Wheelchair EMC standard
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
The Rehabilitative Engineering Society of North America expects to complete work in the next few weeks on a standard outlining electromagnetic compatibility requirements for powered wheelchairs and motorized scooters, according to RESNA members. A draft of the standard was discussed at an Aug. 18-19 meeting between society members, patient advocates, FDA officials, and other interested parties at FDA offices in Rockville, Maryland. The meeting also addressed FDA's recently announced requirement that wheelchair/scooter manufacturers must affix warning labels to their products explaining the possible dangers of electromagnetic interference ('The Gray Sheet" July 11, p. 21)