Electronic Circuit Development Challenges Addressed

Highly reliable Electronic components are required in systems that diagnose, such as an MRI machine, as well as implantable devices that treat patients, such as pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (ICDs). While the functioning of these devices differs, the problems of creating them are similar, such as selecting failsafe electrical components with long-term durability and ensuring that supplier partners can meet industry-specific standards.

Let’s take a closer look at some of the industry-wide problems connected with medical device Electronic component selection, as well as some of the application-specific considerations that medical device designers must make to guarantee that these devices perform consistently and reliably over time. To ensure the highest level of reliability, medical device makers are heavily regulated by organisations such as the International Standards Organization (ISO) and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

This responsibility, however, should not be borne primarily by medical device designers. Instead, device designers should ensure that the suppliers they choose for Electronic circuit components like multilayer capacitors (MLCCs), single layer capacitors (SLCs), and trimmer capacitors adhere to the strict controls imposed on them for the design, development, and manufacture of these devices. Medical device designers must ensure that the Electronic components used meet with a variety of industry-specific criteria in addition to preventing device failure by selecting a supplier dedicated to offering high-reliability components.

There are certain extra application-specific issues for medical that must be considered when selecting Electronic components, ranging from medical implantables to MRI scanners. For starters, there are numerous forms of conducted and radiated electromagnetic interference (EMI) that might cause implantable medical devices to malfunction. Medical device designers should consider utilising a feedthrough filter manufactured from a multilayer planar array or discoidal capacitor to minimise EMI and lessen the chance of a device such as a pacemaker malfunctioning.