IEC 60601-2-18 Revised
IEC 60601-2-18:1990
Medical electrical equipment. Part 2: Particular requirements for the safety of endoscopic equipment.
This standard specifies requirements for the safety of endoscopic equipment and integrated instrumentation used for medical diagnosis and therapy. It is subdivided into five applications concerning endoscopes for (a) direct visualization, (b)
integration with thermocautery or (c) lithotrite, (d) electrosurgery and (e) other specialized endoscopes.
integration with thermocautery or (c) lithotrite, (d) electrosurgery and (e) other specialized endoscopes.
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A more recent version of this publication exists:
IEC 60601-2-18:2009
Technical committee
TC 62/SC 62D Particular medical equipment, software, and systems| Publication type | International Standard |
| Publication date | 1990-09-05 |
| Edition | 1.0 |
| ICS | 11.040.50 |
| Withdrawal date | 1996-08-07 |
| ISBN number | 2831818230 |
| Pages | 33 |
| File size | 1.62 MB |