IEC 60601-2-10:2012

IEC 60601-2-10:2012

June 2012
International standard Current

Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-10: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of nerve and muscle stimulators

IEC 60601-2-10:2012 specifies the requirements for the safety and essential performance of nerve and muscle stimulators, for use in the practice of physical medicine. This includes transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulators (TENS) and electrical muscle stimulators (EMS). This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition, published in 1987 and its Amendment 1 (2001). This edition constitutes a technical revision and is aligned with IEC 60601-1:2005+A1:2012.

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Publication date

June 2012

Number of pages

42 p.

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IEC 60601-2-10:2012
Sumary
Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-10: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of nerve and muscle stimulators

IEC 60601-2-10:2012 specifies the requirements for the safety and essential performance of nerve and muscle stimulators, for use in the practice of physical medicine. This includes transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulators (TENS) and electrical muscle stimulators (EMS). This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition, published in 1987 and its Amendment 1 (2001). This edition constitutes a technical revision and is aligned with IEC 60601-1:2005+A1:2012.
Replaced standards (3)
IEC 60601-2-10:1987
December 1987
International standard Cancelled
Medical electrical equipment. Part 2: Particular requirements for the safety of nerve and muscle stimulators

Specifies particular requirements for the safety of electrical stimulators of muscles and nerves in the specialized practice of physical medicine. It excludes stimulators used with implanted electrodes, brain stimulation, neurological research, cardiac pacemakers, defibrillators and other surgical procedures.

International standard Cancelled
Amendment 1 - Medical electrical equipment. Part 2: Particular requirements for the safety of nerve and muscle stimulators

The contents of the corrigendum of January 2002 have been included in this copy.

International standard Cancelled
Corrigendum 1 to Amendment 1 - Medical electrical equipment. Part 2: Particular requirements for the safety of nerve and muscle stimulators

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