AAMI 2018 Conference & Expo

Battery Safety: Understanding the Causes of High Capacity Medical Device Battery Fires & Strategies to Prevent Them (Room CC, 203AB)

Healthcare fires associated with high capacity lithium batteries can disrupt hospital operations, delay patient care, and potentially endanger patients, staff, and the public.   This session will  review what we know about these fires and what causes them, and will also discuss how they can be mitigated through better design, maintenance and management.