IEC 60601-2-2:2006
IEC 60601-2-2:2006

IEC 60601-2-2:2006

July 2006
International standard Cancelled

Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-2: Particular requirements for the safety of high frequency surgical equipment

This Particular Standard specifies requirements for the safety of high frequency surgical equipment and hf surgical accessories used in medical practice.hf surgical equipment having a rated output power not exceeding 50 W (for example for micro-coagulation, or for use in dentistry or ophthalmology) is exempt from certain of the requirements of this Particular Standard. These exemptions are indicated in the relevant requirements.

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Collections

International IEC standards

Publication date

July 2006

Number of pages

167 p.

Reference

IEC 60601-2-2:2006

ICS Codes

11.040.30   Surgical instruments and materials

Print number

1
Sumary
Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-2: Particular requirements for the safety of high frequency surgical equipment

This Particular Standard specifies requirements for the safety of high frequency surgical equipment and hf surgical accessories used in medical practice. hf surgical equipment having a rated output power not exceeding 50 W (for example for micro-coagulation, or for use in dentistry or ophthalmology) is exempt from certain of the requirements of this Particular Standard. These exemptions are indicated in the relevant requirements.
Replaced standards (1)
IEC 60601-2-2:1998
IEC 60601-2-2:1998
September 1998
International standard Cancelled
Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-2: Particular requirements for the safety of high frequency surgical equipment

Specifies requirements for the safety of high frequency surgical equipment used in medical practice. This third edition of IEC 60601-2-2 cancels and replaces the second edition published in 1991, and constitutes a technical revision.

Standard replaced by (1)
IEC 60601-2-2:2009
IEC 60601-2-2:2009
February 2009
International standard Cancelled
Medical electrical equipment - Part 2-2: Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of high frequency surgical equipment and high frequency surgical accessories

IEC 60601-2-2:2009 specifies particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of high frequency surgical equipment and high frequency surgical accessories. This particular standard amends and supplements IEC 60601-1 (third edition, 2005): Medical electrical equipment - Part 1: General requirements for basic safety and essential performance. This fifth edition cancels and replaces the fourth edition published in 2006. This edition constitutes a technical revision. Revisions in this edition include new language for preconditioning accessories prior to insulation testing, refining the requirements for electromagnetic compatibility testing and correcting some of the equations used in deriving the thermal test for neutral electrodes. The contents of the corrigendum of February 2014 have been included in this copy.

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