTID=
 m7c7f458141c290ce32b0d1e35430e615)\nLocation: GTRI CCRF\, Bldg 11\, Room 1
 026 ([map](https://gtri.gatech.edu/about/location/cobb-county-research-fac
 ility-south))\n\nComplimentary lunch will be provided to all attendees.\n\
 nSynopsis:\nSince the initial development of implantable and externally wo
 rn medical devices began\, various commonly encountered electromagnetic (E
 M) environments have been found to have the capability to affect their per
 formance. Examples of such devices are implantable electronic cardiac devi
 ces (IECDs)\, automatic external defibrillators (AEDs)\, ventricular assis
 t devices (VADs)\, neurostimulators\, drug infusion pumps\, and glucose an
 d cardiac monitoring sensors and systems. Adverse EM environmental effects
  (E3) include the undesired responses of these medical devices in the envi
 ronments in which they must function. All users of electrical and electron
 ic devices have experienced the impact of E3 on device performance to the 
 extent that it is generally recognized that EM compatibility must be an im
 portant consideration during both the design and use of the devices. The g
 rowing use of security and logistical systems (SLS) in public areas requir
 es the same attention to testing for E3. With the proliferation of the use
  of medical devices\, there has been a corresponding rise in the occurrenc
 e of exposures of patients with these devices to the EM fields produced by
  SLSs. It has become necessary to determine whether SLS-generated EM field
 s can cause detrimental E3 in these medical devices. In this presentation\
 , Ralph Herkert will give a brief history of the E3 testing of medical dev
 ices and how\, in the GTRI Medical Device Test Center\, test results help 
 SLS and medical device manufacturers\, regulatory agencies\, and ultimatel
 y doctors and patients identify\, manage\, and/or avoid possible compatibi
 lity issues before they occur.\n\nEvent Schedule:\nNetworking and Lunch: 1
 1:30 AM - 12:00 PM\nIEEE IM/EMC Talk: 12:00 PM - 12:40 PM\nQuestions: 12:4
 0 PM - 1:00PM\n\nWatch a video showing testing work in the Center:\n\nhttp
 s://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa4C8D_WYSo\n\nFor non-GTRI guests:\nGeorgia T
 ech Research Institute\n2001 Dixie Ave SE\nSmyrna\, Georgia 30080\nBring p
 hoto ID to lobby of Building 11.\nYou will be directed to Room 1026.\n\nSp
 eaker(s): Ralph Herkert\n\nAgenda: \nNetworking and Lunch: 11:30 AM - 12:0
 0 PM\nIEEE IM/EMC Talk: 12:00 PM - 12:40 PM\nQuestions: 12:40 PM - 1:00 PM
 \n\nRoom: 1026\, Bldg: 11\, 2001 Dixie Ave SE\, Symrna\, Georgia\, United 
 States\, 30080\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/437646
LOCATION:Room: 1026\, Bldg: 11\, 2001 Dixie Ave SE\, Symrna\, Georgia\, Uni
 ted States\, 30080\, Virtual: https://events.vtools.ieee.org/m/437646
ORGANIZER:kishma.meyers@gtri.gatech.edu
SEQUENCE:39
SUMMARY:Medical Device Electromagnetic Environmental Effects Testing at GTR
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X-ALT-DESC:Description: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;The IEEE Atlanta IM/EMC Chapter is honored
  to welcome Ralph M. Herkert\, the Director of the GTRI Medical Device Tes
 t Center\, for a technical presentation on&amp;nbsp\;&lt;em&gt;&quot;Medical Device Elect
 romagnetic Environmental Effects Testing at GTRI&quot;&lt;/em&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Da
 te&lt;/strong&gt;: Tuesday\, December 10th\, 2024&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Time&lt;/strong&gt;: 11:3
 0 AM - 1:00 PM&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/str
 ong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;WebEx&lt;/strong&gt;:&amp;nbsp\;&lt;a title=&quot;Meeting Link&quot; href=&quot;htt
 ps://gtri.webex.com/gtri/j.php?MTID=m7c7f458141c290ce32b0d1e35430e615&quot; tar
 get=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noopener&quot;&gt;Meeting Link&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Location&lt;/strong&gt;:
  GTRI CCRF\, Bldg 11\, Room 1026 (&lt;a href=&quot;https://gtri.gatech.edu/about/l
 ocation/cobb-county-research-facility-south&quot;&gt;map&lt;/a&gt;)&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Complimentar
 y lunch will be provided to all attendees.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decor
