2. Unintended effects: damage
In order to analyze the concept of safety inherent in medical robots, it is essential to go back to the basics and understand the mechanism by which accidents occur. For any system, unwanted effects are identified by the notion of damage, which in turn enables us to define the concepts of risk and safety.
2.1 Damage
The notion of damage is common to many fields. It is defined in the same way in the medical field
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Unintended effects: damage
Causes: the dangers
References
- (1) - - 90/385/CEE. Directive du conseil du 20 juin 1990 relative aux dispositifs médicaux implantables actifs. Journal Officiel des Communautés Européennes (JOCE) N° L189 (1990).
- (2) - - 93/42/CEE. Directive du conseil du 14 juin 1993 concernant les dispositifs médicaux. Journal Officiel des Communautés...
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