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
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Standard number:
BS EN 60601-2-57:2011
Pages:
40
Released:
2011-06-30
ISBN:
978 0 580 58936 2
Status:
Standard
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BS EN 60601-2-57:2011
This standard BS EN 60601-2-57:2011 Medical electrical equipment is classified in these ICS categories:
11.040.60 Therapy equipment
11.040.50 Radiographic equipment
17.220.20 Measurement of electrical and magnetic quantities
29.080.01 Electrical insulation in general
29.240.01 Power transmission and distribution networks in general
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.
