An Automatic Testing System For Implantable Pulse Generator (IPG)
The quality of implantable pulse generator (IPG)-theprimary component of most implantable medical devices (IMDs)-isof vital importance. Hence, it is imperative to have accuratetests for IPG to ensure its high reliability and safety. This paperpresents the design and application of an automatic testingsystem capable of running automatic tests for the hardware andsoftware of IPG by way of calibrating pulse output, calculatingpower consumption, checking wireless communication function,examining electric neutrality and testing transaction betweendifferent IPG states. Structure of the system is introduced firstly,followed by the test strategy which is divided into two steps:testing all parameters in a fixed state and testing all transactionpaths between different states. Subsequently, dozens of IPG testsare taken to evaluate the performance and stability of the testingsystem. In contrast to manual testing, results show that thesystem enhances the quality and efficiency remarkably and isable to pick out both IPG hardware malfunctions and softwarebugs.
Shaobo Chen Yang Cao Bozhi Ma Chunhua Hu Luming Li
School of aerospace, Tsinghua University Beijing, China
国际会议
成都
英文
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2010-06-18（万方平台首次上网日期，不代表论文的发表时间）