IEC 60601-1-8 Consolidated version
IEC 60601-1-8:2006+AMD1:2012+AMD2:2020 CSV
Medical electrical equipment - Part 1-8: General requirements for basic safety and essential performance - Collateral Standard: General requirements, tests and guidance for alarm systems in medical electrical equipment and medical electrical systems
IEC 60601-1-8:2006+A1:2012+A2:2020 Specifies basic safety and essential performance requirements and tests for alarm systems in medical electrical equipment and medical electrical systems and to provide guidance for their application. This is accomplished by defining alarm categories (priorities) by degree of urgency, consistent alarm signals and consistent control states and their marking for all alarm systems.
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Technical committee
TC 62/SC 62A Common aspects of medical equipment, software, and systemsCategory
Safety| Publication type | International Standard |
| Publication date | 2020-07-23 |
| Edition | 2.2 |
| ICS | 11.040.01 |
| Stability date | 2028 |
| ISBN number | 9782832287200 |
| Pages | 254 |
| File size | 3.97 MB |
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