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位于安大略省金斯顿市的医疗电子公司QC集成公司正在合作开发一种用于电外科设备的测试设备。QC集成公司构建和开发用于心电图机(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。这项研究项目涉及开发一个测试系统，用于评估高频电外科医疗程序中使用的患者返回电极的质量。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。仪器与控制工程技术师(ICET)和能源系统工程技术师(ESET)专业的SLC研究人员和本科生将在这个合作项目中为QCI技术人员提供支持。开发一种用于电外科设备的快速测试设备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到他们的实践中，对快速校准设备的需求将会增长。

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.