Development of New Tool Tester for the Quality Assessment of Patient Return Electrodes

圣劳伦斯学院的研究团队和QC Integrated（一家位于安大略金斯顿的医疗电子公司）正在合作开发一种用于电外科设备的测试仪器。QC Integrated构建并开发用于心电图（ECG）和自动体外除颤器（AED）系统质量控制/保证的自动化测试平台。本研究项目涉及开发一个测试系统，用于高频电外科医疗程序中使用的patientreturn电极的质量评估。圣劳伦斯学院（SLC）的应用研究小组将领导这一初步开发工作。SLC仪器与控制工程技术专家（ICET）和能源系统工程技术专家（ESET）项目的研究人员和本科生将支持QCI技术人员参与该合作项目。电外科设备快速测试设备的开发将有助于确保该设备的高质量结果，并降低最终用户的校准成本。随着越来越多的外科手术将电外科设备纳入其实践中，对快速校准设备的需求将增长。

The St. Lawrence College research team and QC Integrated, a medical electronics company located in Kingston, Ontario, are partnering to develop a testing apparatus for electrosurgical equipment.QC Integrated builds and develops automated testing platforms for quality control/assurance of Electrocardiograph (ECG) and Automated External Defibrillator (AED) systems. This research project involves the development of a test system for the quality assessment of patientreturn electrodes used during high-frequency electrosurgery medical procedures.The Applied Research Group at St. Lawrence College (SLC) will lead this initial development effort. SLC Researchers and undergraduate students from the Instrumentation and Control Engineering Technologist (ICET) and Energy Systems Engineering Technologist (ESET) programs would support QCI technical staff in this collaborative project.The development of a rapid testing device for electrosurgery equipment will help ensure the high-quality results of this equipment and reduce calibration costs for end-users. As more surgical procedures incorporate electrosurgical equipment into their practice, the need for rapid calibration equipment will grow.