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BS EN 60601-2-46:2011

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Medical electrical equipment Particular requirements for the basic safety and essential performance of operating tables
Available format(s)

Hardcopy , PDF

Superseded date

11-19-2019

Language(s)

English

Published date

09-30-2011

FOREWORD
INTRODUCTION
201.1 Scope, object and related standards
201.2 Normative references
201.3 Terms and definitions
201.4 General requirements
201.5 General requirements for testing ME EQUIPMENT
201.6 Classification of ME EQUIPMENT and ME SYSTEMS
201.7 ME EQUIPMENT identification, marking and documents
201.8 Protection against electrical HAZARDS from ME
       EQUIPMENT
201.9 Protection against mechanical hazards of ME EQUIPMENT
       and ME SYSTEMS
201.10 Protection against unwanted and excessive radiation
       HAZARDS
201.11 Protection against excessive temperatures and other
       HAZARDS
201.12 Accuracy of controls and instruments and protection
       against hazardous outputs
201.13 Hazardous situations and fault conditions
201.14 PROGRAMMABLE ELECTRICAL MEDICAL SYSTEMS
       (PEMS)
201.15 Construction of ME EQUIPMENT
201.16 ME SYSTEMS
201.17 Electromagnetic compatibility of ME EQUIPMENT and
       ME SYSTEMS
202 Electromagnetic compatibility - Requirements and tests
Annexes
Annex G (normative) - Protection against hazards of ignition of
        flammable anaesthetic mixtures
Annex AA (informative) - Particular guidance and rationale
Annex ZA (normative) - Normative references to international
         publications with their corresponding European
         publications
Annex ZZ (informative) - Coverage of Essential Requirements
          of EC Directives
Index of defined terms used in this particular standard

Defines safety requirements for OPERATING TABLES, whether or not having electrical parts, including TRANSPORTERS, used for the transportation of the table top to or from the base or pedestal of an OPERATING TABLE with detachable table top.

IEC 60601-2-46:2010 specifies safety requirements for operating tables, whether or not having electrical parts, including transporters, used for the transportation of the table top to or from the base or pedestal of an operating table with detachable table top. This second edition cancels and replaces the first edition published in 1998 and constitutes a technical revision. This edition of IEC 60601-2-46 was revised to align structurally with the 2005 edition of IEC 60601-1.

Committee
CH/62/4
DevelopmentNote
Supersedes BS 5724-2.22(1987) & 93/501190 DC. (11/2005) Supersedes BS 5724-2.46(1998) and 09/30175700 DC. (09/2011)
DocumentType
Standard
Pages
28
PublisherName
British Standards Institution
Status
Superseded
SupersededBy
Supersedes

IEC 60601-1-2:2014 Medical electrical equipment - Part 1-2: General requirements for basic safety and essential performance - Collateral Standard: Electromagnetic disturbances - Requirements and tests
EN 60601-1-2:2015 Medical electrical equipment - Part 1-2: General requirements for basic safety and essential performance - Collateral Standard: Electromagnetic disturbances - Requirements and tests
IEC 60601-2-2:2017 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

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