Factors to consider in a risk analysis for safe surface temperature

The determination that a product is safe from a surface temperature perspective when contacting human tissue is a complex problem. Current voluntary and regulatory requirements point to the need to identify the hazards and mitigate these where necessary. This paper starts the discussion of what to consider in this hazard analysis activity by identifying important clinical (human) and device aspects that may need to be considered.

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