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EMC

The electromagnetic compatibility describes the ability of a

device to function satisfactorily within an electromagnetic

environment without adding unacceptable electromag-

netic interferences/disturbances to the environment that

may cause problems for other devices or equipment located

nearby.

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 elec-

trical device and specified by the manufacturer as such and

which are joined together by a functional connection or by

using a power strip.

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