What is PD IEC/TR 80001-2-3 - Guidance for wireless networks incorporating medical devices about?
PD IEC/TR 80001-2-3 is the second subpart of the third part of the multiple series document that supports the HDO in the RISK MANAGEMENT of MEDICAL IT-NETWORKS that incorporate one or more wireless links. The report provides technical background concerning wireless technology and examples of HAZARDS to be considered when wireless technology is used in MEDICAL IT-NETWORKS and suggests RISK CONTROL measures to reduce the probability of UNINTENDED CONSEQUENCES.
Note 1: PD IEC/TR 80001-2-3 does not focus on a single wireless technology, it is assumed that the attached wired infrastructure is an Ethernet-based IP network.
Note 2: It is not the intent of PD IEC/TR 80001-2-3 to propose a regimented step-by-step PROCESS for implementing a wireless MEDICAL IT-NETWORK or mitigating the RISK associated with a particular wireless technology. There are many reasons which conspire against such an effort and chief among them are:
There are many different wireless technologies available, each with their PHY, MAC and upper layer characteristics with varying degrees of control available to the HDO.
Many wireless technologies are in an ...