EN 60601-2-3
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DIN EN 60601-2-3 |
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| Area | Medical technology |
| title | Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-3: Safety of short wave therapy equipment |
| Latest edition | 10.1999 |
| ISO | IEC 60601-2-3: 1993 + A1: 1998 |
The EN 60601-2-3 entitled "Electrical Medical devices - Part 2-3: safety of short-wave therapy equipment" is part of the series of standards EN 60601 .
The German Institute for Standardization is the publisher of the DIN standard DIN EN 60601-2-3 .
The standard is based on the international version IEC 60601-2-3. Within the framework of the VDE standards, the standard is classified as VDE 0750-2-3 , see DIN-VDE standards part 7 .
This supplementary standard regulates general requirements for safety, tests and guidelines for shortwave therapy devices.
validity
The German edition 10.1999 has been accepted as a German standard since 7.2001 .
- The current version (10.1999) is to be used in accordance with the 2nd edition of DIN EN 60601-1.
- A new draft was published in November 2009. This is intended for use with the 3rd edition of DIN EN 60601-1.
scope of application
The special stipulations specify requirements for the safety of shortwave therapy devices for medical use with a rated output power not exceeding 500 W.
extra information
The following changed requirements are contained in EN 60601-2-3 (extract):
- Accuracy of the operating data