EN 60601-2-26

Area	Medical technology
title	Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-26: Particular requirements for the safety of electroencephalographs
Latest edition	1.2004
ISO	IEC 60601-2-26

The EN 60601-2-26 titled "Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-26: Particular requirements for the safety of electroencephalograph" is part of the series of standards EN 60601 .

The DIN standard DIN EN 60601-2-26 is published by the German Institute for Standardization .

The standard is based on the international version IEC 60601-2-26. Within the framework of the VDE standards, the standard is classified as VDE 0750-2-26 , see DIN-VDE standards part 7 .

This supplementary standard regulates general requirements for the safety, tests and guidelines for electroencephalographs .

validity

The German edition 1.2004 has been accepted as a German standard from the date of issue .

Attention: In February 2008 a new draft was published.
The current version (1.2004) is to be used in accordance with the 2nd edition of DIN EN 60601-1.
Draft 2.2008 is to be used in accordance with the 3rd edition of DIN EN 60601-1.

scope of application

The standard specifies special requirements for the safety of electroencephalographs. It is to be used together with EN 60601-1 (2nd edition). This standard does not apply to:

Cerebral function monitors
Phono Photo Stimulators
Electroencephalographic telemetry devices
EEG data storage and playback devices
Devices that are intended in particular for patient monitoring during electro-shock therapy
portable electroencephalographic recorders

extra information

The following changed requirements are contained in EN 60601-2-26 (extract):

Defibrillation resistance
Interference immunity
Dielectric strength