• There are no items in your cart
We noticed you’re not on the correct regional site. Switch to our AMERICAS site for the best experience.
Dismiss alert

BS EN 60601-2-57:2011

Current
Current

The latest, up-to-date edition.

Medical electrical equipment Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of non-laser light source equipment intended for therapeutic, diagnostic, monitoring and cosmetic/aesthetic use
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

30-06-2011

IEC 60601-2-57:2011 applies to basic safety and essential performance of equipment incorporating one or more sources of optical radiation in the wavelength range 200 nm to 3 000 nm, with the exception of laser radiation, and intended to create non-visual photo-biological effects in humans or animals for therapeutic, diagnostic, monitoring, cosmetic/aesthetic or veterinary applications; hereafter referred to as light source equipment. IEC 60601-2-57:2011 does not apply to equipment for sun tanning, for ophthalmic instruments or for infant phototherapy. Light source equipment may consist of a single or multiple sources of optical radiation, with or without power supply, or may be incorporated into a complex system that includes optical, electricalor mechanical systems or sources of other radiation.

Committee
EPL/76
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes 09/30165797 DC. (07/2011)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
40
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
EN 60898-2:2006 Identical
EN 60601-2-57:2011 Identical
IEC 60601-2-57:2011 Identical

BS 8497-1:2008 Eyewear for protection against intense light sources used on humans and animals for cosmetic and medical applications Specification for products
ISO 3864-2:2016 Graphical symbols — Safety colours and safety signs — Part 2: Design principles for product safety labels
EN 60947-3:2009/A2:2015 LOW-VOLTAGE SWITCHGEAR AND CONTROLGEAR - PART 3: SWITCHES, DISCONNECTORS, SWITCH-DISCONNECTORS AND FUSE-COMBINATION UNITS (IEC 60947-3:2008/A2:2015)
IEC TR 60878:2015 Graphical symbols for electrical equipment in medical practice
IEC 62471:2006 Photobiological safety of lamps and lamp systems
BS 8497-2:2008 Eyewear for protection against intense light sources used on humans and animals for cosmetic and medical applications Guidance on use
IEC 60947-3:2008+AMD1:2012+AMD2:2015 CSV Low-voltage switchgear and controlgear - Part 3: Switches, disconnectors, switch-disconnectors and fuse-combination units
EN 62471:2008 Photobiological safety of lamps and lamp systems

View more information
£218.00
Excluding VAT

Access your standards online with a subscription

Features

  • Simple online access to standards, technical information and regulations.

  • Critical updates of standards and customisable alerts and notifications.

  • Multi-user online standards collection: secure, flexible and cost effective.