EN 60601-2-20
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DIN EN 60601-2-20 |
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| Area | Medical technology |
| title | Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-20: Particular requirements for the safety of transport incubators |
| Latest edition | 1.1998 |
| ISO | IEC 60601-2-20: 1990 + A1: 1996 |
The EN 60601-2-20 titled "Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-20: Particular requirements for the safety of transport" is part of the series of standards EN 60601 .
The German Institute for Standardization is the publisher of the DIN standard DIN EN 60601-2-20 .
The standard is based on the international version IEC 60601-2-20. Within the framework of the VDE standards, the standard is classified as VDE 0750-2-20 , see DIN-VDE standards part 7 .
This supplementary standard regulates general requirements for the safety, tests and guidelines of transport incubators .
validity
The German edition 1.1998 has been accepted as a German standard from the date of its publication .
- The current version (1.1998) is to be used in accordance with the 2nd edition of DIN EN 60601-1 .
- A draft for use with the 3rd edition of DIN EN 60601-1 was published in 2007.
scope of application
These special stipulations define safety requirements for transport incubators. This standard does not apply to infant incubators (see EN 60601-2-19 ).
extra information
The following changed requirements are contained in EN 60601-2-20 (extract):
- Dielectric strength
- Mechanical hazards
- Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)
- Excessive temperatures
- cleaning
- Human error / failure cases
- Interruption of the power supply
- Accuracy of the operating data
- construction
- Special requirements for incubators