Medical electrical equipment Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of short-wave therapy equipment
CURRENCY
Standard number:
BS EN 60601-2-3:2015
Pages:
26
Released:
2015-06-30
ISBN:
978 0 580 69336 6
Status:
Standard
DESCRIPTION
BS EN 60601-2-3:2015
This standard BS EN 60601-2-3:2015 Medical electrical equipment is classified in these ICS categories:
11.040.60 Therapy equipment
IEC 60601-2-3:2012 specifies the requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of short-wave therapy equipment. Short-wave therapy equipment are defined as medical equipment for the therapeutic treatment of a patient by exposure to electric or magnetic fields produced in the frequency range of more than 13 MHz but not exceeding 45 MHz. Equipment having a rated output power not exceeding 10 W are exempted from certain requirements of this standard. This third edition cancels and replaces the second edition of IEC 60601-2-3 published in 1991 and its amendment 1 published in 1998. This edition constitutes a technical revision and has been aligned with IEC 60601-1:2005.