TUT7: BATTERIES FOR MEDICAL DEVICES:
BRIDGING DESIGN, MANUFACTURING & REGULATIONS*
Monday, March 21 | 2:00pm-4:00pm
ABOUT THIS TUTORIAL:
As portable medical devices continue to proliferate, the need for longer battery life becomes paramount. That phenomenon dovetails with the need for safer and lighter cells (and chemistries). Instructors during the Batteries for Medical Devices tutorial will address current and future market trends; research, design, and manufacturing techniques and technologies; testing and standardization; and regulatory compliance for current and future medical applications.
TUTORIAL AGENDA:
2:00 pm Introduction & Welcome Remarks
Mary Ann Brown, Executive Director, Conferences, Cambridge EnerTech
2:20 Overview and Market Trends
Richard Nass, Executive Vice President, Embedded & IoT Franchises, OpenSystems Media
2:40 Demonstrating Compliance for Medical Device Batteries
Rich Byczek, Global Technical Lead, Electric Vehicle & Energy Storage, Intertek Transportation Technologies
Many medical and home healthcare devices incorporate batteries. In particular, lithium-ion rechargeable batteries continue to gain popularity as the energy storage of choice. However, their increased energy density benefits also contribute to their safety risks. This presentation discusses the key concerns in battery selection and design as well as the certification and testing to demonstrate that these batteries will not present undue safety risks when incorporated into a medical device.
3:15 Design and Testing of the Safe High-Energy Density Silver-Zinc Battery Chemistry for Hearing Aid Devices
Jeffrey V. Ortega, Ph.D., Director, Research, R&D, ZPower, LLC
To develop batteries for medical devices, both device performance and patient safety have to be considered. In order to do so, the battery energy density, rate capability and rechargeability have to be optimized and demonstrated. The battery chemistry’s safety must also be verified through different regulatory testing. The development of silver-zinc batteries for hearing aids will be presented as a case study.
3:50 Wrap-Up and Q&A
Richard Nass, Executive Vice President, Embedded & IoT Franchises, OpenSystems Media
4:00 Close of Tutorial
INSTRUCTORS:
Rich Byczek, Global Technical Lead, Electric Vehicle & Energy Storage, Intertek Transportation Technologies
Rich Byczek is the global technical lead for electric vehicle and energy storage at Intertek. He has over 20 years of experience in product development and validation testing, 12 of which have been spent at Intertek. Rich is also an expert in the areas of energy storage, audio equipment and EMC. Rich sits on several SAE, IEC, UL and ANSI standards panels. He holds a Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering from Lawrence Technological University in Southfield, Michigan, and is based at the Intertek facility located in Plymouth, Michigan.
Richard Nass, Executive Vice President, Embedded & IoT Franchises, OpenSystems Media
Richard Nass’s key responsibilities include setting the direction for all aspects of OpenSystems Media’s Embedded and IoT product portfolios, including websites, e-newsletters, print and digital magazines, and other activities, including the recently launched IoT Design website. He was instrumental in developing the company's online educational portal, Embedded University. Nass helped OSM launch its first two live events, Embedded TechCon and the IoT Evolution Developers Conference. Previously, Nass was the Brand Director or UBM’s awardwinning Design News property. Prior to that, he led the content team for UBM Canon’s Medical Devices Group. Nass has been in the engineering OEM industry for more than 25 years. In prior stints, he led the Content Team at EE Times, handling the Embedded and Custom groups. Nass holds a BSEE degree from the New Jersey Institute of Technology.
Jeffrey V. Ortega, Ph.D., Director, Research, R&D, ZPower, LLC
Dr. Jeffrey V. Ortega has over 20 years of research experience with energy storage materials. Currently, Dr. Ortega is the Director of Research at ZPower, LLC. His current research is focused on the development of next-generation high-energy density rechargeable silver-zinc batteries. Prior to ZPower, Dr. Ortega was a lead scientist at Millennium Cell developing chemical hydride storage materials and devices for fuel cells. He holds 10 published patents in the field of energy storage materials and products. Dr. Ortega also has published 10 peer-reviewed papers on the basic science and characterization of electronic transfer and energy storage methods and materials. He earned his Ph.D. in Chemistry from University of California at Irvine, 2000, and his BS in Chemistry from California State University at Los Angeles, 1995.
*Separate registration required