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BS EN IEC 60601-2-66:2020

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Medical electrical equipment Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of hearing aids and hearing aid systems
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Language(s)

English

Published date

06-04-2020

Replacement: This part of IEC 60601 applies to the BASIC SAFETY of HEARING AIDS and HEARING AID SYSTEMS, hereafter also referred to as ME EQUIPMENT or ME SYSTEM.

IEC 60601-2-66:2019 is available as IEC 60601-2-66:2019 RLV which contains the International Standard and its Redline version, showing all changes of the technical content compared to the previous edition.

IEC 60601-2-66:2019 applies to the BASIC SAFETY of HEARING AIDS and HEARING AID SYSTEMS, hereafter also referred to as ME EQUIPMENT or ME SYSTEM. IEC 60601-2-66:2019 cancels and replaces the second edition published in 2015. It constitutes a technical revision. This edition includes the following significant technical changes with respect to the previous edition:
a) revision of the definition about ESSENTIAL PERFORMANCE;
b) revision of the application of IEC 60601-1-2:2014 for electromagnetic disturbances;
c) correction of the used voltage for HEARING AIDS from 1,6 V to 4,5 V;
d) correction of the drop test level from 1,5 m to 1,0 m;
e) correction of the wording of IEC 60601-2-66:2015.

Committee
EPL/29
DocumentType
Standard
ISBN
9780580970382
Pages
68
ProductNote
THIS STANDARD ALSO REFERS TO EN 60950-1:2006/A11:2009
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Current
Supersedes

Standards Relationship
EN IEC 60601-2-66:2020 Identical
IEC 60601-2-66:2019 Identical

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