EN 60601-1-8
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DIN EN 60601-1-8 |
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| Area | Medical technology |
| title | Medical electrical equipment; General specifications for safety including the essential performance characteristics - Supplementary standard: Alarm systems - General specifications, tests and guidelines for alarm systems in medical electrical devices and in medical systems |
| Latest edition | 4.2014 |
| ISO | IEC 60601-1-8 |
The EN 60601-1-8 with the title “Medical electrical equipment; General specifications for safety including the essential performance characteristics - Supplementary standard: Alarm systems - General specifications, tests and guidelines for alarm systems in medical electrical devices and in medical systems "regulates general specifications for safety, tests and guidelines for alarm systems in medical electrical devices and in medical Systems. It is part of the EN 60601 series of standards . The DIN standard DIN EN 60601-1-8 is published by the German Institute for Standardization .
The standard is based on the international version IEC 60601-1-8. Within the framework of the VDE standards, the standard is classified as VDE 0750-1-8 , see DIN-VDE standards part 7 .
This supplementary standard specifies alarm systems in medical electrical devices and systems. The purpose is to describe features of the basic safety and the essential services, as well as tests for alarm systems of medical electrical devices and systems and to give additional instructions for their application.
This is achieved through the definition of alarm categories (priorities) according to the degree of urgency, consistent alarm signals and control conditions and their uniform identification.
See also
Individual proof
1) Gärtner, A .; Distributed alarm systems - practical assistance in risk management - TÜV Media GmbH Cologne, 2016 ISBN 978-3-8249-1990-1