 ation: underline\;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: rgb(191\, 237\, 210)\;&quot;
 &gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt\; background-color: rgb(191\, 237\, 
 210)\;&quot;&gt;Synopsis&lt;/span&gt;: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;Since the initial deve
 lopment of implantable and externally worn medical devices began\, various
  commonly encountered electromagnetic (EM) environments have been found to
  have the capability to affect their performance. &amp;nbsp\;Examples of such 
 devices are implantable electronic cardiac devices (IECDs)\, automatic ext
 ernal defibrillators (AEDs)\, ventricular assist devices (VADs)\, neurosti
 mulators\, drug infusion pumps\, and glucose and cardiac monitoring sensor
 s and systems. &amp;nbsp\;Adverse EM environmental effects (E3) include the un
 desired responses of these medical devices in the environments in which th
 ey must function. &amp;nbsp\;All users of electrical and electronic devices ha
 ve experienced the impact of E3 on device performance to the extent that i
 t is generally recognized that EM compatibility must be an important consi
 deration during both the design and use of the devices. &amp;nbsp\;The growing
  use of security and logistical systems (SLS) in public areas requires the
  same attention to testing for E3. &amp;nbsp\;With the proliferation of the us
 e of medical devices\, there has been a corresponding rise in the occurren
 ce of exposures of patients with these devices to the EM fields produced b
 y SLSs. &amp;nbsp\;It has become necessary to determine whether SLS-generated 
 EM fields can cause detrimental E3 in these medical devices. &amp;nbsp\;In thi
 s presentation\, Ralph Herkert will give a brief history of the E3 testing
  of medical devices and how\, in the GTRI Medical Device Test Center\, tes
 t results help SLS and medical device manufacturers\, regulatory agencies\
 , and ultimately doctors and patients identify\, manage\, and/or avoid pos
 sible compatibility issues before they occur.&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-de
 coration: underline\;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;background-color: rgb(191\, 237\, 210)
 \;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt\; background-color: rgb(191\, 237
 \, 210)\;&quot;&gt;Event Schedule&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;font-size: 12pt\; ba
 ckground-color: rgb(191\, 237\, 210)\;&quot;&gt;:&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;
 Networking and Lunch&lt;/strong&gt;: 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IEEE IM/EMC 
 Talk&lt;/strong&gt;: 12:00 PM - 12:40 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Questions&lt;/strong&gt;: 12:40 PM
  - 1:00PM&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;text-decoration: underline\;&quot;&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;
 background-color: rgb(191\, 237\, 210)\;&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Watch a video showing te
 sting work in the Center:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https://
 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fa4C8D_WYSo&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https://events.vtools.ieee.
 org/vtools_ui/media/display/fa8037e1-1184-4b7f-a903-c89461918fff&quot; width=&quot;8
 43&quot; height=&quot;470&quot;&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;\n&lt;p class=&quot;MsoNormal&quot;&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;span style=&quot;backg
 round-color: rgb(191\, 237\, 210)\;&quot;&gt;&lt;u&gt;For non-GTRI guests:&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nb
 sp\;&lt;u&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Georgia Tech Research Institute&lt;br&gt;2001 Dixie Ave 
 SE&lt;br&gt;Smyrna\, Georgia 30080&lt;br&gt;Bring photo ID to lobby of Building 11.&lt;br
 &gt;You will be directed to Room 1026.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Agenda: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;stron
 g&gt;Networking and Lunch&lt;/strong&gt;: 11:30 AM - 12:00 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;IEEE IM/EM
 C Talk&lt;/strong&gt;: 12:00 PM - 12:40 PM&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Questions&lt;/strong&gt;: 12:40 
 PM - 1:00 PM&lt;/p&gt;
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