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Wireless Foot Switch in Medical Equipment – Design Considerations, Risks, and What Engineers Really Need to Know

Wireless foot switches are increasingly used in medical equipment, but they introduce system-level considerations that go far beyond convenience.
This article explains how wireless foot switches should be evaluated in medical systems, focusing on fail-safe behavior, redundancy, regulatory implications, and correct system integration.
Written for medical device engineers, it highlights common design mistakes, proper RFQ definition, and real-world architectural choices to ensure predictable behavior and regulatory clarity.

When Is a Thermal Switch Better Than a Temperature Sensor + Logic?

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In many systems, the choice between a simple thermal switch and a temperature sensor combined with electronic logic is often seen as a matter of accuracy. In reality, it is a much deeper system-level decision – involving reliability, safety, failure modes, and the ability of the system to survive edge-case scenarios.
This article examines when the simpler solution is actually the correct engineering choice.

Wireless Foot Switch in Medical Equipment – Design Considerations, Risks, and What Engineers Really Need to Know

When Is a Thermal Switch Better Than a Temperature Sensor + Logic?

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